The Reading Aloud Resource Book

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.

Katie Walsh and Maria Bracken are Speech and Language Therapists and creators of Talking Buddies, a project to promote and foster language development in schools and communities. Together, they have almost 30 years' experience working with children with a wide range of communication difficulties.

1. Introduction 2. Benefits of picture books 3. How to use picture books to support language 4. Phonological awareness and strategies 5. How to choose a good book for language development 6. Picture books in education settings 7. Picture books in Speech and Language Therapy clinic 8. Book recommendations