Which practice involves giving students language prompts that use words or initial sounds to support their speech?

Which practice involves giving students language prompts that use words or initial sounds to support their speech?

• A. Verbal Prompting
• B. Visual Prompting
• C. Physical Prompting
• D. Modeling

Answer: (A)

Verbal prompting relies on language-based cues to support speech. By giving students words or the initial sounds of words, the teacher provides a spoken scaffold that helps them start or keep talking without taking over the task. In ESOL, this might mean offering the beginning of a sentence or the first sound of a word to trigger the correct language production. This approach focuses on using spoken cues to get the student to produce the target language. It differs from visual prompting, which uses pictures or written cues; physical prompting, which involves guiding movement or mouth positioning; and modeling, which demonstrates the correct form for the student to imitate.

Verbal prompting relies on language-based cues to support speech. By giving students words or the initial sounds of words, the teacher provides a spoken scaffold that helps them start or keep talking without taking over the task. In ESOL, this might mean offering the beginning of a sentence or the first sound of a word to trigger the correct language production. This approach focuses on using spoken cues to get the student to produce the target language. It differs from visual prompting, which uses pictures or written cues; physical prompting, which involves guiding movement or mouth positioning; and modeling, which demonstrates the correct form for the student to imitate.