St Stephens CE Primary School
Speech and Language Therapy
Blank level questions
The Blank model separates questions and directions into four levels. They show how understanding of abstract language develops for children. Why use Blank Levels? To help adults change their language so that the child understands what they are being asked; To encourage the development of verbal reasoning skills (e.g. 'what do you draw with?', 'what might happen next?'); To help set appropriate language targets This video provides more details on Blank Level Questions.
Colourful Semantics
Colourful semantics is an approach created by Alison Bryan, speech and language therapist, to support children who have a developmental language disorder. Teachers can use the principles to help children learn and talk about language structure.