I adore both, have used both extensively and feel both have their place in our world of working with students with disabilities. Sometime teachers have a choice as to what program to use but other teachers must use what is provided to them by their school or district. They are proud of themselves and they WANT to learn more.Ī lot of times when you speak with teachers, you find they have great allegiance to one or the other of these programs.
Its a lot of hard work, of course on the student and the teacher's part, but there is THAT moment when, that" light bulb" goes on and you can almost see it turn on within the child. It NEVER gets old watching a child's eyes light up when they realize they CAN READ a word for the first time. I say "magic" because it almost seems like that sometimes.
Both have significant strengths and only a few differences.Īs a Special Education teacher of students with significant disabilities for the last 12 years, I have used both of these program extensively and have seen both of them work their "magic" in teaching students with disabilities how to read. Both of these of these programs are excellent materials to use when teaching reading to students with disabilities. This program is fairly new starting around 2009. Another program that comes to mind is PCI Reading Program. It has been around since 1972 and is well liked by many special education teachers.
So please join me as we take a quick look at both of these programs. When you look at reading programs for special education classrooms, especially those for students with significant disabilities, two programs immediately pop up.
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