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In this book, an old bus seat was found, and a piece of a seat was used to represent
the texture of the seats and the smell. A rectangular picture frame was used to
represent the shape of the windows. Sometimes real objects are difficult to put into
a book. For example, to replicate the texture of the bus floor, we used dollar store
flip flops, cut them, and glued them upside down on his book. This texture was
similar to a bus floor. The last picture can be changed to help understand "where"
the trip will take him. In this last picture, horsehair was included for his trips to
therapeutic horseback riding. Using this book, he can feel each item, turn the
pages, and have exposure to the basic literacy experience while gaining his
understanding of the bus experience. This student is exposed to the staff reading
and discussing the events related to the bus trip. After using this book, and reading
several times, he was able to again tolerate a school bus ride.
Figure 3
Tactile Experience Book
