I LOVE Halloween!!! And I love using lift-the-flap books in speech/language therapy. This book is a great way to combine these loves. For some students I will simply read this book and have them guess what is behind each flap. However, for many of my students with limited language and expressive vocabulary (in any mode - spoken or signed), it is very difficult to "guess". So, I have created a set of laminated picture options that I place on the table in front of the student. I, of course, label these pictures in speech and sign as I put them down. This allows my students a closed set of possible responses and gives them the opportunity to guess without having to speak or sign.
To make this book a listening activity targeting auditory skill development, I read the pages behind my acoustic hoop. Having the pictures to choose from helps them map meaning onto the language they are "hearing".
As always, lift-the-flap books allow you to elicit core language as you hold the book out of the student's reach until they use their communication skills to request (ex. see or look, I want to see, open, more, my turn, etc.).
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