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The hand rule is: Don’t just ask questions; for every question you ask, you need to : Comment on what your child says or Interpret and repeat what your child says or Expand what your child says or Explain For example: …If you asked, “What did you eat at Nana’s?” You may get a 1-word answer, “Pizza” (Old way: next question: then what did you do?, often followed by question after question!) New Way: Brothers of Charity: Autism Services (South Lee) SLT Department; October 2019
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The hand rule is: Don’t just ask questions; for every question you ask, you need to:
Comment on what your child says orInterpret and repeat what your child says orExpand what your child says orExplainFor example: …If you asked, “What did you eat at Nana’s?” You may get a 1-word answer, “Pizza”(Old way: next question: then what did you do?, often followed by question after question!)
New Way:Repetition: You ate pizza, oh, that’s nice ………. and WAIT... orComment: Oh, that’s my favourite …….. and WAIT… orExpansion: You ate pizza, but I bet Granda didn’t! ……. and WAIT… orExplanation: Nana makes really good pizza because she’s Italian …. and s WAIT
Brothers of Charity: Autism Services (South Lee) SLT Department; October 2019
