SEND IASS - Top tips for meetings factsheet
Seeking clarification when you are unsure or don't understand
In the following example questions x is used to represent the missing topic of conversation.
An example of questions when seeking clarification about something you don't understand are:
- What do you mean when you say x?
- How does x relate to my child?
- I am not sure what you mean, please could you put that another way for me?
- Let me see if I understand you; do you mean x or x ?
- I am not sure how x relates to our problem/discussion/issue please can you explain that to me?
- Could you give me an example of what you mean / how that would look/ how that will work?
- Would x be a good example of that?