Ep. 41: Prompt Dependence – Effective Strategies for Building Student Independence

🎯 Key Takeaways
✔️ Prompt Dependence Defined: Understanding prompt dependence and its impact on students’ ability to act independently.
✔️ Choosing the Right Prompting Strategy: Not all learners benefit from the same prompts! Learn how to assess if most-to-least or least-to-most is right for your learner.
✔️ The Power of the Pause: Pausing before prompting gives learners a chance to respond independently, which is key for fostering confidence and autonomy.
✔️ Prompt Fading Tips: Systematic fading strategies, including time delay, encourage independence by gradually removing prompts as learners build confidence.
✔️ Reinforcement Matters: Reinforce independent responses more than prompted ones to build self-reliance. Independence should always yield the biggest reward!

For you!
✔️ Caitlin's Prompt Hierarchy freebie (Beltran's Behavior Basics)
✔️ Audra's Prompt Hierarchy freebie (ABA in School on TPT)

📚 Resources
Books on Prompt Fading
“The Power of Our Words” by Paula Denton
“Behavioral Support Strategies for Education Paraprofessionals” by Will Henson Psy.D.

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