Fundations (Phonics)

Fundations

 

Informed by an extensive research base and following principles of instruction demonstrating success for a wide variety of learners, key features include:

• Thoroughly teaches the foundational skills, and significantly supports the reading, writing, and language standards, found in states’ rigorous college- and career-ready standards and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
• Presents the following concepts and skills in a cumulative manner from Unit to Unit and year to year:
  • Letter formation
  • Phonological and phonemic awareness
  • Sound mastery
  • Phonics, word study, and advanced word study
  • Irregular (trick) word instruction
  • Vocabulary
  • Fluency
  • Comprehension strategies
  • Written composition (spelling and handwriting)
• Integrates skill instruction so that a daily lesson teaches and then reinforces corresponding skills.
• Scaffolds learning while teaches all skills explicitly, sequentially, and systematically.
• Actively engages students in learning through the use of multisensory techniques, such as when teaching students sounds, their representative letters, and words with spelling options.
• Provides multiple opportunities for skills practice and application to build mastery.
• Monitors student learning through formative assessment tools built into the program.
• Includes comprehensive and teacher-friendly materials to facilitate teachers’ use of the program and promote student motivation.
• Guides teachers on how to meet individual student needs by differentiating instruction.
• Supports teachers through the online Wilson Learning Community, offering clear demonstrations of each teaching activity type used in the program.
• Helps teachers achieve many of the requirements of state, local, and professional standards.
• Encourages parental involvement through the use of the Fundations Home Support Packet.