fbpx
speech and language teaching concepts for There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey in speech therapy
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/l/ initial (lady)
/k/ medial
/sw/ initial
/er/
/sh/

Themes:

Thanksgiving

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

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey

By Lucille Colandro

The old lady is at it again, and this time she’s swallowing a Turkey . . . she’s always been quirky! You won’t believe why this old lady swallowed a turkey, a ball, a hat, a balloon, a boat, some wheels, and a horn of plenty! Read this book and find out why!

This silly Thanksgiving-themed book is highly engaging given its lyrical rhyming pattern. A /sw/ blend, an initial /sh/, and a medial /er/ are also included within the repetitive text! Its cumulative format is great for targeting sequencing! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey in speech therapy below:

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

action sequence
cumulative tale

Narrative Concepts:

sequencing
repetitive text
phonological awareness
complex sentence structure (use of a relative pronoun, who)
verbs (present tense action, regular past tense)
WH Questions (why and who)
pronouns (subject – she)
predicting

Sequencing:

order of things she swallowed

Vocabulary:

quirky, anchor, horn of plenty, grandstand, parade

Grammar:

complex sentence structure (use of a relative pronoun, who)
verbs (present tense action, regular past tense)
WH Questions (why and who)
pronouns (subject – she)

Text Features:

repetitive text

Phonological Awareness:

rhyming

Predicting:

Why do you think she is swallowing _____?
What do you think she will swallow next?

If you liked this, check out the Narrative Teaching Points Book List for other Thanksgiving books to use in therapy.