How is PAF Different?

PAF is based on the philosophy that reading must be taught systematically with the following components:

• Direct Instruction
  Lessons are taught, practiced and reinforced with teacher interaction.
  
  
• Oral Reading
  Allows the teacher to monitor the children's errors and provide the needed correction to develop accurate reading.
  
  
• Repeated Readings
  Provides practice to improve reading fluency.
  
  
• Decodable Text
  Children are given passages to read which contain only sounds and words which have been taught. This gives children a sense of accomplishment and discourages inappropriate strategies such as guessing at words.
  
  
• Integration of Reading and Spelling
  Teaches children to read and spell using the same vocabulary, which helps develop word recognition.