Fundations

Please check out the Fundations Resources on the right.... You can print these resources to keep at home.

"Fundations" provides children of varying learning abilities with a foundation for reading and spelling.  Our students participate in "Fundations" lessons daily that include these activities:

• Letter formation using sky writing, dry erase boards, notebooks, and finger tracing. 

• Fluency drills for sounds, real words, nonsense words, trick words, phrases and stories allow students to connect the word with its meaning, and develop automaticity, phrasing, and expression. 

• Alphabet sequencing with sound cards or Magnetic Building Board with alphabetic overlay and phoneme tiles. 

• Blending and segmenting sounds with the Wilson finger tapping technique. 

• Teachers model with “Echo” the owl puppet directing students to repeat sounds, words, and sentences. 

• Sound drill with Echo the Owl and Large or Standard Sound Cards. 

• Echo/Find Letters and Words using the Magnetic Letter and Building Boards and phoneme tiles. 

• Dictation for sounds, words, and sentences using the dry erase board and composition books. 

• Trick words (high-frequency non-phonetic words) using sky writing, gel boards, composition books, flashcards, and notebooks. 

• Word of the Day activity reviews word structure and develops vocabulary using sound cards, index cards, and Vocabulary section of the notebook. 

• Word Talk, Word Play and Make it Fun are variable lesson activities using the manipulatives to reinforce unit concepts or review previously taught concepts. 

• Storytime involves reading and writing activities, including using stories with controlled text. 

• Look for Home Support Packet material that encourage parental involvement!