Hierarchy of Prompting in ABA

Through effective prompting, we’re able to help our learners succeed. Here, we dive into the hierarchy of prompting so we can use it in the best way possible. We use prompting in our everyday lives, like when we use calendar invites to keep us on track and remember important events. In the world of ABA, prompts are a way to guide our learners to the correct response. Prompts come after the introduction of the stimulus and before the learner's response. They’re typically based on prior history, and they’re put in place before the learner makes errors so they can avoid practicing those errors.

There are many ways to use prompting, and we discuss examples of how it looks in action. We discuss the importance of repetition and modeling and why they help learners become more successful. The hierarchy of prompts is structured from the least intrusive to the most intrusive, and we talk about how to choose which ones to use. We also discuss fading prompts, why verbal prompts are the hardest to fade, and how to use least-to-most prompting. 

What’s Inside:

• The hierarchy of prompts and how to choose which to use.
• Why verbal prompts are the hardest to fade.
• How to use least-to-most prompting.

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