I started my Ready Set Series with a Halloween book in 2011. It allowed young children with very little language to talk about the holiday. My book was loosely based on an old book by Edith Kunhardt, Which One Would You Choose? In her story, a boy and a girl choose the shirt they wear in the morning, the color of their toothbrush, what they eat for breakfast, etc. I have always loved this book. It allows children with very little expressive language to participate in the story.
In my series, I have enhanced the child's participation in the story by attaching the pictures with Velcro. The child gives the girl her choice, the boy his choice, then makes a choice of his/her own. In the end, the child's choices are made into a book that is copied and taken home for additional practice.
The series has become a very popular therapy tool in my clinic. Children stay engaged in the story because they are doing something with their hands and the topic is exciting and meaningful. The speech therapist can easily incorporate work on goals such as holiday vocabulary, sentence formation, WH questions, verb tense, pronouns and adjectives. Children love to share their book with family members resulting in lots of practice.
Ready, Set, St. Patrick's Day
I have developed a manipulative version and an easy assembly version of my Ready Set products. The manipulative version requires Velcro and takes some time to assemble. The easy assembly version looks similar to Ready, Set, ME! requiring the child to point to his/her response.
