Fox in Socks
This book is best for:
- regular plurals
- speech sounds - /l/ word initial position & word final position
- speech sounds - /s/ word initial position
Review
In this light-hearted book by Dr Seuss, the slick talking Fox in Socks shows off his talent of talking in tongue-twisters. Poor Mr Knox can hardly keep up!
Fox in Socks is quite a tricky book to read aloud due to all the tongue-twisters, but excerpts can be used to target speech and language skills. Teach regular plurals through focusing on scenes such as the chicks carrying bricks, blocks, and clocks; and the beetles going to battle. The tongue twister about Sue’s socks is excellent for targeting the /s/ sound in word-initial position. The Luke Luck likes lakes scene is perfect for the /l/ sound in word-initial position. Plus the beetle battle story can be used for /l/ in word-final position.
For further speech and language goals to target using Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss, see the list below.
Book Details
Narrative Structure: Action Sequence
Story Plot: Repetitive Tale
Themes:
- animals
- clothing
Speech and Language Targets
Speech Sounds:
- /l/ - Luke, luck, likes, lakes, tweetle, beetle, puddle, paddle, poodle, bottle
- /s/ - socks, Sue, sew, see, sir, silly
- /z/ - rose, hose, nose, grows
Grammar:
- modals (will)
- negatives (not, can't, won't, don't )
- plurals (socks, chicks, bricks, clocks, beetles, pigs)
- possessive nouns (Crow's clothes, Sue's socks)
- subjective pronouns (I, you)
Semantics:
- labelling
Rhyme & Sound Awareness:
- rhyme
Book Info
Published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2003 (ISBN: 9780007158478)