Picture Book Program for 3 Year Olds: Perfect for Home or School
Comprehension Questions for 3 Year Olds is a home or school resource designed to support oral language development in young children. By age 3, children should be verbal, actively engage in social interactions and understand simple, literal questions about their surroundings. This program, developed by speech pathologists, supports the development of these foundational comprehension skills using engaging picture books to ask age-appropriate questions and assess oral responses. Oral language skills are critical for social interaction and academic success.
Program Includes:
Picture Book Recommendations: List of developmentally appropriate Picture Book recommendations, such as 'Spot Can Count', 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'.
35 Question Cards for Repeated Reading Sessions: Develop blending skills through engaging visuals.
Each card contains sample questions (over four days) and model answers based on each recommended picture book.
Questions focus on Blank Level 1 and 2 skills, such as 'What is it?' or 'What colour is it?'
Instruction Booklet: Guidance for presenting in group, class or home settings.
Strategies for Success: Techniques for responding to inadequate answers.
Progress Check: Two assessments to monitor comprehension skill development.
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A home or school picture book program for 3 year olds.
From the age of two, children should have a vocabulary of approximately 50 words and a sentence length of 2 to 3 words. Put simply, from a young age children should be very verbal. More importantly, they should love to engage with their peers and adults. Therefore, the ability to understand questions is critical for participation in social interactions and success across all curriculum areas. Comprehension Questions for 3 Year Olds has been developed as an essential resource for Oral Language Development. At this age, the level of questions are literal and based on what is in front of the child. For example: What is it? What part is this called? Who is this? Find one like this? What colour/size/shape is it? What does it taste/feel/smell like?
Designed for teachers and parents for use in schools, daycare and in the home this program provides parents and teachers of 3 year olds with:
Lists of developmentally appropriate picture books and comprehension questions.
Samples of 3 year old age appropriate answers and samples of inadequate 3 year old answers.
Techniques and strategies to implement when a child provides an inadequate answer.
An instruction booklet that outlines how the resource can be presented to a whole class, small groups or individual home setting.
35 cards that model appropriate questions and responses for the books listed in the Recommended Books For 3 year Olds such as ‘Spot Can Count’, ‘My Pet’, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’
Following repeated reading of picture books the cards outline a collection of questions to be presented.
The questions focus primarily upon Blank (level 1 and 2 questions).
Two easy to administer progress checks; are included, to check on the acquisition of comprehension questioning ability.
This is a PLD Whole School Licence resource.By purchasing this licence, this program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that will be stored in your secure account on the PLD website. The program will be accessible as a digital flipbook that teachers can access on any device for as long as the licence is active. A School Licence is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be shared with all staff employed at the school.We highly recommend that either the Principal, Deputy Principal or a member of the admin team purchase the School Licence in order to manage the account and its users. For more information,visit our Whole School Licence FAQ.
A home or school picture book program for 3 year olds.
From the age of two, children should have a vocabulary of approximately 50 words and a sentence length of 2 to 3 words. Put simply, from a young age children should be very verbal. More importantly, they should love to engage with their peers and adults. Therefore, the ability to understand questions is critical for participation in social interactions and success across all curriculum areas. Comprehension Questions for 3 Year Olds has been developed as an essential resource for Oral Language Development. At this age, the level of questions are literal and based on what is in front of the child. For example: What is it? What part is this called? Who is this? Find one like this? What colour/size/shape is it? What does it taste/feel/smell like?
Designed for teachers and parents for use in schools, daycare and in the home this program provides parents and teachers of 3 year olds with:
Lists of developmentally appropriate picture books and comprehension questions.
Samples of 3 year old age appropriate answers and samples of inadequate 3 year old answers.
Techniques and strategies to implement when a child provides an inadequate answer.
An instruction booklet that outlines how the resource can be presented to a whole class, small groups or individual home setting.
35 cards that model appropriate questions and responses for the books listed in the Recommended Books For 3 year Olds such as ‘Spot Can Count’, ‘My Pet’, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’
Following repeated reading of picture books the cards outline a collection of questions to be presented.
The questions focus primarily upon Blank (level 1 and 2 questions).
Two easy to administer progress checks; are included, to check on the acquisition of comprehension questioning ability.
