PCI Reading Program

The PCI Reading Program is a scientifically research-based curriculum created specifically to teach students with developmental disabilities, autism, and significant learning disabilities to read. Designed as a three-level system, the program helps nonreaders learn to read step-by-step, first through whole-word visual discrimination and then through basic decoding using onsets and rimes. As students progress through the three levels, they learn to read 405 words and become more independent in their ability to decode unknown words.

Downloads:

• PCI Reading Program Research and References Summary
• Empirical Education Research Summary
• PCI Reading Program Placement Guide
• PCI Reading Program Levels 1 2 3 Chart
• PCI Reading Program Level 1 and Level 2 Print Kits Brochure

LEVEL ONE

PCI Reading Program Level One teaches 140 basic sight words from the Dolch and Fry lists and real-world words through a comprehensive system of repetition, hands-on practice, controlled-vocabulary reading, and high-interest activities. 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. PCI Reading Program Level One is designed as a one-on-one program and takes at least one full school year to complete.

Skills Covered

• Vocabulary (Sight Words)
• Fluency
• Comprehension
• Phonemic Awareness

Unit Table of Contents

1. Building Visual Skills
2. Building Attention
3. Building Memory
4. Building Concepts of Print
5. Building Phonemic Awareness

Program Components

• 3 Word Building Lessons Books (140 lessons, a comprehensive test, and 28 posttests)
• 5 copies of the Trace and Read Workbook (140 full-color student pages)
• 2 Guided Word Practice Books (168 full-color word and book lesson plans and 140 full-color student read-aloud pages)
• 1 Activity Sheets Binder (280 reproducible activities)
• 1 Building Reading Skills Binder (75 lesson plans and 22 reproducible student pages)
• 28 full-color Books
• 1 Game Board for The Word Game
• 140 Word Cards
• 100 full-color Picture Cards
• 1 Card Storage Box
• 1 Match on the Mat Board
• 105 Text Cards
• 105 full-color Scene Cards
• 1 Plastic Card Tray
• 1 Plastic Viewer
• 1 Teacher' s Guide

LEVEL TWO

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.

Skills Covered

• Vocabulary (Sight Words)
• Fluency
• Comprehension
• Phonemic Awareness
• Grammar (Inflectional Endings)

Unit Table of Contents

1. Building Print Recognition
2. Building Letter Sound Knowledge
3. Building Fluency
4. Building the Writing Connection
5. Building the Home Connection

Program Components

• 3 Word Building Lessons Books (140 lessons, a comprehensive test, and 14 posttests)
• 5 copies of the Trace and ReadWorkbook (140 full-color student pages)
• 2 Guided Word Practice Books (154 full-color word and book lesson plans and 140 full-color student read-aloud pages)
• 1 Activity Sheets Binder (289 reproducible activities) 1 Review Stories for Level One Words Booklet
• 1 Skill Discovery Lessons Book
• 4 Word Windows (one for each inflectional ending taught (-s, - ing, and -ed) and one for compound words)
• 40 Word Strips (for use with the Word Windows)
• 1 Building Reading Skills Binder (with 38 lesson plans, 62 reproducible student pages, and 5 reproducible mini-books)
• 14 full-color Books (ranging in length from 12 to 16 pages)
• 1 Game Board for The Word Game
• 280Word Cards (140 from Level One and 140 from Level Two.)
• 100 full-color Picture Cards
• 1 Card Storage Box
• 1 Match on the Mat Board
• 140 Text Cards & 140 full-color Scene Cards
• 1 Plastic Card Tray
• 1 Plastic Viewer
• 1 Teacher' s Guide

LEVEL THREE

PCI Reading Program Level Three serves as a bridge between the whole-word visual discrimination approach in Levels One and Two and the decoding required of independent readers. To promote student success, instruction is carefully scaffolded to introduce students to the process of decoding by unveiling sounds that are embedded within the sight words they already know how to read. Students learn to examine known sight words, recognize common onsets and rimes, match phoneme sounds to letters and decode unfamiliar words such as bat and rake.

SKILLS COVERED

• Comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Phonemic Awareness
• Fluency
• Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry
• Phonics

LEVEL THREE FEATURES

• Word Decoding Through Phonics
• 125 Additional Decodable Words
• Teaches 23 Onsets and 20 Word Families
• Focuses on Word Analysis,Word Building and Blending, and Decoding
• 20 Books (10 Fiction and 10 Nonfiction), each with 16 pages
• Comprehension, Fluency, and Writing in Every Unit
• Moves Students to Approximately a 3-0-3.5 Reading Level.

COMPONENTS

• 1 Core Instruction Guide (20 word family units; 20 unit overviews and objectives; 280 full-color lesson pages; Real World Connection lessons; fluency and comprehension lessons)
• 1 Letter/Sound Correspondence Lessons
• 1 Read-Aloud Book (40 pages; 2 per unit)
• 5 copies of the Write and ReadWorkbook (100 pages; 5 per unit)<
• 1 Activity Sheets Binder (69 pages of onset practice; 100 pages /li> of new words and comprehension Practice)
• 20 Student Books (16 full-color pages; 10 Fiction and 10 nonfiction)
• 1 Magnet Board
• Magnets (Onsets, rimes, words , words family labels, and inflectional endings)
• 125 Picture Cards
• 1 Match on the Mat Board
• 100 Match on the Mat Cards (50 Scene Cards and 50 Text Cards)
• 20 Word Windows and 40 Word Strips
• 1 Plastic Viewer (for use with the Letter/Sound Correspondence Lessons)
• 1 Assessments Binder
• 1 Teacher s Guide

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

WORKBOOKS

Once students have practiced identifying and reading a new word, they move to the Trace and Read, or Write and Read Workbook for tactile reinforcement. Each word has its own practice page in the workbook. Each word is also part of a controlled phrase or sentence constructed from previously learned words and/or pictures. Students read the new word in context, increasing comprehension of the word s meaning and usage.

ADDITIONAL BOOK SETS

After mastering the posttest, students are ready to read a new book featuring the newly learned words and any previously learned words.

REPRODUCIBLE BOOKS

The books for all 3 levels are available in reproducible format. The reproducible books are identical to the program books, except they are in black and white. Use the books in the classroom or as reading reinforcement activities to send home.

COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

Extend and assess comprehension on the program s Level 1 and Level 2 books with these fully scripted lessons and reproducible activities. For each book in the core program, this book provides a reading comprehension lesson with activities for both pre-and post-reading. Comprehension lessons focus on standards-based literacy skills and strategies. Four reproducible activities are provided for each book along with a reproducible assessment. Progress monitoring checklists are included.