Written Hierarchy of Prompting Levels

Child: Evelyn

Most Intrusive

Least Intrusive

Submitted by: Melanie McFarlane

Goal: Play next to other children at least three times a day.

Prompt

Description of how you administer or support in context

Full Physical Assist

Physically pick up Evelyn and move her over to where

another child is playing.

Partial Physical Assist

Touch or guide Evelyn to where another child is playing

Segmented Model

Look, Isaac is playing with play dough, you can play too if
you go sit next to him.

Direct Model

I am playing with my play dough next to Isaac.

Direct Verbal Prompt

Evelyn, come play next to me and Isaac with the play

dough.

Indirect Verbal Prompt

Would you like to come play next to Isaac with the play
dough?

Spontaneous/ Independent Evelyn moves on her own to play at the art table next to
Isaac.