3 Prompting and Prompt Fading Free Online FlashCards

What is a prompt?

A prompt is added assistance or a cue that makes a correct response more likely when the ordinary instruction or environmental cue is not sufficient.

What is the long-term goal of prompting?

The goal is to transfer control to the cue that should naturally guide the skill, rather than making the learner dependent on an adult’s reminder.

What is a verbal prompt?

A verbal prompt is a spoken hint, direction, or answer that supports the learner’s response.

What safety rule applies to physical prompts?

Use physical guidance cautiously, briefly, and only when appropriate; stop if the learner resists or becomes distressed.

What is one commonly used prompt progression?

One commonly used progression is visual or gestural, verbal, model, partial physical, then full physical assistance.

How does least-to-most prompting work?

Give the ordinary instruction and a planned chance to respond; if needed, increase assistance through a defined hierarchy until the learner responds.

What factors guide the choice of prompting procedure?

Consider the learner’s current skills, the task’s difficulty and safety requirements, and how quickly errors could cause harm or frustration.

What is prompt fading, and what are common methods?

Prompt fading is the planned, gradual reduction or removal of assistance. Methods include reducing prompt intensity, using time delay, fading stimulus prompts, and graduated guidance.

What response data can guide prompt fading?

Record whether each response was independent or prompted and the prompt level; use the data to decide whether to fade, maintain, or temporarily increase support. Reinforce independent responding.

How can you check whether a skill is independent and generalizes?

Check that the skill occurs with the ordinary cue and, when appropriate, across people, materials, and settings.

What is a model prompt?

A model prompt demonstrates an action for the learner to imitate.

What is a stimulus prompt?

A stimulus prompt changes materials or their arrangement to make the correct choice easier to notice, such as placing the correct symbol closer to the learner.