The document outlines a framework of questioning levels developed to enhance children's oral language comprehension skills. It categorizes questions into four levels: Level 1 focuses on naming and basic recall, Level 2 on describing and identifying differences, Level 3 on retelling and explaining in context, and Level 4 on prediction and abstract reasoning. Each level includes specific types of questions aimed at developing various cognitive skills in children.

1. Blank Levels of
Questioning
Presented By
Mrs. Zainab Iqbal(SLT)
Miss Saleha Ata (SLT)

2. A child has fallen over in the playground. What
will three Questions you would asked ?

3. The Blank Levels of Questioning,
Sometimes known as the Language of
Learning model.

4. Aim
Blank level of questioning are a framework
developed to help children develop key oral
language comprehension skills

5. Background
• Based on the work by Blank,
Rose & Berlin (1978)

6. These Level of questioning HELP in
Understanding
Comprehension
Reasoning
Problem Solving

7. These Questions Move
Simple Concrete Difficult Abstract

8. Prediction (Reasoning)
Naming(Matching)
Level 01
Describing(Selective
Analysis)
Level 02
Identify(Retelling)
Level 03
Level 04
There are FOUR blank
Level of Questioning

9. Level 1
Naming
The answer is in Infront
of You.
Apply Language what to
See.

10. Type of Questions
1) Matching objects
Find one like this
2) Naming Objects
What is this?
3) Remembering objects
What did you see
4) Imitating a simple
sentence “Say this”

12. Level 2
Describing
The answer is in Infront
of You but you need to
look for it.
Focus on Specific objects
of question

13. Type of Questions
1) Describing a scene
What is happening?
2) Identify differences
How are these two different?
3) Attending to two characteristics
Find something that is fruit and red
4) Name objects from a category
Find a fruit
5) Identify an objects by functions
Find something that cuts

15. Level 3
Retelling
Objects may or may not
present
Child needs to think
about the object in its
context.

16. Type of Questions
1) Retell simple stories
The ant and the apple
2) Give simple explanation
3)Following a set of directions
Put your book and pen in your bag
Put the apple and banana in the basket
4) Make basic prediction
What will happen next?

18. 5) Understand Feelings
How did the ant and alligator feel after eating the
apple?
6) Basic sequences of events
How ant find the apple and gave it to alligator?
How to make apple juice (Step by step)
7)Concept of How and When
When and How ant find the apple and gave it to
alligator?
When and how to make apple dessert/shake ?
Continue….

20. Level 4
Prediction
The answer is not Infront
of You. It is your own
opinion.
This level requires
children to solve complex
and abstract problems.

21. Type of Questions
1) Justify the Prediction
Why did the ant give the apple to alligator?
2) Identify the Cause
How did the ant get the apple?
3)Solve a problem
What would you do if you found an apple?
4) Explain why something cannot be done?
Why didn't the alligator eat the ant instead of apple

24. Activity Scenario