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How to Use Storybooks in Speech Language Intervention

Add the words to the paper or images of the words and send them home. If you have bilingual
students, just use pictures and encourage parents to come up with words that include the target

sound.

Vocabulary activities

Children remember vocabulary based on
their connection to the concept and their
experience. Vocabulary is remembered based

on how strong our knowledge is about how
each object fits into our world. The name of
an object (e.g. horse) is more readily retrieved
from our memory when we know what

group it pertains to (category: animals), what it looks like (attributes: four legs, a main, tall), and what
it is for (function: you ride it, it works on a farm). Vocabulary activities can be used to strengthen a

student’s knowledge related to the vocabulary that was introduced in the book because the
information can be found in the settings, actions, and descriptions of the stories. These activities
build vocabulary and strengthen recall.

Narrative retelling
Narrative retelling is the real test of a mastered skill. This is also the easiest of the post-reading
activities. Each student gets a turn to be the teacher. This can happen each day or once per book.

They get to sit in your chair, wear your name badge, and tell everyone what to do. They are given the
book and are expected to tell the story without reading and show the illustrations that correspond

SLP Confession

“MY STUDENTS LOVE ACTING OUT THE STORY AND IT IS AN

ACTIVE WAY TO WORK ON THEIR RE-TELLING. THEN WE
SHOWCASE TO THEIR PEERS. I EVEN GOT PARENT CONSENT AND

COORDINATED WITH ANOTHER SLP TO HAVE OUR GROUPS SKYPE

TO EACH OTHER WHAT THEY CREATED.”

with what they are saying.

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