Word Study 

The Wilson Reading System® (WRS) directly teaches the structure of the English language using an organized and sequential system in 12 Steps, not corresponded to school grade levels. It provides a complete curriculum for explicitly and systematically teaching decoding and encoding (spelling). 

Key components directly addressed in the Wilson Reading System are:

• Phonemic awareness

• Alphabetic principle (sound/symbol relationship)

• Decoding

• Encoding (spelling)

• Advanced word analysis

• High frequency/sight word instruction

• Vocabulary development

• Fluency

• Oral expressive language development

• Listening and reading comprehension with visualization

• Metacognition

Step 1: Closed Syllables (3 Sounds)

Step 2: Closed Syllables (4 Sounds)

Step 3: Closed Syllables (Multisyllabic Words)

Step 4: Vowel-Consonant-e Syllables

Step 5: Open Syllables

Step 6: Suffix Endings and Final Stable Syllables