I Can Wait & Please Wait: Core Word Adaptive Interactive Books | Autistic & Special Needs| AAC

Waiting Social Story & Core Vocabulary Adapted Books | Autism & Special Education | AAC Visual Supports

Help students learn the important life skill of waiting while also building literacy and AAC communication skills.

These interactive adapted books help students understand that sometimes we have to wait—and that waiting can lead to positive outcomes. Through simple text and visual supports, students practice core vocabulary words while engaging in meaningful reading activities.

This resource is especially helpful for autistic students, AAC users, and learners who benefit from visual supports and structured communication practice.

What’s Included

2 Interactive Adapted Books
Students explore common situations where they may need to wait and learn that waiting can help them get what they want.
Core words practiced include: will, wait, and supporting fringe vocabulary.

Please Wait
Students learn additional scenarios where waiting is required and practice polite communication while waiting.
Core words practiced include: wait, please, can, along with additional fringe vocabulary.

Literacy & Communication Supports

• printable practice pages for students learning to read and spell the word wait
• materials for students to create their own “wait” communication card
• large color and black-and-white printable core word cards
• sentence strips and picture cards to support communication and sentence building

AAC & Interactive Learning

These adapted books allow students to match picture pieces to the correct page while reading, increasing engagement and comprehension.

Students also practice recognizing and using AAC symbols, helping them transfer these skills when using:
• core boards
• picture communication cards
• AAC devices

Perfect For

• autism classrooms
• special education programs
• speech therapy sessions
• AAC users
• early literacy instruction
• social-emotional learning
• teaching patience and waiting skills

These materials help students build communication, literacy, and self-regulation skills while reinforcing important core vocabulary words in a meaningful context.

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