Setting the Tone Using Picture Books in Your Therapy Sessions – Episode 9
We get a lot of questions regarding how to set up a therapy session that has a literacy-based approach. It can be intimidating just starting out or wanting to transition to this kind of approach. One of the first things you’ll need to do is build up your personal library. Don’t worry, we’ll share tips for getting inexpensive or free picture books with you in this episode!. Additionally, we talk about tips for setting the tone using picture books during your therapy sessions.
It can take time to grow your personal library of picture books, so we’ve come up with creative ways to get you started. Whether these suggestions include your local library, using social media, various media sources, or the classic borrowing from a friend, it’s going to help get you comfortable using picture books in your sessions.
If setting the tone using picture books is new to you, we also share how to make books a focus in your classroom, ways to make them interactive, and picking books they’re familiar with to engage them. These tips will for sure make your therapy sessions literacy-based in no time!
Topics Discussed:
- Ways to set the tone and expectations of your literacy-based therapy sessions
- How to get inexpensive or free picture books
- Why you should use books that students, and you, are familiar with during your sessions
- Collaboration can be an extra bonus when borrowing a book from a colleague
- Ideas for getting your students excited and empowered about the books you use in your sessions
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