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speech and language teaching concepts for Jamberry in speech therapy
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/air/ medial and final
/r/ medial

Themes:

forest
non-seasonal

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: N/A
Age Recommendation: Early Childhood

Jamberry

By Bruce Degen

This bestselling classic features a berry-loving boy and an endearing rhyme-spouting bear. The fun wordplay and bright paintings with lots of details for young readers to explore make Jamberry a perennial favorite. A small boy and a big friendly bear embark on a berry-picking extravaganza, looking for blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries. Their fun adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky.

This fun, rhyming forest book can be used in speech therapy to target the /air/ and medial /r/ sound and forest vocabulary. It is also great for noticing illustrations and for describing what’s happening with prepositions and present progressive verbs! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Jamberry in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

descriptive sequence

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
illustration study
prepositions
verbs (present progressive)
rhyming
lyrical tune

Vocabulary:

berry, blueberry, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, brambleberry, canoe, bridge, dam, pony, lamb, meadow, rocket, mountain

Grammar:

verbs (present progressive)
prepositions

Phonological Awareness:

rhyming
lyrical tune