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Léa is fishing on the lake

Léa is fishing on the lake

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A fill-in-the-blanks book to learn how to pronounce the /l/ sound

Leah spends the day on a lake hoping to catch a fish for supper. Every time her line moves, she thinks she's finally made a big catch. Yet, what she pulls out of the water is never what she hoped for! Fortunately, this day full of surprises holds an unexpected discovery that will make her smile.

Designed by a speech-language pathologist.

About Us

This fill-in-the-blanks book helps children aged 3 and up learn and practice the /l/ sound. Thanks to its fun story and numerous opportunities for repetition, it also promotes vocabulary development, phonological awareness, and discourse.

The images integrated directly into the text allow the child to actively participate in reading by completing sentences. This interactive format transforms each reading into a moment of exchange, fun, and learning.

Offer your child a fun story where reading becomes an opportunity to develop their language while having fun.

Highlights

🧩 Fill-in-the-blank sentences encourage the child's active participation.
🔁 Repetitions of the /l/ sound allow for natural and motivating pronunciation practice.
🎣 The fishing and discovery theme stimulates curiosity and maintains interest until the end of the story.
🎨 Colorful illustrations support comprehension and enrich vocabulary.
📖 The repetitive story helps the child develop their narrative skills by supporting story comprehension, recall of events, and the ability to tell a story.
👶 Particularly suitable for children aged 3 to 6, including those with language or pronunciation challenges.

For whom?

This book is for children aged 3 to 6 who are learning to pronounce the /l/ sound and who enjoy actively participating in reading.
It is particularly relevant for parents, educators, and professionals who wish to stimulate oral language through simple and motivating stories.
It is also very suitable for children who have language or pronunciation challenges and need to practice the /l/ sound in everyday words and sentences.

What the child develops

By reading Léa fishes on the lake with an adult, the child works on:
• the pronunciation of the /l/ sound in different words and phrases;
• the expansion of vocabulary related to fishing, lakes, and nature;
• phonological awareness, an important skill for learning to read;
• early literacy through the connections between images, words, and text;
• narrative skills, by learning to understand, organize, and recount the events of a story.

Technical Data Sheet

• Age: 3 years and up
• Pages: 24
• Collection: Fill-in-the-Blanks Stories
• Sound worked on: /l/
• Author: Marie-Claude Dufour
• Illustrator: Beatriz Gonzalez
• ISBN: 978-2-925207-68-9

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