https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd Please respond to the following questions: What is the purpose of Fundations? What is the purpose of Geodes? How are these two connected? Feel free to respond to your colleagues as well. en-us 2021-02-22 18:27:03 UTC 2025-11-14 21:17:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246392646 The purpose is to provide explicit systematic instruction in phonics and then apply those skills in Geodes. ]]> 2021-02-26 18:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246392646 dnhunter1 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246393200 The purpose of fundations is to teach students foundational skills of reading and writing.]]> 2021-02-26 18:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246393200 memsmith https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246394105 The purpose of Fundations is to build foundational skills for students to become fluent readers. ]]> 2021-02-26 18:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246394105 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246394788 Fundations is helping the students gain the foundational skills to begin reading. Geodes is taking the next step to start reading.]]> 2021-02-26 18:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246394788 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246394946 Fundations is a phonics and spelling program that foucses on foundational skills of reading and writing.]]> 2021-02-26 18:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246394946 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246395287 The purpose of fundations is to provide systematic foundational phonics skills that build upon each other. This is important to to slowly build those skills and practice them to eventually achieve automaticity.]]> 2021-02-26 18:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246395287 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246395370 They are connected because students use the skills learned in Fundations to read in Geodes.]]> 2021-02-26 18:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246395370 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246395906 Fundations, to teach student really explicit patterns and instruction. Geodes puts that all together by having them read and use those skills in real life. ]]> 2021-02-26 18:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246395906 armazzotta https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246397235 The purpose of Fundations is to provide explicit phonics instruction to students where they practice/master foundational stills needed for reading. Geodes reinforces those skills in small reading group setting]]> 2021-02-26 18:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246397235 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246399231 Geodes connects to the skills learned in fundations so kids can build knowledge and practice skills simultaneously. ]]> 2021-02-26 18:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246399231 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246399709 Geodes provides a place for student to apply what they are learning in Fundations in a meaningful way.]]> 2021-02-26 18:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246399709 dnhunter1 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246400058 While we don't have Geodes, I understand that the purpose is for students to build meaning while practicing the foundational skills of phonics/spelling.]]> 2021-02-26 18:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246400058 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246400456 The purpose of fundations is to explicitly teach phonics. The purpose of Geodes is to teach reading through the application of skills learned in phonics.]]> 2021-02-26 18:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246400456 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246402033 Fundations is the teaching of the foundational skills and geodes is where they are applying these skills.]]> 2021-02-26 18:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246402033 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246403195 The purpose of fundations is learning to decode in order to read. The purpose of Geodes is to use decoding strategies to read and comprehend texts. They are connected because they incorporate decoding and comprehension together while following the theme of Wit and Wisdom. It's a great curriculum. I love it!]]> 2021-02-26 18:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246403195 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246404188 Geodes also helps develop content knowledge in connection to WW.]]> 2021-02-26 18:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246404188 https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246405584 Fundations teaches foundational skills, geodes allows students to apply this knowledge and also learn through their reading]]> 2021-02-26 18:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/elirvin/eqtor3ukhh76p3jd/wish/1246405584