This guidebook has been created to accompany the Grammar Tales story books, a collection of beautifully illustrated picture books designed to support grammar and language development in children. Including accessible activities and ideas to help children use grammar forms expressively, the guidebook discusses the specific grammatical form focused on in each story, and offers support in using the storybooks effectively. Photocopiable and downloadable handouts for parents and carers allow therapy work to continue beyond the therapy session. This guidebook is an essential accompaniment to the Grammar Tales storybooks for Speech and Language therapists working with children.

Pete, Jem and Belle play hide and seek. Pete has a very good hiding spot - will they ever find him? Targeting Subject-Verb-Object sentences and prepositions, this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun, as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session, this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session.

Pete and Jem are very helpful at the supermarket, but end up causing chaos with a tower of food on display. Targeting Subject-Verb-Object sentences and the conjunction 'and' for listing, this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun, as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session, this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session.

- Provides an easy, repeatable approach for modelling targets for grammar therapy. - Is accessible enough for parents/carers to use in home practice. - The user guide gives a range of activity ideas to assist with targeting the goals expressively. - Books are fun and engaging to assist with learning. - The series is developed from real therapy, resources of this kind are often the most useful to clinicians. - each book spotlights one grammatical form meaning the therapist can use the book to underpin an entire therapy session towards achieving a clear goal. - Teachers, therapists and parents can use the books as a springboard for other activities to encourage the child to use the new grammatical form in their own speech.

Pete and Jem are having lots of fun playing in the snow until they run into each other and fall over. Targeting Subject-Verb sentences and present progressive verbs, this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun, as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session, this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session.

Pete and Jem are having lots of fun at the zoo, but they both want to see different animals, and are pulling their mother in different directions! Targeting Subject-Verb-Object sentences and regular plurals, this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun, as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session, this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session.

Belle loves to try and get involved with all of the things that her big bother, Pete, can do, but she's not quite big enough to sprint or swim or read. They discover things that they can both do. Targeting Subject-Verb sentences, pronouns and the auxiliaries 'can' and 'do', this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun, as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session, this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session.

Jem's friend, Lottie, has come to play, but Jem is taking all the toys for herself. She learns that adventures are more fun when you share. Targeting Subject-Verb-Object sentences and pronouns, this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun, as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session, this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session.

Pete and Jem get ready for Belle's birthday, but get stuck trying to blow up balloons. Targeting Subject-Verb sentences, pronouns and the auxiliary 'be', this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun, as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session, this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session.

This beautifully illustrated set of picture books, with an accompanying user guide, has been created to support grammar and language development in young children. Perfect for the beginning of a session, each book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals, providing repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader whilst building pre-literacy skills. The set includes: Guidebook: Including accessible activities and ideas to help children use grammar forms expressively, this guidebook discusses the specific grammatical form focused on in each story. Photocopiable and downloadable handouts for parents and carers allow therapy work to continue beyond the therapy session. Pete and Jem: Pete and Jem are having lots of fun playing in the snow until they run into each other and fall over. This book targets Subject-Verb sentences and present progressive verbs. A Trip to the Zoo: Pete and Jem are having lots of fun at the zoo, but they both want to see different animals, and are pulling their mother in different directions! This book targets Subject-Verb-Object sentences and regular plurals. Anything You Can Do: Pete and Jem discover activities that they can do together. This book targets Subject-Verb sentences, pronouns and the auxiliaries ‘can’ and ‘do’. The Birthday Party: Pete and Jem get ready for Belle’s birthday. This book targets Subject-Verb sentences, pronouns and the auxiliary ‘be’. Time for Adventure!: Jem learns that adventures are more fun when you share. This book targets Subject-Verb-Object sentences and the pronouns ‘me’, ‘my’, ‘mine’ and ‘it’ . Let’s Go Shopping: Pete and Jem cause chaos at the supermarket. This book targets Subject-Verb-Object sentences and the conjunction ‘and’ for listing. Hide and Seek: Pete, Jem and Belle play hide and seek. This book targets Subject-Verb-Object sentences and prepositions. A Day at the Beach: Pete, Jem and Belle’s day at the beach turns stormy. This book targets Subject-Verb-Object sentences and early adjectives.