Description
Students in special education are often reading significantly below grade level. These 12 interactive books for special education let students read and enjoy books about characters like them: photographs of teens and adults, written at a second grade level.
They build functional literacy around food, restaurants and groceries, and cover 100 food sight words.
What’s included
- 12 interactive books using 100 food words, all with photographs of the food items
- Matching activities where students find the word that goes with the picture
- Picture-only matching option for students who need it
- Choice board visuals for the morning meeting starter kit book or story boards
- 2 extension page options: one with matching pictures and one blank page for rearranging
- Suggested functional reading IEP goals
- Extension activities
Food words included (100)
Apple, Asparagus, Avocado, Bacon, Bagel, Banana, Beans, Beef Steak, Beverage, Bologna, Bread, Breakfast Sandwich, Broccoli, Burger, Burrito, Butter, Cake, Candy, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cereal, Cheese, Cheeseburger, Chicken, Chips, Chocolate, Coffee, Cookie, Corn, Cracker, Cucumber, Cupcake, Donut, Eggplant, Egg, French Fries, Fried Chicken, Fruit Cup, Garlic, Grapes, Ground Beef, Ham, Honey, Hot Dogs, Ice Cream, Ketchup, Lemon, Lemonade, Lettuce, Lime, Mayonnaise, Meat, Milk, Milkshake, Muffin, Mushroom, Mustard, Nut, Olive, Onion, Onion Rings, Orange Juice, Orange, Pancakes, Pasta, Peanut Butter, Pear, Peas, Pepper, Peppers, Pickles, Pie, Pizza, Popcorn, Potato, Rice, Roll, Salad, Salmon, Salt, Sandwich, Sausage, Smoothie, Soda, Spaghetti, Strawberries, Sundae, Taco, Tea, Toast, Tomato, Tortilla, Tuna, Turkey, Waffles, Water, Watermelon, Yogurt, Zucchini.
Ways to use them
- Direct instruction, filling in missing words with laminated pieces or a dry-erase marker
- Independent reading practice
- Group time with functional materials
- Comprehension questions (who, what, where) from the text
The books show students how food words appear in context, such as in a recipe or on a menu. This set is part of the Functional Life Skills Curriculum: Food Words bundle.
What teachers are saying
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This set is perfect for my middle school moderate/severe students to be able to interact with literature while staying age-appropriate!” – Sarah A.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is great – Love the real-life scenarios and pictures. Looking forward to using this with my older ESY students this summer. Thank you” – Renee T.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Exactly what I needed to supplement my other functional reading program!” – Morgann H.
© Christine Reeve
This product is copyrighted to Autism Classroom Resources-Christine Reeve for use in one classroom. They may not be copied for additional classes without purchasing extra licenses.
