Blank's Levels Of Questions

• Blank's Level One Activities

  At Blanks Level One, the child applies language to what they see in the everyday world. The information needed is directly in front of them or recently removed. Responses are short or can be done without speaking, for example pointing. Most children will understand this level of questioning at around three years old. Level One questions can be incorporated into everyday play. For example, when playing with a farm set:

  Blank Level One Objective:	Example Questions:
  Scanning for a matching object	Can you find me one like this? (Adult holds up a pig)
  Identifying object by sound	Mooo! Show me what makes that sound
  Identifying or naming object by touch	Show me/tell me the object you’ve just touched
  Naming object heard	Quack Quack! Did you hear a cow or a duck?
  Naming object seen	What is this?
  Remembering pictured objects	What did you see? (Adult had been holding up a tractor)
  Remembering incidental information	What did you see in the barn?

• Blank's Level Two Activities

  At Level Two, children need to think about objects in more detail, how they go together in categories and what is happening around them. Most children will understand this level of questioning at around four years old.

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• Blank's Level Three Activities

  At Level Three, language starts to become more abstract. Children use their own knowledge to tell stories and to make predictions. This level also requires children to think about things from someone else’s point of view. Most children will understand this level of questioning at around four-and-a-half years old.

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• Blank's Level Four Activities

  Level Four is the most complex. Children have to talk about why things happen and make predictions about what might happen based upon past experiences. They have to clearly explain their decisions. Most children will understand this level of questioning at around five years old.

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