500+ Workbooks, 20 Topics, 4 Levels

Over 500 workbooks are grouped into 4 Ability Levels and target 20 different topics. 

Select the level which best fits each student’s individual learning needs, regardless of his or her chronological age.

Level One	Our resources begin at Level One – suitable for students of any age who are just able to grasp a pencil and make simple scribbles on the page, and who are able to communicate at a very basic level using a few simple words or gestures.  Over 1,500+ pages of resources are available to support educators in the development of fine motor skills, receptive and expressive communication skills, pre-emergent literacy and numeracy skills, concept formation, spatial awareness, motor memory, mid-line crossover, and much, much more.
Level Two	Level Two continues this resource support, with another 1,500+ pages – suitable for students of any age who are functioning an academic level typically associated with early elementary or primary school.  Additional Workbooks added at this level include critical thinking skills, personal development and protective behaviours, processing speed and accuracy, phonemic awareness and much more.  Functional Literacy and Numeracy are supported through spiral curriculum workbooks which teach new concepts in a very gradual progression, with frequent re-visits to concepts previously learned.   A constant emphasis on applying previously learned skills in novel situations helps to students reinforce and apply key concepts.
Level Three	Level Three provides another 1,000+ pages suitable for students of any age whose functional academic skills are typically associated with middle elementary or primary school.  Almost all topics from Level Two are continued in Level Three.  This depth of resources ensures that regardless of each student’s rate of learning, their teachers will have constant access to stimulating, vibrant and novel resources appropriate to their individual needs.
Level Four	Level Four provides another 3,000+ pages suitable for students whose functional academic skills are typically associated with upper elementary or junior high school.  Even at this level, all Workbooks remain highly visual, with highly adapted tasks suitable for students with ongoing difficulties forming and applying abstract concepts.  Many of the Workbooks focus on specific topics commonly found in mainstream curriculum.  This allows students to participate to the fullest extent in mainstream activities, but then complete adapted tasks on the same topic at a level suitable to their needs.  Level Four is the highest academic level that Precision Academics targets.   Once students are able to complete Level Four Workbooks with relative independence, then they are quite able to use many of the hundreds of other excellent resources already available to support their learning needs.

Placement and Progress Tests

English: Functional Literacy           and            Mathematics: Functional Numeracy               have diagnostic Placement and Progress Tests to assist you to determine the best starting points for each student and to help you to monitor each student’s progress over time.  

You may find this Table helps guide your decision of which Workbooks may be the best starting point for your student, based on their Pre-Testing Results:

This Table is to be used as a GUIDELINE only – You must take into account other factors such as the student’s age, individual areas of strength and challenge, topics required etc.

Use your professional  judgement and knowledge of each student’s individual needs  to determine the best starting level for each student.

Pre-Post Testing Results for English and Mathematics:	Choose Workbooks from:
Scores up to about 20	Level One
Scores up to about 21 to 65	Level Two
Scores from about 66 to 130	Level Three
Scores from 131 to 200	Level Four

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General Guidelines for using Precision Academics Workbooks

·         Keep your sessions short, frequent and very positive.  Encourage your student to concentrate very closely on key visual and auditory information. 

·         Precision Academics© Workbooks provide unlimited opportunities for skill development, success and increased self-confidence in all aspects of the curriculum, and can be used as one important component of each student’s educational program. 

·         The many brightly coloured Workbooks contain interactive, highly motivating activities linked to both Mainstream and Life Skills Outcomes. 

·         Encourage as much detail in spoken language as possible.  Language skills greatly enhance all aspects of learning.  Actively teach your student to develop his or her skills using a range of strategies.  Adapt each page to your student’s individual needs.

·         Actively teach the student to listen carefully, complete all elements of each task and check their own work.

·         Provide as much support as is needed to achieve 100% on every page.  Praise often and sincerely.  Cover the page with positive marks, check marks, “happy faces”, messages of success etc.  Encourage your student to do the same. 

·         High levels of positive feedback are essential to promoting self-esteem and a positive attitude towards learning.  As each page is complete, the helper or student marks the page with a brightly coloured 100%.  This explicitly teaches the student to aim for mastery in his or her learning. As little attention as possible is paid to errors in work. 

·         Praise and acknowledgement are given for every task, but when mistakes are encountered, the student is simply asked to “Check this one please” before it is marked.  Then as little or as much support as necessary is given to ensure that the work is completed correctly. 

·         Once this is done, the work is brightly ticked and the page is marked at 100%.  Do not be tempted to skip this important step.  Use your own unique style to encourage the highest possible success from your students.

·         At the end of each workbook, you will find one or more Assessment and Work Sample page(s).  The Assessment section identifies selected Curriculum Outcomes linked to the student’s stage of learning.  The Outcomes are worded in very general terms and represent the long term goals you are working towards. 

·         Select Mainstream or Life Skills Outcomes as appropriate, or insert your own Outcomes if necessary.  The Indicators identify very specific expectations that are linked directly to tasks the student has been working on throughout each workbook.

·         Helpers and their students work together to evaluate the student’s level of mastery using the simple 1 to 5 guidelines (essentially 1 means that the student requires total support to complete Indicator whereas 5 means the work was completed with confidence and independence). 

·         The scores are then totalled and the result is used to guide your decision about which workbook to go to next.  The student then completes a Work Sample. 

·         Once completed, the Assessment and Work Sample page(s) are  removed from the Workbook and placed on the student’s Progress File. Attach additional Work Samples if desired. 

·         These documents provide simple, valuable and essential information documenting the student’s progress towards his or her learning goals. 

·         These documents can be reviewed at Individual Education Plans and used for Progress Assessment.

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