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"This busy book has been so helpful for introducing foundational literacy concepts to my 3yo in a fun and easy way. She has been interested in learning to read but we couldnāt quite find a way that she enjoyed or that benefited her - until now! ThankyouĀ 
Ā It was also a great revision resource for my 6yo - expanding her knowledge with the differences between phonemes, syllables, detecting and manipulating different sounds etc - all aiding in her reading abilities! Very happy"
This Busy Book was written by certified practicing speech pathologist, Mariah Apostolopoulas.Ā For more information on Mariah click hereĀ
Mariah is a certified, practising speech pathologist passionate about early child development. Mariah has experience in assessment and intervention of speech and language disorders in the early years, having worked with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability and various other language, literacy and speech disorders. She works collaboratively with educators, parents and multidisciplinary teams. Mariah has also completed training in the Hanen ‘More Than WordsĀ®’ program; the Lidcombe Program for early childhood stuttering; DIRFloortimeĀ® certification; the Social Thinking training model; and additional professional development in the area of early literacy development.
Mariah values the parent-therapist relationship and understands the importance of parent implemented support at home. She enjoys working with families through family-centred care approaches, promoting language and early literacy skills in the most fun and enjoyable way.
On a more personal note, Mariah is a twin mum to 3 year olds George and Johnny and loves trying out fun games and resources with them! She also enjoys going on adventures with her little family. Mariah is also the author of the recently published Our Sound Adventure, and the creator of Sound Deck cards, both of which can be found on our website to compliment your Busy Books or at www.soundadventures.com.au.
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Grace Power –
This is a new book to our collection but my 3yo loved getting straight into it when they arrived. She loves sounding out words and learning how sounds go together to make a word at the moment.
Angie – Mum to Charlie –
Who knew sounds would be so fun! This is the perfect resource when teaching your child sounds, syllables and so much more! The illustrations are great and easy for your child to understand and interpret. With the gradient learning there is always activities and fun to engage your child as they grow.
Amy Purling –
The Starting with Sounds Busy Book has been the perfect tool to encourage my 3yo son Jack to break down his sounds and improve his pronunciation of spoken words. We’ve already seen a big improvement in this area, alongside speech therapy, and feel confident that the early literacy activities will support his development through to pre-school. Thankyou for making learning FUN!
Elise McCamish –
As a paediatric speech pathologist working in the NDIS world, this busy book has been amazing for some of my little clients. The fun and interactive activities have my clients engaged for extended periods of time and work on a range of phonological awareness skills. We love Busy Books so much!
Amy –
We have been working through this busy book with miss 4 slowly just doing a few activities at a time not wanting to rush through it, before she chooses another book she can do independently. We have notice she is including the concepts into her play ex. Teaching her baby doll about syllables. We are very happy with how its going and knownits only the beginning
Aleece Khalu (verified owner) –
This book is amazing. My daughter loves doing the activities and as a teacher itĆ¢??s refreshing to see it align with whatĆ¢??s happening in schools. ItĆ¢??s research based and is preparing her so well for her formal schooling journey. Thank you!
Fabio Braconi (verified owner) –
The content in the book is fantastic for my very inquisitive 3 and a half year old grandson
Pauline Lockett (verified owner) –
Very impressed with layout and quality of the books. Love how they come with replacement cards.
Cassandra Bennet (verified owner) –
My children absolutely love this book and the others as well ! I showed it to my sons speechy and she was impressed and told me to continue using it !
Aimee (verified owner) –
We have loved our busy book. Perfect content for my 4 year old and she has really enjoyed working through the book.
Rosemary Beecher (verified owner) –
My son has speech delays among other things. He was so excited when this arrived and he got straight into it as soon as he opened it. He loves trucks and the bin truck themes were awesome made it enjoyable and more engaging with learning. The extra cards in the separate case mixed it up and allowed room to change up the same activity to engage with. My younger son argues about not have his own lol but thankful they share the busy book. I will certainly be growing our busy book collection. ItĆ¢??s a great fun new learning resource. Thank you
Kathryn Newett (verified owner) –
Will let you know when grand daughter comes to play for the day! I know they are fantastic but will observe her reaction.
Kathryn Newett –
Thank you
Will let you know when grand daughter comes to play for the day! I know they are fantastic but will observe her reaction.
Kara Weatherall –
This book has really helped my son transition into kindergarten this year. I love how itĆ¢??s interactive and he gets lots of fine motor practices too
K.W. –
It really helped my child
This book has really helped my son transition into kindergarten this year. I love how itās interactive and he gets lots of fine motor practices too
A.H. –
The perfect pre-reading resource!
I love that the content in this Busy Book was created by a certified practicing speech pathologist so I know Audrey is learning everything in the correct way/order to most effectively absorb the information in a fun and interactive way! It makes transitioning from singing the ABCs with toddlers, to the actual sounds that letters make when reading, so much easier! The perfect pre-reading Busy Book for preKindy-Prep kids. I have definitely seen an improvement in my 4 year old when weāre reading books together and she gets curious about sounding out the letters/words on the page!
