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speech and language teaching concepts for Detective Dinosaur in speech therapy​ ​
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/d/ initial
/v/ final
/n/ medial
/s/ medial
/or/ final
/r/ medial

Themes:

dinosaur
non-seasonal

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: N/A
Age Recommendation: Early Childhood, Elementary

Detective Dinosaur

By James Skofield

Meet comically clueless Detective Dinosaur and his loyal sidekick, Officer Pterodactyl, in this first of three hilarious misadventures from the crack team of author James Skofield and illustrator R. W. Alley that is sure to please mystery lovers and dinosaur fans alike. First, Detective Dinosaur solves the mystery of the missing hat. Then he cracks the case of the squeaky shoe. Then he goes on night patrol, and spots a scary shadow in a dark alley. Can it be a monster? Help Detective Dinosaur follow the clues and find out!

This cute dinosaur book can be used in speech therapy to address concept vocabulary, sequencing and predicting. It is also great for targeting problem solving and for sounds including /d/, /v/, /n/, /s/, /or/, and /r/! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Detective Dinosaur in speech therapy below:

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
problem solving​
character analysis
sequencing
predicting
text features
phonological awareness

Sequencing:

order of problems Detective Dinosaur has to solve

Vocabulary:

drat, awful, deputy, patrol, perhaps, polish, shadows, brave, case closed

Character Analysis:

Detective Dinosaur has to be brave in order to overcome his fears and problems.

Text Features:

dialogue
italics
capitals
exaggerated sounds

Phonological Awareness:

alliteration

Predicting:

Where do you think his hat is?
What kind of hats do you think will be at the office of missing hats?
Where do you think he will check next?
What do you think will happen to him next?
What do you think he will do to make his shoe stop squeaking?
What do you think he hears?

Problem Solving:

Detective Dinosaur runs into problems and has to find a way to solve them.

If you are interested in seeing other dinosaur books to use in therapy, then check out the Themed Key Teaching Points Book List for a printable copy.