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speech and language teaching concepts for Amelia Bedelia in speech therapy​
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/s/ medial (Mrs.)
/r/ initial (Rogers)
/erz/ final blend (Rogers)
/j/ medial (Rogers)
/l/ medial
/l/ initial
/st/ final

Themes:

miscellaneous

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: N/A
Age Recommendation: Late Elementary, Middle School

Amelia Bedelia

By Peggy Parish

From dressing the chicken to drawing the drapes, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. Rogers tell her to do. If things get a bit mixed up, well, that’s okay. When Amelia Bedelia is involved, everything always turns out perfectly in the end! 

This silly picture book can be used in speech therapy to address character analysis. It is also great for targeting idioms and inferencing! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Amelia Bedelia in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
character analysis
figurative language
inferencing
predicting
sequencing
verbs (regular past tense)

Sequencing:

order of tasks Amelia completed

Vocabulary:

folks, grand, change, snipped, dust, draw, unscrewed, aired, measure, trim, icebox, dress

Character Analysis:

Amelia is super helpful; however, understands things literally, which can cause frequent misunderstandings. She is really good at making lemon meringue pie.

Figurative Language:

idioms

Grammar:

verbs (regular past tense)

Inferencing:

Why did Amelia cut the towels?
What do you think the dusting powder was intended for?
Why do you think the Mrs. Rogers wants the lights put out?
Why do you think Mrs. Rogers wanted Amelia to measure out two cups of rice?
Why is Mrs. Rogers mad about her dusting powder all over the furniture?
How did Mrs. Rogers feel about her towels?

Predicting:

Do you think Amelia Bedelia will finish the list?
What do you think Mr. and Mrs. Rogers will think of the lemon meringue pie?
How do you think Mrs. Rogers will feel about the towels/the dusted furniture?
How do you think Mrs. Rogers will feel about Amelia’s drawing of the drapes?
What do you think Mrs. Rogers wants Amelia to do with all of the food?
What do you think will happen when Mr. and Mrs. Rogers come home?
What do you think Mr. Rogers gave Mrs. Rogers a bite of?