PROMPT therapy uses which combination of cues to guide sequencing of oral movements?

• A. Proprioceptive, pressure, and kinesthetic cues
• B. Visual cues alone
• C. Auditory cues alone
• D. Tactile cues only

Answer: (A)

PROMPT therapy relies on guiding how the mouth moves using a set of somatosensory cues that work together to shape the sequence of articulatory gestures. Proprioceptive cues help the person feel the position of the lips, jaw, and tongue in space; kinesthetic cues convey the sense of movement and how those muscles should flow from one position to another; pressure cues indicate how much contact or force is being applied during the movements. This combination is delivered through tactile and manual input from the therapist to location-specific oral muscles, providing essential guidance for the correct sequencing of movements. Visual or auditory cues alone don’t supply the necessary somatic feedback to organize the motor sequence, and using tactile cues alone would miss the broader proprioceptive and kinesthetic information that helps the learner feel the intended order of movements.