Whether you are building a foundation for beginning readers or closing the gap for struggling older students, you can get the research-based reading and spelling curricula and materials that are proven to help achieve literacy. DOWNLOADABLE VERSION -In this video, I am teaching Unit 1, Week 1, Day 5, from the Wilson Fundations Manual for 1st grade. I will be reviewing with the students the letter sounds and proper letter formation for letters t, b, f, n, m, i, u, c, and o.
- Wilson – Fundations® Level 3 Virtual Launch Workshop (Instructor-Led)Description
Fundations® Virtual Launch Workshops (instructor-led) provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum. This highly interactive remote workshop was developed with extensive participant input during the spring/early summer of 2020. It was designed to maintain participation and motivation for optimal learning, with strategically placed breaks and an extended lunch. Additionally, the workshop design allows for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussions throughout each session.
Course Objectives
Upon the completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the skills taught in Fundations: phonics and word study; vocabulary; high frequency/trick words; fluency; comprehension strategies; handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
- Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
- Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher’s Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
- Use the Teacher’s Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
- Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.
- Date: January 15, 2021
- Time: 9-2:00pm (ET)
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: $289.00 per person
- Prerequisite: None
- Duration: One Full Day (4 instructional hours)
Wilson Fundations Materials
At Wilson Language Training®, our goal is to provide educators with resources, tools, and information to enhance Fundations® instruction and support its implementation with fidelity. Our comprehensive professional learning opportunities ensure teachers are prepared to effectively use Fundations within their schools’ Multi-tiered System of. 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.