Carefully training students in the basic PALS procedures is very important. All necessary training lessons are in the teacher's manual. These lessons are scripted with wording we have found to be successful in communicating what students must learn. An outline of the material covered in each lesson is also presented. How to present the lessons is a teacher's choice.
Teachers study the outlines to understand what is to be covered.
Most rely on the scripts to present the material. Others rely primarily on the outline to guide their classroom presentations. Still others study the scripts and then highlight the portions they intend to present. When teaching PALS to their students, teachers typically use their own words most of the time but follow the script when they believe it is important. No matter how one teaches these lessons, teachers should feel comfortable elaborating on any concepts students do not seem to understand.