Overview - PCI READING PROG LVL 1 & 2 PRINT
Research Proven Reading Success.
The PCI Reading Programs are a research-based curriculum created specifically to teach students with developmental disabilities, autism, and significant learning disabilities how to read. Levels One and Two teach 280 sight words and "real-world" nouns and verbs through a comprehensive system of repetition, "hands-on" practice, controlled-vocabulary reading, and high-interest activities. Nonreaders become successful readers word by word, reading 42 engaging, full-color books along the way.
PCI Reading Program Level One is designed as a one-on-one program and takes at least one full school year to complete. In Level One, students learn 140 of the most basic sight words from the Dolch and Fry lists. Students progress from reading individual words to 8-12 word sentences. Level One includes 28 books, ranging in length from 8 to 12 pages. By the end of Level One, nonreaders will have progressed to approximately a 1.0 reading level.
Level One Features
• Scientifically Research-Based with a Research Summary Available
• Teaches 140 Sight Words and "Real-World" Words
• Includes 28 Full-Color Controlled Vocabulary Books
• Every Word Practiced and Reviewed Over 100 Times
• Features the Five-Step Lesson Cycle
• Takes Nonreaders to a 1.0 Reading Level
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 constantly reviewed, which promotes both short- and long-term retention. For every five words learned in Level One, students are invited to read a full-color book about the everyday life of a contemporary adolescent character.
PCI Reading Program Level Two is designed as the next step for students who have completed Level One. It teaches 140 additional sight words and "real-world" nouns and verbs, advancing students from a 1.0 reading level to a 2.0-2.5 reading level. While Level Two's focus is still on teaching words through visual discrimination, it also introduces students to wrapped text, common inflectional endings, such as -s, -ing, and -ed, and compound words.
Level Two Features
• Skill Discovery Lessons Book
• 4 Word Windows and 40 Word Strips
• Teaches 140 Additional Sight Words "Real-World" Nouns and Verbs
• Includes 14 Controlled Vocabulary Books with 1-3 Paragraphs per Page
• Takes Beginning Readers from a 1.0 Reading Level to a 2.5 Reading Level
• Introduces New Skills, Including Wrapped Text, Inflectional Endings, and Compound Words
Words Taught in Groups of Ten
Level Two uses the same five-step lesson cycle that students became familiar with in Level One, but it teaches the words in groups of ten rather than five. Level Two includes 14 full-color books, one for every ten words learned. Each book features a different adolescent character in a typical everyday setting. Books range in length from 12 to 16 pages and move from one paragraph per page to up to three paragraphs per page.
Level One Components
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• Scripted Lessons
• 28 Books
• 5 Student Workbooks
• Reproducible Activity Sheets
• Read-Aloud Pages
• Word Building Lessons CD & Books
• 140 Word Cards
• 100 Picture Cards
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• 105 Matching Text & Scene Cards
• 2 Game Mats
• Comprehensive Test
• 28 Posttests
• Plastic Viewer
• Plastic Card Tray
• Building Reading Skills Binder
• Checklists & Progress Charts |
Level Two Components
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• Scripted Lessons
• 14 Books
• 5 Student Workbooks
• Activity Sheets
• Read-Aloud Pages
• Word Building Lessons CD & Books
• 4 Word Windows
• 40 Word Strips
• 280 Word Cards
• 100 Picture Cards
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• 140 Matching Text and Scene Cards
• 2 Game Mats
• Review Stories Book
• Comprehensive Test
• 14 Posttests
• Skill Discovery Lessons Book
• Plastic Card Tray
• Plastic Viewer
• Building Reading Skills Binder
• Checklists and Progress Charts
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