Agie Hughes –
I love that the content in this Busy Book was created by a certified practicing speech pathologist so I know Audrey is learning everything in the correct way/order to most effectively absorb the information in a fun and interactive way! It makes transitioning from singing the ABCs with toddlers, to the actual sounds that letters make when reading, so much easier! The perfect pre-reading Busy Book for preKindy-Prep kids. I have definitely seen an improvement in my 4 year old when weĆ¢??re reading books together and she gets curious about sounding out the letters/words on the page!
Cherie Neff –
Fun and entertaining!
This busy book has been so helpful for introducing foundational literacy concepts to my 3yo in a fun and easy way. She has been interested in learning to read but we couldnāt quite find a way that she enjoyed or that benefited her – until now! Thankyou š
It was also a great revision resource for my 6yo – expanding her knowledge with the differences between phonemes, syllables, detecting and manipulating different sounds etc – all aiding in her reading abilities! Very happy
Cherie Neff (verified owner) –
This busy book has been so helpful for introducing foundational literacy concepts to my 3yo in a fun and easy way. She has been interested in learning to read but we couldnĆ¢??t quite find a way that she enjoyed or that benefited her – until now! Thankyou Ć°???
It was also a great revision resource for my 6yo – expanding her knowledge with the differences between phonemes, syllables, detecting and manipulating different sounds etc – all aiding in her reading abilities! Very happy
Michaela Carey (verified owner) –
This book has been great for my child, it has helped her so much, she takes it to school and in the car
Anonymous –
Great books
This book has been great for my child, it has helped her so much, she takes it to school and in the car
staceyborg92 –
This is the second Busy Book we’ve moved to and great for my three year old to start understanding some speech concepts. I’ve curated to pages purely about sounds such as ‘Can hear the first sound in the word’ as my son drops the first consanant in a lot of words. Again these books give me the confidence and tools I need to help my son! A few concepts are a bit advanced, I.e. counting syllables, but I’m hoping in 6 months he can grasp the concept.
Dannii –
A perfect addition to any learning resources for the home learner or family who want to extend or learn upon new skills. Use in the car or at home and build upon those foundation sounds and identification of letters. Working towards those early steps of reading. Perfectly set out to be able to engage with and even use as a way to cross the midline with tactile resources within the busy book. Perfectly used as a starting step to āNow weāre readingā busy book.
Alannah Riley (verified owner) –
We have been working through the initial sounds pages slowly. I love how I can continue to use the same pages and adapt how I use them, and see how quickly my son leans into the learning and gets excited about figuring it all out. I also loved the inclusion of some notes about how you can work through these activities with your child. It sets you both up for success and just makes the whole experience so simple. Then, you can change and adapt it as needed. We incorporated a sensory base into our learning for the initial time. Then, took the learning from this BusyBook on the road, literally. Spotting the sounds on signs or car number plates. This book has been really great for my son! Love it!
Savannah Jolly (verified owner) –
The Starting with Sounds Busy Book has quickly become a much-loved resource during my academic tutoring sessions. Over the past month both my team and I have worked through various activitiesĀ within this book amongst a number of our students; many of whom are aged six and under and some of which struggleĀ with learning disabilities such as dyslexia.
It can be challenging from an education perspective to encourage engagement and concentration from children of this age – however engagement and concentration has been of little to no concern when utilising Stating with Sounds. Our students adore these resources and the accompanying activities.Ā
Since the implementation of this resource in our sessions we have noted improvements such as increased letter and sound recognition as well as improved letter formation and overall writing ability. This has been an incredibleĀ feat for some of our students…and it is not just our tutors who are noticing these improvementsĀ but also theirĀ parents.Ā
The aforementioned developments have – of course – had an incredible impact on these students and their educational standing and have helped them to excel in other facets of their schooling and the associated curriculum.Ā
It would also be remiss not to mention the quality of the Busy Books. The product oozes quality from the packaging to the design and execution. We have noted no flaws or encountered any damage across all the sessions we have used this resource. I am very impressed.Ā
Savannah JollyĀ @ Enquiring Minds TutoringĀ Bachelor of EducationĀ
Caitlin –
Having used the Starting with Sounds book with our 2-year-old son, I was pleasantly surprised with the multiple entry and exit points that this book has for all ages. Not only can children build many speech and language skills, they also can build their fine motor skills, writing, matching lines, etc. Being an early yearās educator, this book is very transferrable to the classroom and home environments. The information provided on each activity is very comprehensive and helps those working with the little ones. One specific activity that I used (4) would be a perfect addition to a foundation / reception class and could support individual children to consolidate their ability to hear, recognise and produce rhyme. The quality of the Busy Books is fantastic ā making it a worthwhile resource to use in a classroom, with many children or at home with little ones. I noticed that my son was engaged for much longer than I expected, he began to produce rhyme towards the end of the activity, and he transferred the learning that we were doing with this activity later in the day!
Caitlin, Early Years Educator