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Homework Journals
Each day after school, students take home two homework journals. One Journal is for math practice, and the second is for language arts practice. The students must complete one page out of their journals each night in order to receive a completion stamp from their teacher the following day. These journals are used to evaluate and adjust current instruction based on how students perform.
Daily 5 Work
Daily 5 refers to a set of 5 tasks students are to complete during the classroom literacy block. The tasks include: read to self, read to a friend, listen to reading, word work, and work on writing. As students complete each task they move on to the next at their own pace. The word work and work on writing students complete is turned in to be evaluated and graded by the teacher.
Reading Groups
During Daily 5 the teacher may call reading groups. Each reading group is arranged by reading level and comprehension skills. The classroom teacher uses this time to observe and evaluate each group's literacy skills.

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Wilson Fundations
Fundations is an early literacy program designed by Wilson that includes phonemic awareness, phonics/ word study, high frequency word study, reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension strategies , handwriting and spelling. Progress monitoring is built into this program, which is what teachers in my district use as a formative assessment tool. Some assessments provided include: weekly spelling tests, weekly, phonetic awareness tests, and daily writing journals. Teachers use the information gathered from these assessments to adjust instruction and pinpoint areas of concern in each student's literacy development.

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Establish a foundation for reading, spelling, and handwriting in Tier 1 and Tier 2.

Fundations ® utilizes a structured literacy approach grounded in the science of reading to make learning to read fun while laying the groundwork for lifelong literacy. The program's research-based approach and extensive materials allow K-3 teachers to confidently present a carefully structured reading, spelling, and handwriting curriculum using engaging, multisensory techniques. Fundations is aligned with the science of reading and guides teachers to provide effective instructional practices.

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A Structured Literacy Approach Grounded in the Science of Reading

Teach the foundational skills that at-risk readers need and all students benefit from.

A structured literacy approach to foundational skills grounded in the Science of Reading contains the instructional topics and principles critical for foundational reading and writing success. Fundations' unique and multisensory approach to instruction makes learning efficient and effective while maximizing valuable classroom time. Instruction and practice occur in a systematic, cumulative, explicit, diagnostic, and integrated manner, allowing students to experience greater gains in the skills required for independent reading and spelling.

Student focus

Tier 1/Prevention: All K-3 students;
Tier 2/Early intervention: All struggling or at-risk K-3 readers in the lowest 30th percentile.

Professional learning & support

●Wilson Academy ®/Fundations Learning Community (online)

●Program Workshops

●Virtual Implementation Support

●Facilitator and Presenter Certifications

●Sustainability Plans

●Demonstration Sites with On-Site Coaching

Critical Fundational Skills Instruction

Fundationsstudents receive a systematic program in critical foundational skills emphasizing:

Print concepts

Letter formation

Phonological and phonemic awareness

Sound mastery

Phonics, word study, and advanced word study

Trick word (high frequency word) instruction

Vocabulary

Accuracy, Automaticity, and Fluency

Comprehension strategies

Handwriting

Spelling

The Pre-K Activity Set introduces Fundations activities for learning letter-keyword-sound, alphabetic order, and letter-formation skills.

Instruction and Intervention Within an MTSS/RTI Framework

Fundations serves as a foundational prevention program to help reduce reading and spelling failure. It is integral to an MTSS or RTI framework, providing research-based instruction in Tier 1 as well as Tier 2 for students at risk for reading difficulties. To support the implementation of an MTSS or RTI framework, progress monitoring is built into Fundations. This allows students requiring a more intensive program to be identified early.

Find the Right Instruction

In Grades 2 or 3, some students may not make sufficient progress in early intervention or require more intensive instruction due to a language-based learning disability. In these instances, instruction with the more comprehensive Wilson Reading System® (WRS) by a WRS Certified teacher would be appropriate.

As a teacher, I want my students to have a toolbox of strategies they can use to decode words. I don't want them to look at an unknown word and feel overwhelmed. Fundations has given my first graders the confidence to look at a multisyllabic word, break it into its parts, and then look for recognizable chunks like blends, glued sounds, and v-e patterns.
Lindsay Ciccone, First Grade Teacher, Madison, CT

Fundations Curriculum

Familiarize yourself with the skills and concepts taught in each of Fundations' four levels.

Fundations Implementation

Use in your general education classroom with all students and incorporate the intervention component as needed.

Fundations Materials

Comprehensive program materials allow K-3 teachers to confidently present a carefully structured foundational skills program using engaging, multisensory techniques.

Implemented Across the Country

Impact and efficacy studies of thousands of kindergarten and first grade students, including English learners, have demonstrated that Fundations students make greater gains in foundational literacy skills compared with students using other programs.

See what states have recognized Fundations

Fundations® Learning Community

With Fundations, you gain access to this membership-based companion site, which supports individuals teaching Wilson's programs. Gain access to reference and instructional materials, expert tips, and more.

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Unit Test Tracker

Say goodbye to managing spreadsheets!

Enhanced Digital Manual

Direct access to a dynamic PDF that allows for annotations.

Enhanced Search

Quickly find resources and materials when you need them!

Not an administrator? Your school or district may purchase a FUN HUB license for you. We encourage you to contact your school administrator, curriculum director, or the person responsible for digital purchases to find out how you can get access.

Ways to Subscribe

Qualifying Fundations materials purchased after January 5, 2023, include an individual license for an annual recurring subscription to FUN HUB.

Classroom Set (any Level)
Teacher Kit (any Level)
Multi-Level Kit (any Level)

Teacher's Manual (any Level)
Level 3 Implementation Kit
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Fundations - Wilson Language Training Corporation

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Renaissance STAR Test
The school year is split into trimesters. Each trimester students are required to take a summative early literacy star test on their computers. This test is multiple choice and reads each question aloud to the student. Each time a student takes a STAR Test, his or her results are compiled into a graph that displays progress throughout the year. Students in reading intervention will take the STAR test every other week in order to more closely monitor progress. Both the teachers and this district use this tool to provide evidence of continuous improvement in early literacy.

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Ready, set, read: nurturing kindergarten and pre-K independent readers

Over one third of kindergartners and a number of pre-K students at Wicklow Elementary School in Sanford, Florida, have the literacy skills to participate in an independent-reading program.

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Star Early Literacy - Assessment product for skills mastery | Renaissance

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Over one third of kindergartners and a number of pre-K students at Wicklow Elementary School in Sanford, Florida, have the literacy skills to participate in an independent-reading program.

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AIR Testing
Each year during one week in April, students in grades K-3 participate in Ohio's AIR testing. Students are tested in English language arts, mathematics, and science. The AIR tests provide data for Ohio's accountability system, as well data for evaluating the effectiveness of the current curriculum.