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Boost reading comprehension with Speech Pathology scripted comprehension questions and matching picture books. Designed for use in the home or within schools. Contains a list
The document outlines how to implement PLD's literacy, Movement and Motor and Oral Language resources during the Early Years, Foundation, Year 1 & 2 and across Years 3 to 6. Each page provides suggested time frames and implementation recommendations.
The purpose of this document is to provide an implementation outline to assist schools in scheduling the PLD programs within a broad school-based strategy. When
A screen of comprehension ability focusing on Blank Level 1 and Level 2 questions.
The Comprehension Questions screens can be used to assess a child’s progress with the comprehension programs or to allow for the identification of areas of
A recommended reading book list that promotes the development of oral language skills in children aged 4 years old.
The books in this guide outline quality age-appropriate recommendations only and do not align with specific PLD programs. The lists have been created by speech
Introduction to the Program
This program is designed to develop early narrative skills in young children by encouraging them to retell simple activities and events. Through structured activities, children learn to sequence events, expand their vocabulary, and improve their ability to speak in connected sentences.
The Program Includes:
Activity retell posters suitable for 3-5 year olds
Multiple activity retell templates and examples across 4 themes
Vocabulary focused on real-life categories relevant to children
Cooking
Arts and Crafts
Play
Household
Other Programs within the Range:
Picture Book Retelling – Step 1
Developing News Telling and Narrative Skills for 4 Year Olds
Links to the Teaching Sequence Manuals
This product is mentioned in the Early Years Teaching Sequence Manual
A home or school picture book program for 4 Year Old students.
Comprehension Questions for 4 Year Olds is a home or school resource designed to support oral language development in young children. From a young age, children should be verbal, actively engage in social interactions and understand simple, literal questions about their surroundings. By age 4, children begin answering more complex questions, requiring them to identify less obvious attributes, make predictions and sequence information. This program, developed by speech pathologists, supports the development of these foundational comprehension skills using engaging picture books to ask age-appropriate questions and assess oral responses. Oral language skills are critical for social interaction and academic success.
Program Includes:
Picture Book Recommendations: List of developmentally appropriate Picture Book recommendations, such as 'Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas' and 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'.
41 Question Cards for Repeated Reading Sessions: Develop blending skills through engaging visuals.
Each card contains sample questions (over four days) and model answers based on each recommended picture book.
Questions focus on Blank Level 2 and 3 skills, such as 'What is this part used for?' or 'How did you feel?'
Instruction Booklet: Guidance for presenting in group, class or home settings.
Strategies for Success: Techniques for responding to inadequate answers.
Progress Check: Two assessments to monitor comprehension skill development.
Other Programs within the Range:
Comprehension Questions for 3 Year Old (Mc3)
Parent Training Video: 3 Year Olds
Comprehension Questions for 4 Year Old (Mc4)
Parent Training Video: 4 Year Olds
Comprehension Questions for 5 Year Old (Mc5)
Parent Training Video: 5 Year Olds
Comprehension Questions for 6 and 7 Year Old (Mc6)
Parent Training Video: 6 and 7 Year Olds
Comprehension Questions for 8 and 9 Year Old (Mc8)
Parent Training Video: 8 and 9 Year Olds
The full set of Comprehension Questions Range (Mc3/4/5/6/8)
Links to the Teaching Sequence Manuals:
This product can be used to support the implementation of the Early Years Teaching Sequence Manual on Page 5
Developing vocabulary and the ability to speak in sentences.
Introduction to the Program
This program is designed to provide quick, engaging activities that foster oral language development in young learners. Each game takes just 10 minutes, making it easy to incorporate into daily routines or classroom sessions.
The Program Includes:
6 themes, each with 3 different language games
Naming and speaking in single words
Sorting and speaking in short sentences
Describing and connecting several sentences together
Vocabulary focused on real-life categories relevant to children
Food
Things you wear
Farm animals
Things that take you places
Toys
Around the home
Activities tailored to 3-5 year old language development stages
Other Programs within the Range:
10 Minute Language Games – Set 1
10 Minute Language Games – Set 2
Links to the Teaching Sequence Manuals
This product is mentioned in the Early Years Teaching Sequence Manual
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