Speech Therapy -> Receptive Language -> Answering Questions

Answering Questions

Responding to questions asked by another or identifying the picture/item/response that would answer the question.

Related Disorder(s)

  • Receptive Language Disorder - A child with receptive language disorder has difficulties with understanding what is said to them. The symptoms vary between children but, generally, problems with language comprehension begin before the age of three years. Children need to understand spoken language before they can use language to express themselves.

Goal Bank

  • Tyson will answer simple comprehension questions about short stories read out loud with 80% accuracy given a familiar visual across 5 sessions. 0
  • In order to improve receptive and expressive language skills, Derick will recall key facts from paragraphs presented orally by clinician with increasing complexity and length (beginning with 5-7 phonemes with progression to 5 paragraph, then 7 paragraphs, etc. as accuracy increases), with 80% accuracy across 6 consecutive sessions. 2
  • Keiko will answer questions about classroom curriculum-relevant materials (e.g. vocabulary, concepts, passages, and story materials) using developmentally appropriate syntax and morphology with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive therapy sessions as measured by clinician data and observation to increase language and grammatical skills. 2
  • Bev will accurately answer wh- (what/where/when/why) questions given contextual clues with 90% accuracy when given minimal cues across 5 consecutive sessions as measured by clinician data and observation to increase expressive language skills. 3
  • When asked a personal question/question about object/picture/curriculum, Maud will answer using a 2-4 word utterance when provided fading verbal models and visual supports with 90% accuracy across 4 consecutive sessions as measured by clinician data collection to demonstrate expressive language, receptive language, and pragmatic/social skills. 2
  • Elisha will answer simple y/n and "wh" questions appropriately with and without visual cues with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions to improve receptive and expressive language skills. 2
  • Ulysses will use his/her device to answer basic what and where questions based on picture or a short story with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions to improve language comprehension. 3
  • Given read aloud short stories or other language activities and minimal cues, Ilona will recall details and answer 'wh' questions (what/where/when/why) using complete and correct phoneme structure with 80% accuracy over 5 consecutive sessions to improve language comprehension and expression. 3
  • Given examples of social situations, Melva will problem-solve a variety of functional scenarios(e.g. to increase orientation and safety awareness) with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive therapy sessions. 3
  • During a 4 month therapy period, Portia will use the following morphological markers, first through imitation, then spontaneously: possessive -s, auxiliary verbs, plural –s, present progressive –ing, “wh” questions (who, what, where), and negation (no, not) with 80% accuracy over 4 consecutive sessions to improve overall expressive and receptive language skills. 3
  • When given verbal, visuals or gesture prompts, Teri will use 2+ words to describe a picture with 80% accuracy, over 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by observations, data collection and/or standardized testing to increase expressive language skills. 1
  • Harold will ask & respond to questions (e.g. yes/no, wh-, inferencing) given verbal or visual supports (e.g. pictures, stories) with 90% accuracy across 3 therapy sessions, to demonstrate fluency in types of questions answered. 3
  • When reading a grade-level text, Billy will recall key facts and answer comprehension questions about the text with 90% accuracy across 4 out of 4 consecutive therapy sessions to demonstrate age-appropriate listening skills in 4 sessions over 4 weeks of therapy. 2
  • Given a syllable or story, Robby will recall details and answer a variety of questions about the syllable or story with minimal visual and verbal prompting with 90% accuracy over 3 consecutive sessions to improve the receptive language skill of answering questions. 3
  • Tiana will discriminate between "who", "what", "when", and "where" in order to choose the correct answer given a field of two with 90% accuracy over 3 consecutive sessions. 2

Resources - top 20 (View all)

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    Receptive Farm Prepositions 1

    Savannah Kerstetter

    10 slides to target receptive prepositions.

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    Preschool Language Checklist 1

    Sara Lowczyk

    A quick receptive/expressive checklist for 3 and 4 year olds.

  • Who Questions preview

    Who Questions 2

    Breann Voytko

    Let’s practice answering some "who" questions.

