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speech and language teaching concepts for Paletero Man in speech therapy
Frequent Speech Sounds:

initial /p/
medial /l/
initial /k/
medial /skr/ (ice cream)
final /m/ (ice cream)

Themes:

kindness
neighborly

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: Yes
Age Recommendation: Early Childhood, Elementary

Paletero Man

By Lucky Diaz

What’s the best way to cool off on a hot summer day? Run quick and find Paletero José! Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator’s pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the entire community to get the tasty treat now.

This fun and colorful ice cream-themed book can be used in speech therapy to address sequencing and theme/message like kindness and being neighborly. It is also great for sensory language! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Paletero Man in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
illustration study
sequencing
phonological awareness
theme/message
text features
figurative language

Sequencing:

order of people he sees along the way

Vocabulary:

treats, beats, flavors, aroma, surprise, sample, dozens
Spanish vocabulary

Figurative Language:

sensory language (it’s a hot day, the smells, the sounds, the tastes)

Text Features:

animated text for “ring!”
question marks and exclamation points
ellipsis
change in size

Phonological Awareness:

rhyming