Precision teaching is a method of planning individualized instruction to meet students' needs. It involves setting specific, measurable learning targets and regularly assessing student progress towards those targets through short practice probes. Student performance is charted daily to monitor effectiveness and inform changes to teaching methods. Precision teaching draws on theories of learning hierarchies and the zone of proximal development to focus instruction within a student's capabilities and ensure new skills become fluent before moving on. It has been shown to help students who struggle with accuracy, fluency, self-efficacy or generalization of skills.