Back to School Inferencing Adapted Book | People at School WHO | SLP SPED Autism
Product Description
This Back to School Adapted Book uses a fun "peek and seek" peephole format to teach about the people at school (community helpers) while building inferencing, the core word "WHO," and Wh- Questions. Students peek through a cut-out hole, use the partial view to make an inference, then turn the page to reveal the full real photo of a school helper. Perfect for back to school, community helpers units, AAC instruction, and inferencing goals.
🍎 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting inferencing, core words (AAC), Wh- Questions ("Who"), and community helper vocabulary goals
- AAC users and teams (core words: WHO, YOU, I, SEE)
- Special Education teachers building back to school and community helpers units
- Autism classrooms working on inferencing, core words, and interactive language
- Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro/page manipulation)
- ABA therapists running discrete trial inferencing and Wh- Question programs
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
- ELL/ESL teachers building school and community vocabulary
- Homeschool families with young learners
🔍 What's Included:
- 1 Interactive "Peek and Seek" Back to School Adapted Book with cut-out peephole pages
- Real photos of people at school / community helpers (revealed after the "peek")
- Core word repetition throughout (WHO, YOU, I, SEE)
- Inferencing format — peek, guess, then reveal
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Making inferences (peek and guess), core words / AAC (who, you, I, see), Wh- Questions ("Who do you see?"), people at school / community helper vocabulary (bus driver, P.E. teacher, and more), how each person helps us, listening comprehension, real-world recognition (real photos), expressive and receptive language, repetitive/predictable text, following directions, and fine motor skills.
Sample Text:
"Look! Seek! Take a peek!
Who do you see at school?"
(Students peek through the peephole and make an inference from the partial photo.)
(Turn page to reveal the full real photo:) "
A bus driver! He drives us to school.
Yes, it's true. I see a bus driver. Yes I do!"
How to Use:
In a small group or at circle time, the teacher or therapist reads "Who do you see at school?" while students peek through the cut-out peephole and use the partial view to make an inference about the hidden person. Turn the page to reveal the full real photo and learn how that person helps us. Model the core words (who, you, I, see) throughout — perfect for AAC users. The repetitive structure supports emergent readers and students with autism.
🎒 Ways to Use:
- Back to school and beginning-of-year units
- Community helpers thematic units
- Speech therapy inferencing, core word, and Wh- Question sessions
- AAC core word instruction and modeling
- Inferencing IEP goal data collection
- Circle time and small-group read-alouds
- "Time filler" before/after transitions
- Independent work systems (TEACCH) and literacy/library centers
- ABA discrete trial inferencing training
- ESL/ELL school and community vocabulary lessons
If your students enjoy adapted books, there are many more in my collection. You can find that below:
Complete Adapted Books Collection
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