Errorless learning is a teaching technique that uses physical or verbal prompts to ensure the learner responds correctly each time, gradually fading the prompts to promote accuracy and independence. Prompts can be gestures, touch, or saying a word along with a picture, and are slowly removed so the learner can respond on their own. Prompt fading procedures written by a consultant are followed to move from most assistance to least over time.

1. ERRORLESS LEARNING
NICK DADDS
CLINICIAN-IN-TRAINING & LEAD LINE THERAPIST
5/24/2016
QUARTERLY STAFF TRAINING

2. WHAT IS ERRORLESS LEARNING?
• Errorless Teaching is a teaching procedure in which the child is prompted to make
the correct response immediately, ensuring a correct response each time. The
prompt is then slowly faded in order to promote accuracy and independence.

3. PHYSICAL AND VERBAL PROMPTS
PHYSICAL
• Prompting through the use of
gestures and touch
• Ex: A client is learning how to follow
a sequence. Staff shows client the
sequence and then moves the client’s
hand in the same sequence
VERBAL
• Prompting through the use of sounds
and words.
• Ex: Client is learning to associate a
picture of a dog with the word dog.
Staff presents picture and says, “What
is this? Dog”, client then repeats
“Dog”.

4. PROMPT FADING
• Prompts are faded in order to increase the level of assistance required for a
correct response and promote independent behavior responses.
• Prompt fading procedures will always be included in a program. Follow the
prompt fading procedure written by the consultant.
• Prompt fading usually goes from most intrusive to least intrusive.
• Ex: Full Partial Independent (No prompt)
• Prompt fading varies from client to client and situation to situation, but will
always be detailed by consultant. Make sure to check first before beginning a
prompt fade.