What is precision teaching in literacy at primary level?

[Hathor]

Just that really, what does precision teaching mean in SEN literacy?

[Cadelaide]

Dunno,but bumping for you cos someone will.

[moondog]

HGathor,I know this is an old post, but this is the subject of my MSc, so let me know if you want to hear more.

[robinpud]

Well, I don't know and probably should so someone spill the beans!

[moondog]

It's too much effort on my part for something that may be of only mild interest to other folk.
Sorry.

[robinpud]

In a nutshell? I wouldn't ask if I were weren't intersted. It looks similar to toe by toe and other wave 3 interventions?

[moondog]

Here

Standard Celeration Chart (and use thereof) is what makes it really stand out.
Months of data can be represented and noted on one piece of paper.

[moondog]

I odn't konw about Toe by Toe but the fact that there is no proper research cited on their website, coupled with some serious syntactic errors has me going
If you wnat a rock solid evidence based reading intervention programme, you will not get better than Headsprout.

I'm using it in my MSc and plotting progress on SCCs.

[robinpud]

Interesting- thank you.

[moondog]

Robin, what are wave 3 interventions?

[Hathor]

Moondog - thanks for the information. It seems to be a particular method of teaching. The IEP just says "precision teaching" but doesn't give any other detail. I will ask the class teacher.

[moondog]

Blimey,if you have a teacher who uses PT (and a Standard Celeration Chart) I am seriously impressed!!!

Please let me know!

[moondog]

What programme are you following Cornsilk?

[robinpud]

I do that too Cornsilk.. just don't have any fancy name for it!

Moondog- the waves are a school based approach to planning, designing and tailoring effective provision for all children.

Wave 1- the effective inclusion of all children in daily, 'quality first teaching'

Wave 2- Wave 1 plus additional, time-limited, tailored intervention support

Wave 3- Wave 1 plus increasingly individualised programmes based on independent evidence of what works.

So your Scc would be a wave 3 intervention; ALS would be a wave 2 intervention and effective differentation would be wave 1.

[moondog]

Ok Robin.
How do they quantify the 1st though?
I work in a lot of schools where things sound great on paper but rarely are in practice.

[robinpud]

Can't speak about general, can only tell you about my wave 1- differentation for a lower ability literacy group,( p5-2c) generally daily at two levels; then I provide work for 3 children with EAL and then I provide something different for a chld with high level needs functioning at about p5. That's my wave 1...

[cornsilk]

moondog I use Hickey.

[pointydog]

PT type programme used at quite a few schools in my area - Code Cracker

[moondog]

Cat, so nicely put.
Really great to hear that it is being used.It's fab.

[pointydog]

moondog, you really under-estimat teaqchers at times. Or else you work in a part of the country that lags.

[moondog]

Eh?
On what do yuo base your comment?

[moondog]

Do you use a Standard Celeration Chart?
If so, electroinc or manual?
Do the kids pplot their own data?