There has been a significant decrease in the percentage of children placed in congregate care settings in the. past decade, and this reduction is at a greater rate than the overall foster care population (-37 percent compared. to -21 percent). Children also spend a shorter amount of time in congregate care (an average of 8 months) than children placed in other types of settings (an average of 11 months).
Margaret Taylor Smith developed Multisensory Teaching Approach (MTA) in the mid 80's as a refined and more âteacher friendlyâ curriculum that enhances and further develops Alphabetic Phonics by teaching for mastery.
To achieve this in the most effective and efficient way possible, a model for designing instruction was developed by Florida State University. This model, known as Instructional Systems Design (ISD), was modified slightly to meet the unique needs of the USMC, and then adopted as the Systems Approach to Training (SAT).