Overview - PCI READING PROGRAM LEVEL 1
The PCI Reading Program is a research-based curriculum created specifically to teach students with developmental disabilities, autism, and significant learning disabilities to read. Level One teaches 140 sight words and "real-world" words through a comprehensive system of repetition, "hands-on" practice, controlled-vocabulary reading, and high-interest activities. Nonreaders become successful readers word-by-word, reading 28 engaging, full-color books along the way.
LEARN FIVE WORDS AND READ A BOOK
The five-step lesson cycle is based on visual discrimination and is designed to teach students to automatically recognize and correctly pronounce one word at a time. As each new word is learned, previous words are continually reviewed, which promotes both short- and long-term retention. For every five words learned, students are invited to read a full-color book about the everyday life of a contemporary adolescent character.
FOR NONREADERS OF ALL AGES
The program is designed for nonreaders age 5 to adult, the activities and books feature realistic illustrations, and the story lines encompass important life skills and lessons. The program materials use repetition and review along with frequent praise to guarantee successful learning and to increase students' self-confidence.
THE FIRST OF THREE LEVELS
Level One is designed as a one-on-one program that takes at least one full school year to complete. Two additional levels are forthcoming. Level Two will teach an additional 140 words and introduce students to wrapped text and a few common inflectional endings, such as -s and -ing. Level Three will serve as a "bridge" between reading through visual discrimination and reading through basic decoding strategies and word attack skills.
COMPONENTS
3 Word Building Lessons Books, 1 Word Building Lessons Software Mac/Win CD, 5 Trace and Read Workbooks, 2 Guided Word Practice Books, 1 Activity Sheets Binder, 1 Building Reading Skills Binder, 28 Books, 140 Word Cards, 100 Picture Cards, 1 "Word Game" Board, 1 "Match on the Mat" Board, 105 Text Cards, 105 Scene Cards, 1 Plastic Card Tray, 1 Plastic Viewer, and 1 Teacher's Guide. All program components come in a custom box designed for storage and display.
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"This program rocks!"
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High School CI Teacher Monday, February 08, 2010
Most of my students are non-readers. This program is building their confidence because they are reading entire books independently. The books are written at extremely low levels, but the graphics and content are age-appropriate.
Advantages
All students have made improvement in word recognition and fluency.
Disadvantages
There isn't much of a comprehension piece. Context clues within the sentences are about all you can use.
"This is exactly what my son needed."
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All Things Are Possible! Wednesday, February 18, 2009
When I saw this reading program at an autism conference I knew it was exactly what my son needed. What drew me to this program was that it was designed for children on the spectrum who are visual learners. My ASD son, age 9, was not learning to read using other special education reading programs. The other programs only introduce words in one format and the student learns those words while reading a story book. There was no way to tell if my son had learned the words because by the end of the teaching he had memorized the story and not the words. This program teaches the words in different formats to ensure the student can generalize them into different settings. When the student is able to do this, he is given his first book to read. Each book builds using the previously learned words along with the new words. Brilliant!
The success of any program also depends on the educator. The beauty of this program is that anyone can administer it by following the well written guides. Even I, without any formal teaching training, can implement it and track my son’s progress.
Although we are still in the early phases of this program, we are excited with my son’s progress. My son’s major challenges are hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattentiveness.
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