Advancing the foundational writing skills of every student with a powerful combination of phonics, print fluency, idea building, and the power of story. The PALS Town pedagogy is rooted in The Allyn & Morrell 4 Keys™, a research-driven framework for literacy development aligned with the Science of Reading to boost students’ writing and reading skills.

Sounds and Letters: Phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics.

Print Fluency: Automaticity, expression, and accuracy in reading.

Meaning Making: Comprehension, idea-building, and vocabulary development.

Power of Story: Purpose, authenticity, and the art of storytelling.

Who is PALS Town for?

  • PreK-Grade 2 students

  • English Language Learners

  • Older students building foundational writing skills

  • Students with disabilities

When can we use PALS Town?

  • Intervention

  • Small group instruction

  • Special education classrooms

  • Tutoring sessions

  • After-school programs

PALS Town propels success using:

  • Decodable model texts

  • Authentic writing prompts

  • Multilingual support

  • Integrated skill practice

  • Targeted supports for ELL students

  • Progress monitoring tool

✔ Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

✔ Early Foundational Writing Skills

✔ High-Frequency Word Practice

✔ Sentence Construction and Grammar

✔ Fluency

✔ Spelling

✔ Vocabulary Development

✔ Oral Language Development

 How does PALS Town work?

There are three series each with 90 lessons that offer robust MTSS & cross-linguistic ML supports.

PALS Town Components

Decodable Model Texts for Writing

  • 6 original stories per series

  • Crafted to develop writing skills

  • Built on the Science of Reading

Teacher’s Guide

  • 90 lessons to support explicit instruction

  • Practical differentiation and robust multilingual support

  • Research-based Scope & Sequence

Practice with Pals Workbook

  • Lesson-aligned

  • Handwriting, phonics, grammar, and vocabulary skill-building activities

  • Foundations of writing practice

“My Story” Student Writing Books

  • Demonstrates student progress

  • Invites students to share and uplift their own stories

  • Celebrates student writing growth

Progress Monitoring Tool

  • Easy to administer

  • Quick and actionable data

  • Useful for caregiver communications

“Welcome to PALS Town” Read Aloud

  • Engaging read aloud text

  • Get-to-know PALS Town™ and the Pals

  • Impactful characters

PALS Town Portal

  • Digital read-alouds, Spelling Playground, and Grammar Garden

  • Writing resources for caregivers that strengthen the home-school bridge

  • Onboarding and micro-PD from relatable experts

  • Annual subscription

  • "I want to share how much I’m enjoying the program—it’s truly exciting to see the students’ engagement and enthusiasm in a way I haven’t observed with other programs I’ve tried."


    - Jessica Molloy, M.Ed.,
    Interventionist and Founder of the Wilde School

  • “It's nice because everyone is reading, but you can do so much with the instruction and with the book, even making it your own, yeah, even if you didn't have anything else, the book itself actually has enough pedagogy at the end.”


    - Stacey Corvi, MBK Program Director

  • “This program has shown that … if the activities are engaging and effective, it can accelerate the speed at which you’re able to go.”


    - District Administrator

These packs offer at-home learning experiences through the powerful phonics-to-writing approach using decodable model texts and family-friendly writing activities.

As an essential resource for building English proficiency, the Language Power Pack propels students into English writing success by leveraging home language model texts and authentic writing opportunities.

An essential resource for building English proficiency

Propel students into English writing success by leveraging Spanish language* model texts and authentic writing opportunities.

  • Expands language comprehension through phonics to writing, background knowledge, and cognate awareness.

  • Fosters language transfer, oral production, and positive student behaviors through the power of story.

  • Supports teachers with easy-to-use, strengths-based strategies to engage multilingual learners through writing.

  • Provides individualized support for students with diverse learning needs.

  • Supercharges research-rich PALS Town lessons with additional multilingual best practices within the Sciences of Reading and Writing.

*More languages to come, please contact us!

PALS Town Language Power Pack: español Resources

Spanish Model Texts for Writing

  • Written in Spanish by Spanish speakers

  • Diverse characters and joyful stories

  • Models of skilled writing for cross-linguistic benefits

  • Vocabulary connects to English phonics

Multilingual Companion Teacher Guidebook

  • Multilingual strategies that increase access to the Allyn & Morrell 4 Keys in each lesson

  • Authentic writing prompts and exercises in Spanish

  • Cross-linguistic transfer activities for each model text

  • Vocabulary picture cards & Cognate list

  • Side-by-side English and Spanish vocabulary list

“Mi cuento” Student Writing Books

  • Celebrates student writing in Spanish and English

  • Provides an engaging structure to increase writing production

“Bienvenidos a PALS Town” Read Aloud

  • Engaging read aloud text in Spanish

  • Foundational PALS Town story in Spanish

  • Get to know PALS Town and the Pals

PALS Town Portal: español

  • Expert-created video content in Spanish and English for educators, parents, and caregivers

  • Read Aloud videos and oral prompts in Spanish

  • Multilingual Progress Monitoring Tool

  • Downloadable and printable resources in Spanish

Enrich, advance, and accelerate every child’s phonics-to-writing skills.

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