Questioning Techniques by Language Acquisition Stages

Pre-production:

üPoint to the . . . .

üFind the . . . .

üPut the ____ next to the _____.

üDo you have the ____?

üIs this a ____?

üWho wants the ____?

Early Production:

ØYes/No

ØEither/or

ØOne word response

ØQuestions eliciting word lists

ØTwo word response

ØWho, What, When, Where

Speech Emergence:

vWhy?

vHow?

vHow is ____ like ____?

vTell me about . . . .

vDescribe . . . .

vHow would you change _____?

Intermediate Fluency:

qWhat do you recommend?

qHow do you think ____ will ____?

qWhat is _____ mainly about?

qWhat is your opinion?

qHow are ____ and ____ similar/different?

qWhat would happen if . . . ?

qWhich do you prefer? Why?