Read-Aloud! Podcast

Welcome to another read-aloud. In honor of Disability Pride month, we are choosing books with disabled characters and themes around disability. ⁠ For our first read this month, we picked What Happened to You, illustrated by Karen George and written by James Catchpole, who wrote it based on the his own childhood experiences. We love this book because provides it a valuable model for children of how...

Welcome to another read-aloud! In honor of Pride month, we are choosing books with LGBTQ+ themes. ⁠This time we're reading "It Feels Good to Be Yourself" by Theresa Thorn. 🌸Written by the mother of a transgender little girl, It Feels Good to Be Yourself is a wonderful way to introduce the concept of gender identify to your children. It is a book that allows children to feel free to...

Welcome to another read-aloud! This week we read "Pink is for Boys" by Robb Pearlman and Eda Kaban. In honor of Pride month, we are choosing books with LGBTQ+ theme. 🎨 "Pink is for Boys" is a great way to read about colors while also moving away from the idea that colors should be gendered.⁠ At Talk Time Boston, we are committed to defending the rights of the LGBTQ+ community...

Want to know how we read with AAC modeling using TD Snap? Check out "Go Away, Big Green Monster" by Ed Emberley. 📚️ Read-alouds are a great way to model AAC. Children’s books are filled with rich and relevant vocabulary. Modeling without expectation is a key strategy for AAC learning, and books can make it easy and fun! Subscribe to the Read-Aloud! Podcast on Your Favorite Podcast Platf...

Want to know how we read with Gestalt Language Processers? Check out the video to see how we...⁠ ⭐️ Focus on describing pictures, not reading words⁠ 💬 Model gestalts repetitively ⁠ 🎶 Use a melodic prosody ⁠ 💪🏼 Model functional gestalts ⁠ Subscribe to the Read-Aloud! Podcast on Your Favorite Podcast Platform! ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readaloudpodcast⁠ Talk Time Boston is a Mass...

Some tips for reading touch and feel books like That’s Not My Sloth by Fiona Watt and Rachel Well? Check out the video to see how we...⁠ 👋🏻 Use gestures⁠ 🎨 Model describing words⁠ 👄 Teach body parts⁠ ☝🏼Encourage pointing Subscribe to the Read-Aloud! Podcast on Your Favorite Podcast Platform! ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readaloudpodcast⁠ Talk Time Boston is a Massachusetts-based o...

Want some tips for reading the book: Opposites by LoveVery? Check out the video to see how we...⁠ ⭐️ Expand beyond words on the page⁠ 💪🏽 Model a variety of short phrases⁠ 👋🏻 Using your body while reading⁠ 💬 Make comments⁠ Talk Time Boston is a Massachusetts-based outpatient speech and language practice specializing in pediatric speech and language disorders. Our mission is to provide high-qu...

Want some tips for reading Boy⁠ by Phil Cummings and Shane Devries? Check out the video to see how we...⁠ 🤷🏽‍♀️ Ask WHY questions to encourage inferencing⁠ 👨🏼‍🏫 Talk about disabilities and how different people communicate⁠ 💬 Ask WHAT HAPPENS NEXT to encourage prediction⁠ Have you read our Book of the Month yet?⁠ Subscribe to the Read-Aloud! Podcast on Your Favorite Podcast Platform! ⁠https:/...

❤️ 💖 READ-ALOUD VALENTINES EDITION! ❤️ 💖 Happy Valentine’s Day! ⁠ Want some tips for reading this adorable book, Little Blue Truck’s Valentine by Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry, and Jill McElmurry⁠? Check out the episode to hear how we...⁠⁠ 😢 Highlight emotions⁠ 💬 Make comments⁠ 🎨 Teach about colors⁠ 🐮 Highlight animal sounds Have you read this one yet?⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Read-Aloud! Podcast...

Want some tips for reading Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant and Christian Robinson⁠? Check out the video to see how we...⁠⁠ 👋🏻 Use gestures and signs⁠ 🤷🏽‍♀️ Change my intonation⁠ ⏳️ Pause for your child to participate⁠ ☝🏼Encourage pointing⁠ Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform! ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readaloudpodcast⁠ Talk Time Boston is a Massachusetts-based outpat...

Want some tips for reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr⁠. and Eric Carle? Check out the video to see how we...⁠ ⏳️ Pause for fill-ins⁠ 🎵 Use a melodic intonation⁠ 🤷🏽‍♀️ Ask and answer⁠ 👨🏼‍🏫 Model color concepts and animal sounds⁠ 💬 Make comments⁠ Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readaloudpodcast Talk Time Boston is a Massachus...

Want some tips for reading The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood⁠? Check out this episode to hear how we...⁠ ⬇️ Modify the amount of language⁠ 🏃 Model and emphasize verbs⁠ 👋🏼 Use gestures⁠ 🚦Change the pace Subscribe to Your Favorite Podcast Platform! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/readaloudpodcast Talk Time Boston is a Massachusetts-based outpatient speech and language practice spe...