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speech and language teaching concepts for Professional Crocodile in speech therapy
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/r/ blends (professional, crocodile, train, stroll, cram)
/s/ initial and medial
/k/ medial (crocodile)
/sh/ medial (professional)
/l/ final (professional, crocodile)
/f/ medial (professional)
/er/ medial (work)

Themes:

wordless
non-seasonal

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: Yes
Age Recommendation: Elementary, Late Elementary

Professional Crocodile

By Giovanna Zoboli

Mr. Crocodile loves his job. Every morning he gets up with an alarm. He brushes his teeth. He chooses the right tie to match his outfit, eats a quick slice of toast, and heads off to work on a crowded train. But what exactly is his job? The answer may surprise you! Readers will want to pore over this witty, wordless book again and again, finding new details and fresh stories with every reading.

This clever wordless picture book can be used in speech therapy to address sequencing and predicting. It is also great for noticing character expressions and illustrations and for describing as well as for targeting a variety of sounds including: /r/ blends, /s/, /k/, /l/, /f/ and /er/! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Professional Crocodile in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

action sequence

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
character analysis
sequencing
illustration study
predicting
inferencing
verbs (present progressive)
verbs (regular past tense)

Sequencing:

order of Professor Crocodile’s day

Vocabulary:

professional, busy, rush, city, train, cram, culture, carefree, generous, thoughtful

Character Analysis:

What do you know about crocodiles? Describe Crocodile’s personality.

Figurative Language:

onomatopoeia (slam, wroom)
personification (the city was alive)
idioms (packed like sardines, a short fuse, go the extra mile, fish out of water, take it easy, kill two birds with one stone, out of the blue, over the moon, make ends meet, call it a day, best of both worlds, elephant in the room, go with the flow, bring home the bacon)

Grammar:

adjectives
verbs (present progressive)
verbs (regular past tense)

Inferencing:

Notice facial expressions and body language.
Why is everyone in a rush?
Notice the different people on the train. Are there any other animals?
What can you infer about the city by looking at the different signs?
Why did he sneak the flowers on the windowsill?
How does the woman feel when she gets the flowers?
Why did he lift his hat at her in the window?

Predicting:

Where do you think Professor Crocodile is going?
What do you think his job is based off what he is wearing?
What do you think living in a city would be like?
What day of the week do you think is?
Who is Crocodile buying flowers for?
Where do you think he will go next?
Notice Crocodile whiffing the air. Where do you think he will go now?
Where could he be headed now?
Notice the animals. Where is he walking to after he undresses?