Fundations systematically and comprehensively instructs students in phonemic awareness and word study (both phonetic and high frequency sight words) and contributes greatly to fluency , vocabulary development and the applications of strategies for understanding text. All of these are necessary for the successful development of reading comprehension. Additionally, Fundations sets the foundation for writing with the direct teaching of handwriting, the study of English orthography for spelling as well as the basic skills for capitalization and punctuation. Fundations instruction is highly interactive, often engaging several senses simultaneously. The learning activities are designed to incorporate visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic modalities.