Least-to-Most Prompting
Also called: LTM, increasing assistance, system of least prompts
Definition
A prompting procedure that gives the learner a chance to respond on their own, then adds progressively more intrusive prompts only as needed within the trial. It gives the least help necessary and suits skills the learner partly has, at the cost of allowing more errors.
In plain language
Let the learner try first. If they cannot do it, add a little help, then a little more, until they get it. Good for skills they partly have.
Example
"Hang up your coat." Wait. Point at the hook. Wait. Model it. Wait. Guide the arm.
Not least-to-most prompting
Guiding the arm from the first trial and reducing help over days. That is most-to-least.
Commonly confused with
See also
Written from
- macduff-krantz-mcclannahan-2001
Written from MacDuff, Krantz and McClannahan (2001). No textbook glossary consulted.
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