Comprehend stories / Understand questions (Understanding WH questions)

What is the goal of this program?

• Learning to answer basic WH questions

Why is this program important?

• Increasing the understanding of perceived information
• Enhancing your child’s auditory and visual attention
• Learning to discriminate and answer different types of WH questions
• Facilitating interaction with other people 

How can this be taught?

• First, teach discrimination of WH words by using WH cards. Start teaching with 2 cards on the table, say e.g. ‘What is this?’, and your child has to get the ‘What’ card. Move on to 3 cards upon mastery. 
• Next, prepare 3 WH cards on the table and show a question card with 1 element (e.g. television) to your child. Then ask ‘What is this?’, your child has to get the ‘What’ card then answer ‘television’.  
• Stage 3 is similar with the previous phase except having question cards with 2 elements (e.g. television in a living room).  
• Take away all WH cards in the last stage, hold up a question card with 2 elements and ask your child WH question.

Suggested toys and materials 

• WH cards, e.g. 
  • What –> a card with pictures of different items
  • Who –> a card with pictures of different people
  • Where –> a card with pictures of different locations
  • What color –> a card with pictures of different colors
• Questions cards, e.g. 
  • With 1 element = a card with only an item/ a person/ a location / a color
  • With 2 elements = a card with 2 of the above elements

Related programs 

• Understand instructions with 3 elements
• Understanding WH questions
• Complex sentences

Troubleshooting / Prerequisite skills 

• Attribute
• Preposition
• Naming objects