Fundations Level 1 Launch Workshop provides the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations Level 1 curriculum. This full day workshop is highly interactive and designed to allow for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussions. The workshop covers an overview of the program, a dive into the materials and resources needed to teach Fundations Level 1, a look at how to use the Teacher’s Manual, practice planning a lesson, and wraps up with a chance to debrief and look at “next steps” that will help participants kickoff their Fundations instruction.

Duration One full day (5 instructional hours)

Upon completion of the workshop, participants are able to:

Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness; phonological awareness; phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle; sound mastery; phonics; 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 activities, 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 Fundations® Learning Community (membership included with participation in this workshop).

Use the Teacher’s Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice activity procedures.

Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

Materials

Fundations Level 1 Launch Workshop Course Booklet (provided)

Fundations Level 1 Teacher’s Kit, or at minimum Level 1 Teacher’s Manual (recommended)

Wilson Academy® Fundations Learning Community membership provided after workshop registration

Fundations Level 3 Launch Workshop provides the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations Level 3 curriculum. This full day workshop is highly interactive and designed to allow for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussions. The workshop covers an overview of the program, a dive into the materials and resources needed to teach Fundations Level 3, a look at how to use the Teacher’s Manual, practice planning a lesson, and wraps up with a chance to debrief and look at “next steps” that will help participants kickoff their Fundations instruction.

Duration One full day (5 instructional hours)

Upon completion of the workshop, participants are able to:

Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness; phonological awareness; phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle; sound mastery; phonics; 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 activities, 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 Fundations® Learning Community (membership included with participation in this workshop).

Use the Teacher’s Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice activity procedures.

Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

Materials

Fundations Level 3 Launch Workshop Course Booklet (provided)

Fundations Level 3 Teacher’s Kit, or at minimum Level 3 Teacher’s Manual (recommended)

Wilson Academy® Fundations Learning Community membership provided after workshop registration