Wh-Question Intervention for Children With Language Disorders
EBP Briefs
Abou-Dahech, T., & Diehm, E. A. (2019).
EBP Briefs, 13(3), 1-9.
This systematic review investigates approaches targeting the improved ability to answer Wh- questions (e.g., what, who, where) in children with language disorders.
The authors were unable to definitively conclude that interventions targeting <em>Wh-</em> questions were effective due to a limited number of heterogeneous studies. However, results indicated that the following strategies may benefit children with language disorders who struggle to answer <em>Wh-</em> questions:
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<li>use visual representations for complex syntactic movement (e.g., a shape for a part of speech);</li>
<li>use intrinsic motivators, such as using manipulatives, to increase generalization;</li>
<li>increase the naturalness by having a peer answer question; and/or</li>
<li>include modeling of correct answers to support incorrect responses.</li>
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