Prompting Strategies

Tammy’s dad is trying to teach her to stop before crossing the road. As they approach a crosswalk her dad tells her to stop at the edge of the sidewalk. This is an example of what kind of prompt?

• Verbal

• Stimulus

• Gestural

• Modeling

• Physical

Stacy tells Abby to hang her backpack up by pointing to the hook in Abby’s cubby. This is an example of a ______ prompt.

• physical

• modeling

• gestural

• verbal

• visual

Jenn is trying to teach the kids how to do Tree Pose during Yoga. She gets into Tree Pose for the kids before asking them to do it. This is an example of a _______ prompt.

• physical

• verbal

• gestural

• environmental

• modeling

A _____ prompt is the least intrusive and a ____ prompt is the most intrusive.

• modeling; physical

• gestural; modeling

• gestural; verbal

• verbal; physical

• visual; verbal

A BI is using visual and hand over hand prompts to help her client learn how to tie his shoes. As the child starts to master the skill the BI uses less and less prompts. This is an example of:

• stimulus delay

• prompt delay

• stimulus fading

• prompt fading

• verbal delay

True or false? Prompts are used to get the correct behavior to occur so it can be reinforced.

• True

• False

True or false? Teaching is complete when prompts are no longer being used to get the behavior to occur.

• True

• False

True or False? Fading involves the abrupt removal or a prompt after the learner starts to make the correct response.

• True

• False