Many parents feel worried about how their children will cope academically and socially in the school environment, particularly if they have a child with speech, language and communication needs. Picture books can be great for putting your child’s mind at ease about the aspects of school they might be feeling anxious about as it uses child-friendly language with pictures to support their understanding.

The rhyming and repetition in Dr Seuss books not only make them fun to read aloud but are also key to making them great resources for developing children’s speech and language skills. Here are my favourite Dr Seuss books to use in speech-language pathology sessions.

Learning about story plots was a bit of a revelation for me. I know that sounds a bit silly. But I had never thought about the fact that there might only be a couple of basic story plots that most stories follow in some way or another; and how teaching children about these plot patterns could make storytelling easier for them.

There’s nothing more special than curling up with your little one and sharing a good book together. Here are some delightful picture books that celebrate the precious love between a mother and child. These stories are guaranteed to make you and your little one giggle and, best of all, leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy!

See some of my favourite children's books for targeting regular plural nouns. I love these books as they provide multiple examples of regular plural nouns throughout the text, as well as giving children many opportunities to join in and practise using regular plurals.