1. Plan to Fade – examples:
a. Back map from your desired outcomes
b. Environmental changes
c. Modified work
d. Peer supports
2. Ask and Listen
a. Ask student how they would like to be supported
b. Behavior is communication
c. Experiment if not sure
d. Be consistent
e. Seek to develop independence
3. Step Back – use least intrusive support possible
a. Set a goal for independence in area that will reach success first
b. Fade Cues
c. Collect data on non-prompted responses
d. Give Wait time!
e. Express the problem, not the solution – let the student find the solution themselves
4. Work the Fading Plan
a. When is it absolutely necessary to physically or verbally direct student?
b. Reduce cueing level
c. Natural supports – peers, other adults, adapted materials
d. Narrow focus to reach success
e. Collect data – attitudes can change with data