WH-52: 52 WH Questions to Help Young Children's Social, Emotional and Language Development

by Vicky McErlean

Before the age of three, children typically can understand and respond to simple questions such as “What is your name?” and “Where is your nose?” These types of questions are known as “WH questions.” As children get older, the complexity of WH questions increases. Some children adapt easily, but others do not. For children in the second category, the WH-52 workbook provides 52 simple who, what, where, and when questions, one for each week of the year. Each workbook page consists of the following items:

• One WH question with a graphic representation of the type of question (who, what, where, or when)
• A response statement that you can practice with your child
• A blank template to insert your own photograph, magazine cut-out, or clip art

All About Me, the first workbook in the WH-52 series, focuses on personal questions, such as “What is your name?”, “Where do you live?” and “Who lives with you?”

WH-52 is an essential tool for assisting children who are having difficulty with WH questions.

110 pages, Paperback

First published August 14, 2013

About the author

Vicky McErlean graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and earned her Master of Science in Education from Long Island University. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Vicky has worked as an early intervention therapist, providing home-based special instruction to children from diverse backgrounds and with various impairments and developmental delays for over a decade. In her current employment, Vicky often identifies and refers children with speech and language disorders, cognitive impairment, sensory integration dysfunction, and autistic spectrum disorder. She consults and co-treats with other professionals in the field of early intervention, including occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, and medical professionals. She has received numerous awards from both the families she has served and her current employer, the largest pediatric rehabilitation health system in the United States.

Passionate about early intervention, Vicky is committed to providing parents with the necessary tools to actively help their children within the context of their own lifestyle.

Reviews

[Mie Menagerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Granted that I have only been using this book for a short time and not 52 weeks, so far I am truly AMAZED. My son has some difficulties with communication. Most of the time, when I ask him a question, he just repeats the questions back to me. It is very frustrating and I have not been able to find anything to get through to him - until now. I am so excited. My son now gives his first and last names and can tell us where he lives. I highly recommend this book and can't wait to discover if my son will truly be able to answer all 52 questions.

[Noah Perlman · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent guide to help children develop socially and emotionally. I really like the language lessons combined with a pictorial representation of a life moment or experience.

[Vicky McErlean]

I created this workbook, so of course I recommend it. This workbook is a product of my work with children diagnosed with developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and auditory processing disorder. I have used the technique described in the workbook for many years; it really works.

[Dena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I own this book on Goodreads. It helped me address a few issues I was having in getting my child to be more social and vocal with words he should be using at his age. It was very well done and explained things easily.

[Elyse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. I am a Kindergarten teacher and this book is a wonderful resource for many of my students! This book is great to turn to when I need to work with students on asking and answering WH-questions.

[Dawn Clarke · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of a kind. Helping my son to answer simple questions (he's 3 1/2).
I haven't found anything like this out there. Seems like everything now is an app, but I did not want to go that route.