I’ve spent the last few months talking about how I teach WH questions in therapy. Teaching when questions is a little more tricky to teach because they are more abstract. When questions are generally answered by a time word or a reason. Ex. When do you go to bed? (7 pm or when I am […]
Teaching WHERE questions
Where questions are some of my favorite questions to teach. There are a lot of fun activities for working on WHERE questions. Plus I think they are pretty easy to tackle in therapy. I want them to be able to talk about where they were, what they want to do and also where objects are […]
Teaching Who questions
I struggle with writing goals for teaching WHO questions because I feel like most of my materials are focused on teaching community helpers/occupations. Sometimes it doesn’t feel as functional to be talking about mechanics with 4 year olds. Still, it’s important for children to be able to answer WHO questions to talk about who is there, who […]
3 Apps for Teaching What Questions
Do you ever feel like you are stuck using the same activities for teaching WHAT questions? I shared a few activity ideas on Tuesday and wanted to share my favorite apps to teach WHAT questions and how I use them. Apps for Teaching WHAT questions: If you use the iPad in your sessions, you may want […]
How I do it: Teaching what questions
WHAT questions are probably some of the easiest questions to teach in speech therapy because the answer is generally a concrete object or an action. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about why children have difficulty answering different WH questions. I’m following up by talking about how I teach each specific WH question. […]
6 reasons a child can’t answer that WH question
Do you have students or clients who have a hard time answering WH questions? Have you ever felt like you are just testing them over and over again in therapy? Children may have difficulty answering WH questions for a variety of reasons. Identifying the main difficulty, can help you determine activities to start treatment. The […]
A whole new way to target WH questions-literally
I’m always looking for new ways to have fun and target my goals in speech therapy. We throw our speech cards on the floor, in the garbage and try to flip them off of the table. It’s why I’m really excited about my newest product: WH Question Targets. Last month I posted a Leprechaun […]
