Guidelines for asking questions

When to ask?

• Ask when the child asks you or tells you something (when the interaction is initiated by the child) - other wise let the child work.
• Ask during stimulation.
• Ask during reflection.
• Ask as transition

What to ask?

Ask pre-prepared questions - this ensures that your questions are

• few
• relevant and meaningful and profound
• are spread evenly on all blooms taxonomy levels

so prepare and keep a list of questions with you ask mostly those questions only.

How to ask?

Ask more as if you are wondering (eg in response to "this is boring" - "I am wondering what else i can do to make it more interesting? I am wondering what would aditya find more interesting)

realise here that the onus is on ME - since am staring the sentence with a "I am ...."

This way there is no expectancy from the child. If required look upwards or somewhere else to communicate that there is no response expected.

Another cool way is to ask a question and then move away from the child. This again communicates to the child that the response is not important.

By and large remember the first principle of facilitation - SILENCE.

Children per se do not need facilitation.