Reptiles Adapted Book with Real Photos | Reptile Attributes | SLP SPED Autism
Product Description
Reptiles Adapted Book "A Crocodile Is a Reptile" with Real Photos | Reptile Attributes & Early Reading
Bring reptiles to life with this adapted book featuring REAL PHOTOS of crocodiles, sea turtles, pythons, and other reptiles! "A Crocodile Is a Reptile" teaches basic reading skills, reptile attributes, and reptile vocabulary through repetitive predictable text with REAL PHOTO support — perfect for elementary science, special education, autism classrooms, and emerging readers.
With TWO built-in levels of matching (pictures+words for emerging readers, words-only for more advanced readers), this book grows with your students and meets a wide range of readers at their level.
★ Perfect for: Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Special Education Teachers, Autism Classrooms, Self-Contained Classrooms, Resource Rooms, Elementary Science Teachers, Reading Intervention, Life Skills Classes, ELL/ESL Teachers, Paraprofessionals, ABA Therapists, Early Childhood, PreK, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade
Sample Text from the Book:
"A crocodile is a reptile.
A sea turtle is too.
A python is a reptile
that you might see at the zoo…"
What's Included:
- 1 interactive reptiles adapted book ("A Crocodile Is a Reptile")
- REAL PHOTOS throughout — authentic reptile imagery
- TWO levels of matching pieces:
- Level 1: Picture + word matching (for emerging readers)
- Level 2: Word-only matching (for advanced readers)
- End-of-book reptile identification activity
- Repeating predictable text pattern
Skills Targeted:
- Reptile identification and vocabulary
- Reptile attributes and characteristics
- Identifying by attribute
- Animal classification (introduction to reptile category)
- Early reading skills — predictable text, sentence structures
- Matching skills at two levels
- Reading comprehension
- Receptive and expressive language
- Print awareness
- Science vocabulary
How to Use This Reptiles Adapted Book:
A teacher, SLP, or paraprofessional reads the book aloud while students follow along, matching the correct photo and word to each page. Use the leveled matching pieces to differentiate:
- Level 1 (Pictures + Words): For emerging readers, AAC users, and students building letter-word correspondence
- Level 2 (Words Only): For students ready for sight-word practice and more independent reading
After the book has been introduced, students can revisit it at a literacy center, science center, or independent workstation.
Ways to Use:
- Whole group reptile/animal science lessons
- Small group instruction at leveled ability
- Speech therapy (vocabulary, attributes, language goals!)
- Reptile and animal science units
- 1:1 instruction
- Literacy centers and independent workstations
- AAC modeling ("A ___ is a reptile" sentence frames!)
- ELL/ESL animal vocabulary instruction
- Zoo trip pre-teaching
If your students enjoy adapted books, they may also enjoy Adapted Song Books. You can find my complete adapted song book collection below:
Complete Adapted Song Books Collection
For more interactive adapted books, you can check them out here:
Complete Adapted Books Collection
To see many hands-on activities that incorporate real photos, click here:
