Richard and Rosco: The Phonic Sound Of "R"

Richard and Rosco is a beautifully colored illustrated picture book designed to improve speech delays of the phonic sound 'r'. Formerly published in the book, Chatter Batter, Four Stories For Speech Development, by Author House, Richard and Rosco is now available as it's own book. It is short and easily read in one session, giving parents, grandparents, educators and speech therapists a delightful and usable tool for the development of the 'r' sound. In today's busy lifestyle, why not multi-task? Richard and Rosco is not just a speech therapy book for the phonic sound 'r', Richard and Rosco can become one of your child's favorite bedtime stories. Richard and Rosco is a story about two friends who spend the day chasing rainbows. "Rumble Rumble Rappity Flap, Oh my goodness what was that?" Throughout the book, Richard and Rosco uses audio bombardment and predictable text to encourage interaction ---which provides opportunity to model correct speech. By audio bombardment and predictable text, a subconscious awareness is created that may help avoid bad speech habits later of the phonic sound 'r'. By highlighting the letter 'r' in the written word, attention is called to where the 'r' sound is in the word. This helps correct speech problems of the 'r' sound not only at the beginning of a word, but in the middle and at the end as well. At the end of the story of Richard and Rosco there are several activity pages to encourage further awareness of the 'r' sound in spelling and reading. Speech therapists, parents and teachers all agree, Richard and Rosco is a delightful and 'must have' addition to any home or professional library.