“What colour is it?” “What are you doing?” “Where’s the dog?” “What’s that?” “How many can you see?” “What happens next?” If you work in Early Years, chances are you have definately heard (or said!) phrases like these! We know that we ask questions because we want to encourage children to communicate. We want to extend their language, find out what they know, develop their thinking and keep them engaged, and questions questions do have their place. But there is something wort

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