Ask a question that helps someone
Who is it for? Ask one useful question. Leave space for the answer.
Choose one way to try. You can pause, pass, point, talk, dictate, draw or write.
Read the complete source: C01 · A quiet-seat question · C02 · A helper’s useful question
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Choose a way
Make and test
Use two scrap cards as the two possible seats. Place the question beside them and try it with a willing person. Moving a card can replace handwriting; the child still chooses the reader and purpose.
Talk, point or dictate
An adult reads the two sources and writes the child’s exact chosen question. Offer a ‘pass’ card. Judge the question’s usefulness separately from speech, eye contact or the adult’s handwriting.
Read and write
Use the short displayed C01 question before the rich adult-read passage. Read only words that match taught knowledge. Write the question, then circle the words that name the choice; independent decoding is observed separately.
Try your own message
The paper work sheet has more room.