The Sound We See
Written by Rhian Hoccom, Lisa Farquhar & Hélène Somerville
Illustrated by Abi de Montfort
For ages 0 to 7
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This book is best for:
- copying sounds
- speech sounds - /b/
- speech sounds - /ch/
- speech sounds - /d/
- speech sounds - /m/
Review
Join a little bear and their dad on a delightful journey through their day filled with the joy of sound play. From bouncing out of bed to tidying toys at the end of the day, each moment is a new adventure while tuning into speech sounds. Get ready to giggle, mimic, and snuggle up for a story that turns the simplest sounds into precious memories.
The Sound We See is the second in a series of picture books designed to encourage early sound and rhyme play in children. It was written by Specialist Speech and Language Therapists in the UK who are passionate about supporting children's communication. This engaging picture book encourages playful learning experiences to support speech sound development. The story emphasises the following sounds: /b/, /ch/, /d/, and /m/.
See the list below for more speech and language targets in The Sound We See.
Book Details
Themes:
- daily routines
- family
Speech and Language Targets
Speech Sounds:
- /b/ - boing, begun, bounce, bed, bump, bubbles
- /ch/ - chomp, chasing, chair, crunchy, marching, munch, squelch
- /d/ - down, Dad, diggers, dolls, day, dinosaur, doctor, duck, ready, steady, Teddy, tidy, panda, spade, bed, sound
- /m/ - mix, milk, make, Mummy, yummy, tummy
- /r/ clusters: /dr/ - dressing, drum, drain
- /s/ - sound, see, super, some, sink, dressing
- /s/ clusters : /st/ - steady, tasty, toast; /sn/ - snuggled; /skw/ - squelch
- /z/ - bubbles, toys, dolls, diggers, cosy
Grammar:
- objective pronouns (me)
- subjective pronouns (I, he)
- action verbs (bounce, jump, bump, chomp, munch, mix, make, marching, chasing, tidy)
Semantics:
- labelling
Print Awareness:
- environmental print
- visible sounds
- letters in isolation
- typesetting changes
Rhyme & Sound Awareness:
- copying sounds
- rhyme
Book Info
Published by Burton Mayers in 2022 (ISBN: 9781838345938)