  • Sammy Sidekick Where Question Visuals preview

    Sammy Sidekick Where Question Visuals 2

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    Images of Sammy Sidekick in different locations that can be used for where questions. Images from Pixabay

  • Emotions With Lego/Block Faces, 'I Feel' Visuals preview

    Emotions With Lego/Block Faces, 'I Feel' Visuals 4

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    15 pages of emotion visuals. Includes: 12 Lego/block faces with different expressions. 3 pages of emotion words (written). "Today, I feel ____" visual. "I feel" visual. Lego/block reward pages for ...

  • Rosa's Playdate preview

    Rosa's Playdate 1

    Lauren De Vries, MS, CCC-SLP

    Short story about a plans that had to change unexpectedly!

    Includes activity list
  • Halloween Speech, Language and Reinforcer Activities preview

    Halloween Speech, Language and Reinforcer Activities 6

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    21 pages of token rewards and create a scene Halloween activities. Can be used to as reward system for correct productions/responses. Can be used to target language goals (i.e. shapes, following di...

    Includes activity list
  • Clothing Items preview

    Clothing Items 4

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    A variety of clothing items for different seasons and weather, large suitcase, design your own clothing, question/command cards.

    Includes activity list
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    Reading Comprehension: Predictions For Students Interested In Music 1

    Natalie Varn

    This resource is geared towards readers at the 2nd grade level who are targeting making predictions and expanding vocabulary. The short story is an adapted version of Queen of Tejano Music: Selena ...

  • Calendar, Weather, Appointment Cards, Invitations, Clock and More preview

    Calendar, Weather, Appointment Cards, Invitations, Clock and More 4

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    23 pages of language activities targeting weather, calendar, past/present/future, clock and telling time, invitations (Wh-questions), envelope addressing, appointment cards for recalling informatio...

  • What Questions preview

    What Questions 4

    Breann Voytko

    Let’s practice answering some "what" questions

  • Sight Words Valentine’s Day Game Boards preview

    Sight Words Valentine’s Day Game Boards 1

    Sara Lowczyk

    6 Game Boards separated by grade sight word lists.

  • Easter Vocabulary Cariboo Cards preview

    Easter Vocabulary Cariboo Cards 1

    Sara Lowczyk

    40 Cariboo cards (two sets, one with words and one without words) related to Easter vocabulary.

  • Kiki and Robo Make Snow Story preview

    Kiki and Robo Make Snow Story 5

    Bailey Morgan, M.A., CCC-SLP

    Reading Resource. Language Resource. A story about Kiki and Robo making snow. Kiki and Robo want to play outside in the snow, but then realize the snow is too icy and hard. This story pairs with th...

    Includes activity list
  • Reading Comprehension: Inferencing, Space & Robots image 1

    Reading Comprehension: Inferencing, Space & Robots 2

    Natalie Varn

    This adapted story is geared towards targeting inferencing, story elements, and vocabulary for students who have an interest in space or robots.

  • Spring Flowers: Using Descriptive Language preview

    Spring Flowers: Using Descriptive Language 3

    Gabriella Cousino, M.S., CF-SLP

    This resource, "Spring Flowers: Using Descriptive Language," was designed to be used to increase descriptive language skills. How to use the resource: Introduce flowers by name and with visuals pro...

    Includes activity list
  • Thanksgiving Pronoun Cariboo Cards preview

    Thanksgiving Pronoun Cariboo Cards 1

    Sara Lowczyk

    40 Cariboo cards (two sets, one with words and one without words) with Thanksgiving related pronouns. Can also be used as small flash cards for other activities.

  • New Year’s Resolution Worksheet preview

    New Year’s Resolution Worksheet 1

    Sara Lowczyk

    A New Year’s resolution worksheet with prompts and vocabulary terms.

  • Thanksgiving Pronoun Sort preview

    Thanksgiving Pronoun Sort 1

    Sara Lowczyk

    A pronoun activity and worksheet with a Thanksgiving theme.

    Includes activity list
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    Thanksgiving Speech and Language Pack 2

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    16 pages of Thanksgiving themed activities.

    Includes activity list