Read Between the Lines!™

Help children enhance their idiom comprehension and recall with this evidence-based speech therapy resource!

Read Between the Lines!™ was created by experts in the field of speech and language development to teach idiomatic language in a new way. It is done using themes.  Themes allow children to learn and then recall idioms in day to day conversations. In this resource, idioms are brought to life through whimsical illustrations.

Idioms are a common challenge for many children, but this innovative tool captures their attention with 10 different and recognizable themes which include: 

1. School
2. Clothes
3. Food
4. Sports
5. Colours
6. Animals
7. Head and Face
8. Legs and Arms
9. Money
10. Numbers

Who is this language development tool helpful for?

Each conversation has a controlled readability of Grade 3 or below and is the perfect addition to any therapy session or classroom setting. The activities in this learning program are helpful for developing inferencing skills at different functional levels.

Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) can use the additional worksheet activities to reinforce the program and provide parents with resources to practice with their littles at home.

Read Between the Lines!™ includes:

• 200-page illustrated, reproducible activity book
• 198 idioms in 10 different themes
• Additional worksheet activities to reinforce and practice at home
• Units teach idioms within the context of modern-day conversations along with whimsical illustrations
• Conversations with a controlled readability of Grade 3 or below