In backward chaining, which step is targeted first for fluency?

• A. First step
• B. Last step
• C. All steps
• D. None of the above

Answer: (B)

Backward chaining focuses on making the final action in a task sequence fluent first. The idea is that when the learner can reliably complete the last step, the end result is achieved and reinforces the whole process, giving a clear cue to connect all the preceding steps. So you start by ensuring the final step can be performed independently (with prompts faded over time), then you train the step before that while the latter steps are handled by prompting, and so on until the entire sequence is fluent. In this case, the step targeted first for fluency is the last step of the task.