Welcome to the How To Series. The topic for this How To is verbal prompting. You will see examples of how to provide a verbal prompt to students. 
There are many different kinds of prompts. Verbal prompts are the least intrusive kind of prompt. A verbal prompt is a specific type of prompt that can be direct or indirect. A direct verbal prompt is verbal instruction that tells the student exactly what to do. An indirect verbal prompt is verbal instruction that gives a hint about what the next step is or reminds the student to move on to the next step. 
Let's watch our first video. In this video you will notice a student is working on spelling. The teacher is going to provide a direct verbal prompt which will help the student to complete the task. While you watch the video, see if you hear what the teacher says to provide the prompt. 
Teacher: Alright, we're going to spell car. Hands down, wait. Find C.
Student: (finds c) C.
Teacher: Good. Find A.
Student: (finds a) A.
Teacher: Find R.
Student: (finds r) R.
Teacher: Good job! High five.
What did you hear? Hopefully you heard the teacher say, "Find the C. Find the A. Find the R."
Let's watch the next video. In this video you will notice a young boy working on his homework list. You will hear the adult provide an indirect verbal prompt by saying, "What time is it now?"
Adult: Vaughn, are you all done?
Vaughn: Let me check. I finished my writing. I finished my social studies and I finished my math. 
Adult: So what time is it now?
Vaughn: Temple Run.
Adult: Time for Temple Run? Okay!
There are more ways to provide verbal prompts. Let's watch a couple of videos. While you are watching these videos, see if you can hear the verbal prompts being used. Specifically, listen to what the teacher says and look or listen for the student's response. 
Teacher: Can you do that? Ready? I want... Colors, colors, pink.
(student points on communication device)
Pink, pink, pink. Almost. Pink, pink. I know this frustrates you sometimes. Here, pink. Pink what? Pink what? 
(student points on communication device)
Very nice! Thank you, very good! (teacher hands him a toy)
Student: Five minus one.
Teacher: Do you need help? 
Student: Mm hmm. 
Teacher: What do you need to do? Raise your hand, okay, and ask for help, alright?
Student: (raises hand)
Teacher: Five minus one. Okay, so five... you're going to count down. 
Teacher: Together or by myself?
Student: (inaudible)
Teacher: Say, "I want" together, or by myself?
Student: (inaudible)
Teacher: Okay. Say, "I want together please."
Student: (inaudible)
Teacher: Say, "I want together please."
Student: Together please.
In all the videos you watched, you should have heard that the teacher provided a verbal prompt so that the student was better able to complete the task at hand. The verbal prompt helped the student be successful. 
Now that you've watched and listened for some examples of verbal prompts, remember prompts can be direct and tell the student exactly what to do or they can be indirect and give the student a hint about what to do or remind the student of the next step.