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Wilson Fundations for K-3 is a phonological/phonemic
awareness, phonics and spelling program for the general education classroom.
Fundations is based upon the Wilson Reading System® principles and serves as a
prevention program to help reduce reading and spelling failure.
Rather than completely replace core curriculum, Fundations provides the
research-validated strategies that complement installed programs to meet
federal standards and serve the needs of all children.
Teachers incorporate a 30-minute daily Fundations lesson into their language
arts classroom instruction. Fundations lessons focus on carefully sequenced
skills that include print knowledge, alphabet awareness, phonological
awareness, phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and spelling.
Critical thinking, speaking and listening skills are practiced during
Storytime activities. Furthermore, targeted small group intervention is
available for students in the lowest 30th percentile.
Fundations is recommended as part of a total literacy solution, including a
literature-based language arts program and a Wilson Reading System®
intervention and intensive program.
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