Stages of Language Acquisition


Stage I
Pre-Production
Stage II
Early Production
Stage III
Speech Emergence
Stage IV
Intermediate Fluency


Questioning Techniques by Language Acquisition Stages

Pre-production:
Point to the . . . .
Find the . . . .
Put the ____ next to the _____.
Do you have the ____?
Is this a ____?
Who wants the ____?

Early Production:
Yes/No
Either/or
One word response
Questions eliciting word lists
Two word response
Who, What, When, Where

Speech Emergence:
Why?
How?
How is ____ like ____?
Tell me about . . . .
Describe . . . .
How would you change _____?

Intermediate Fluency:
What do you recommend?
How do you think ____ will ____?
What is _____ mainly about?
What is your opinion?
How are ____ and ____ similar/different?
What would happen if . . . ?
Which do you prefer? Why?