Today I’m going to focus on some activities you can use to work on Wh questions in speech therapy with students who are new(-ish) to working on Wh- questions. I have used these activities with students on the autism spectrum and with students who use AAC, so I tend to incorporate visuals whenever possible. Routine Questions This is a great way to work on functional Wh- questions, particularly with students with minimal expressive language. You can even start your session with the same few Wh- questions each time. Some examples include: What did you eat for breakfast/lunch/snack? (depending on when you see the student) What color is your shirt today?…

Trouble with Inferencing I was working with a student a couple of years ago, and I wanted to introduce simple inference speech therapy activities. His comprehension skills and working memory were areas of need. I knew I needed to start with a very simple inferencing activity. I tried reading inference cards made by one of the big companies that were just a couple of sentences long, but they were still really tricky for him. Even simple inferences was really tricky for this student – he just couldn’t quite make that “jump.” He was getting discouraged and didn’t really understand how to generate the answers. Adding Visuals to an Inference Speech…