Reading Aloud Resource Book

<p>This practical guide is the ideal tool for the busy practitioner or speech and language therapist to provide an effective meaningful and contextualised approach to language development using picture books. </p> <p>Drawing from up-to-date evidence-based research each chapter shows you how to get the most out of picture books to support language development with a focus on the range of opportunities that reading aloud can bring. The guide offers a complete package to promote speech language and early literacy and to enrich language comprehension vocabulary phonological awareness and oral language - all by using books to provide a context for meaningful language learning. The resource also includes advice on how to develop intervention goals and outcome measures for reading aloud with practical suggestions covering topics from creating a reading routine and book nooks to encouraging reluctant readers and reading aloud challenges.</p> <p>Language skills are essential for academic social and communication success and this reading aloud resource will be valuable reading for early year educators primary teachers and speech and language therapists working with young children aged 0-7.</p>