WH Questions Visual Task Cards with Symbols (Autism and Special Education)

Support WH question comprehension with this set of 200 visual task cards designed for special education students, early learners, and non-readers. This resource targets who, what, when, and where questions using symbol-supported sentences and real-image visuals to make comprehension more accessible and engaging.

Students respond to WH questions by selecting the correct answer from a field of 3 visual symbol choices, helping build understanding, receptive language, and communication skills in a structured format.

This resource is designed for learners who benefit from strong visual support, repetition, and clear task expectations. No reading is required, making it accessible for a wide range of learners including non-readers and AAC users.

What’s Included

• WH Question Posters to introduce and support question types
• Task card question posters (full page)
• Task card covers
• WHO task cards (Pages 10–22)
• WHAT task cards (Pages 23–35)
• WHERE task cards (Pages 36–48)
• WHEN task cards (Pages 49–61)
• (the task cards above are 4 to a page, but they are also available as full pages too if you need bigger print outs for your class)

Skills Targeted

• WH question comprehension (who, what, when, where)
• Receptive language development
• Answering questions from sentences and visuals
• Visual discrimination
• Vocabulary development
• Functional communication skills

Perfect For

• Special education classrooms
• Early childhood and elementary learners
• ABA instruction and discrete trial training (DTT)
• 1:1 instruction with teachers or paraprofessionals
• Independent work systems and task boxes
• WH question IEP goals

How to Use

These task cards can be used for direct instruction, independent work, small group lessons, or structured task boxes. They are flexible enough to support both guided teaching and independent practice.

Simply print, laminate and cut each page into fours to use. You can keep the question types separate and work on one question at a time or mix them up!

Prefer not to print? Grab the interactive digital version of these task cards HERE

Why Teachers Use It

This resource helps make WH question instruction more accessible by removing reading barriers and replacing them with clear, consistent visual supports. Students are able to focus on comprehension and meaning rather than decoding text.

Looking for a simple way to build WH question skills with your students? Add this resource to your cart today and start using it in your classroom, therapy sessions, or task boxes right away.

Want these cards and more task cards including seasonal sets? Grab the WH Task Card BUNDLE!

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