Instruction is organized and systematic with plenty of practice and reinforcement. Children are explicitly taught phonics which is then reinforced in reading, spelling, handwriting and grammar. Students learn to recognize graphic symbols for letters and sounds (visual), differentiate and duplicate sounds (auditory and vocal), and write symbols to produce sounds and words (kinesthetic). The program uses a multisensory approach to accomplish this. Children should learn individual letter sounds, building syllables, words and sentences as they progress. The program is based on the premise that language learning must be simple to complex (phonics-based). (For a more specific review of the reading and handwriting components, please see PAF Readers and PAF Handwriting Program.) Levels 161-215 still use the Merrill Readers Take Flight and Break Through along with the Stepping Up In Reading 3 Workbook. The Curriculum Sequence part of the handbook lists when to use the other components of the program including PAF Handwriting, Alphabet Picture Cards, Pocket Chart Alphabet Cards, Review Cards, Key Word Picture Cards, and the PAF Reading Series including the Skills Books and Teacher's Guides. The Teacher's Handbook includes a complete explanation of the program and how to teach it, a Curriculum Sequence of the order of instruction, lesson plan templates, proficiency tests, and an appendix (which includes comprehensive instruction on how to teach handwriting). It contains the methodology and framework for the entire program, integrating reading, spelling/dictation, grammar and handwriting instruction. This handbook has been updated to incorporate the PAF readers. Preventing Academic Failure Reading ProgramĪt the heart of this multisensory Orton-Gillingham method program is the Preventing Academic Failure (PAF) Teacher's Handbook.

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