We consider a basic one-dimensional model which allows to obtain a diversity of diffusive regimes whose speed depends on the moments of a per-site trapping time. This models a discrete subordinated random walk, closely related to the continuous time random walks widely studied in the literature. The model we consider lends itself to a detailed elementary treatment, based on the study of recurrence relation for the time-t dispersion of the process, making it possible to study deviations from normality due to finite time effects.