Story Sidekick BUNDLE - Literacy Based Therapy Book Companions

Looking to shake up your therapy sessions? Literacy-based therapy is a powerful tool for helping children improve their language skills, but it can be time-consuming and overwhelming to know where to start and what to do.

If you're looking for a high engagement, Story Sidekick is the answer! This collection is specifically designed to help you engage your students during therapy sessions and make literacy-based therapy more accessible and efficient.

These literary-based therapy activities are structured around popular children's books, making it easy for you to incorporate literacy into your therapy sessions.

These book companions include a range of activities that target different language skills, ensuring that your students get a well-rounded learning experience.

Save time on prep work and have everything you need to conduct engaging and effective therapy sessions.

Transform your therapy sessions into a fun and interactive learning experience for your students with these high engagement, low prep Story Sidekicks!

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 ✨ EACH STORY SIDEKICK INCLUDES:

• Narrative Language and the SLP
• Literacy session breakdown
• Rope Information
• Dialogic Reading information and How-To
• Adaptations and extension activities ( links for articles and crafts )
• Assessment suggestions and Rubric
• References and Research
• Narrative icons, cards, and bookmarks
• At A Glance :aka all the important stuff in one spot.
• Pre-Reading activity
• Narrative Element activity pages
• Inferencing
• Predicting
• Social Skills
• Dialogic Reading sticky notes
• Narrative Retell – 2 levels and
  Summarizing
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Verb sort and Describing
• Compare and Contrast
• Vocabulary Word Maps

⭐ BONUS: Linked virtual read-a-louds

THIS IS A GROWING BUNDLE. THIS WILL CONTAIN 3 BOOKS/STORY SIDEKICKS FOR EACH HOLIDAY/SEASON WHEN IT IS COMPLETE.

SEASONS...

Fall: Too Many Pumpkin by Linda White, Goodbye Summer Hello Autumn by

Kenard Park, The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade

Winter: The Magic of Friendship Snow by Andi Cann , The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett, Turkey Claus by Wendi Silvano

Spring: Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak, I Love the Rain by Margret Park Bridges, The Rain Stomper by Boswell Addie

Summer: Sun by Sam Usher, Firenze's Light by Jessica Collaco,

( Total of 12 )

- 3 Books for the following Holidays and Themes...

Back to School: We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins, The Name Jar by Yangsooki Choi, How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague

Halloween: The Halloweiner by Dav Pilkey, I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll, Peanut Butter and Brains by Joe McGee

Thanksgiving: A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman, Turk and Runt by Lisa Wheeler, Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano

Yeti: The Thing About Yetis by Vin Vogel, Not Yet Yeti by Mary Ann Fraser, Dear Yeti by James Kwan

Valentine's Day: Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, Roses are Pink and Your Feet Really Stink by Diane de Groat, Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli

St. Patrick's Day: Fiona's Luck by Tersea Bateman, That's What Leprechauns Do by Adam Wallace, Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk by Gerald McDermott

Plants: Plantzilla by Jerdine Nolan, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner, Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Beach/Ocean: Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies, Swimmy by Leo Lionni , Shark Lady by Jess Keating

Camping/Nature: Plantzilla Goes to Camp by Jerdine Nolan, Camping Spree with Mr. McGee by Chris Van Dusen, The Camping Trip by Jennifer Mann

( Total of 27 )

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WHY 'THE STORY SIDEKICK'?

✏ Research Supports. This resource was created on the base of evidence collected regarding dialogic reading, narrative language, literacy based therapy.

✏ Engaging and Easy. With narrative icons and dialogic prompts provided to you, as well as, session breakdowns, and all the materials you need to have effective and confident literacy-based sessions you are set up to print and go.

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WHO IS IT FOR?☞ This resource would best service students in K through 4th grade.

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SEE WHAT OTHER SLPS HAD TO SAY:

❤️“Amazing product. I finally have something to target multiple skills using literacy based intervention that makes sense and fun for the kids. Thank you!!”- Tess C.

❤️ “WOW!!  This is so thorough.  I am so excited to have this resource.  I have used the halloweiner bundle and my students loved it and so did I.  Everything you could want to cover or need in a story is in this resource.  This is a must for SLPs.” - Caitlin B.

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LOOKING FOR MORE LIKE THIS?

★ You will want to check out The Category Kit

★ Also look at The WH Curriculum

★ Don't forget to check out the Concept of the Week

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ABOUT THE SLP:

✋Hi! I'm Maureen, and it's awesome to meet you. I am an experienced and ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologist, as well as a Certified Autism Specialist. Being a speaker at the American and Hearing Association Convention, as well as at various state conventions, over the years has been truly inspiring.

✍I have been creating resources since 2012 to help other professionals support their students. I believe in creating thoughtful and thorough materials to help you shine; Innovative and supportive creations to help you love what you do! ❤️

⭐If you have any questions about this resource, or if you simply like to 'talk speech' with me, send me an email at thespeechbubbleslp@gmail.com. 

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