What term describes supplementary instructions or words that promote the correct response?

What term describes supplementary instructions or words that promote the correct response?

• A. Verbal prompt
• B. Modeling prompt
• C. Full physical prompt
• D. Stimulus prompt

Answer: (A)

Verbal prompts are extra words or phrases that accompany a task to guide the learner toward the correct response. By providing a spoken cue or hint, they help the learner know what to do and can be faded over time as independence grows. This is different from modeling prompts (demonstrating the correct action), full physical prompts (physically guiding the learner’s movements), and stimulus prompts (changing the task’s stimuli itself to make the correct choice more noticeable). For example, saying, “Which block is red?” or “Touch the red block” while a student is choosing helps cue the correct answer and supports learning, with the aim of reducing reliance on the prompt later.

Verbal prompts are extra words or phrases that accompany a task to guide the learner toward the correct response. By providing a spoken cue or hint, they help the learner know what to do and can be faded over time as independence grows. This is different from modeling prompts (demonstrating the correct action), full physical prompts (physically guiding the learner’s movements), and stimulus prompts (changing the task’s stimuli itself to make the correct choice more noticeable). For example, saying, “Which block is red?” or “Touch the red block” while a student is choosing helps cue the correct answer and supports learning, with the aim of reducing reliance on the prompt later.