Language During Mealtime

A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.

Bobs and Tweets Trick or Tweet

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Chapter Books, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Using Your Imagination

Are you looking for a spooky Halloween book that will help target literacy and language goals? Review Bobs and Tweets Trick or Tweet by Pepper Springfield and illustrated by Kristy Caldwell is another inventive book in the Bobs and Tweets series. In TRICK OR TWEET, the Bobs and Tweets are all set for a big Bonefish […]

Benefits of Audio Books for Children with Special Needs

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Chapter Books, Dyslexia, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Do you have any road trips planned for the rest of the summer? Have you fallen behind in reading aloud to your child? Try audio books! Audio books won’t replace reading aloud to your child but it can be wonderful way to experience literacy in a different way and together. I have been a member […]

Improve Your Child’s Language and Learning in 20 Minutes

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Chapter Books, Dyslexia, My Books, Research Tuesday Articles, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Do you want to improve your child’s language and learning in 20 minutes? Since beginning my website in 2012, I have become passionate about learning different literacy strategies to improve read alouds with my children. These skills have also helped me as a speech language pathologist and children’s book author. This eBook that I wrote […]

Just Under the Clouds

by Filed Under: Autism, Books and Mealtime, Chapter Books, Love and Friendship, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Using Your Imagination

Are you looking for a book to help teach empathy?  When I received the novel, Just Under the Clouds in the mail for review from Penguin, I was immediately drawn to the story. As a passionate reader of all children’s literature both young and old, I was looking forward to reading the book. On a rainy […]

The Miscalculations of a Lightning Girl

by Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Bullying, Chapter Books, Love and Friendship, Special Needs, Using Your Imagination

Are you looking for a book that can help your child embrace their unique qualities? Do you have a child that is starting middle school next year? Check out Stacy McAnulty’s new middle grade novel, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl. When I received this middle grade novel, I will often ask my child reviewers to […]

Chapter Book Picks for Girls with ADHD

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Chapter Books, Home Favorite, Love and Friendship, Special Needs, Special Needs

Do you have a daughter with ADHD? Having some kidlit picks that you can share with your daughter is important. Reading these recommended books aloud and together is a perfect bonding activity! It’s Just Me and My ADHD, Life Through the Eyes of a 10 year old girl: This book is an interesting story about […]

3 Top Books to Read Aloud to an Older Child (that are also movies!)

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Chapter Books, Love and Friendship, Special Needs, Special Needs, Using Your Imagination

Happy New Year to my readers! I wanted to start off the new year with some recommendations of wonderful books to read aloud to your older child. All of the books that I am reviewing below are also movies so the experience of reading the book together and watching the movie can be a multi […]