Why are 'WH' and 'Yes/No' Questions Important for My Child to Learn?
Your child's ability to answer these questions will help him/her to:
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grow his/her vocabulary
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increase his/her ability to form clear, complete and more complex sentences when speaking (i.e., expressive language)
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increase his/her ability to understand what is said to him/her, as well as what he/she reads (i.e., receptive language )
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develop his/her verbal reasoning skills (i.e., to understand and logically deal with information and/or problems and to express this logic verbally)
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grow his/her curiosity for learning
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meet (and potentially exceed!) the expectations of school