Reading Repetitive Books

Speech Therapy
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  • Pause to allow the child to fill in a portion of a repeated phrase.

  • Encourage the child to repeat a carrier phrase heard throughout the story.

  • Provide adequate time for the child to attempt productions.

  • Read a preferred repetitive book multiple times and provide increased opportunities for the child to verbally participate.

  • Read a story with inflection! Apply a consistent melodic tone and inflection to carrier phrases and repeated questions present throughout the book.

  • Provide opportunities for the child to take turns verbalizing.

  • Adapt a book by using additional pictures or objects that correlate to the text.

  • Call attention to the print; point to the written text as you read.

  • Provide a relaxed atmosphere for reading and positively reinforce efforts to communicate.

Repetitive Books: An Effective Therapeutic Tool for Children Diagnosed with Apraxia of Speech by Michelle Soloman, M.A., CCC-SLP and Lavinia Pereira, M.A., CCC-SLP https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=chKMI0PIIsE&b=699375&ct=3545757¬oc=1

 

Enjoy videos of therapists reading books on Pediatric Interaction’s Reading with Your Child. Monkey See, Monkey Read and Bedtime Stories and Lullibies

 

Repetitive Books

These books may also be available at your local library or bookstore

 
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