Wilson Fundations makes learning to read fun while laying the groundwork for life-long literacy. Students in grades K-3 receive a systematic program in critical foundational skills, emphasizing:
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonics/ word study
- High frequency word study
- Reading fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension strategies
- Handwriting
- Spelling
By the end of Level 1, first grade students will be able to:
• Segment words into syllables • Segment syllables into sounds (phonemes)- up to five sounds
• Name sounds of consonants (primary) and short and long vowels when given letters
• Name corresponding letter(s) when given sounds of consonants and vowels
• Identify word structures such as blends, digraphs, basewords, suffixes, syllable types (closed and vowel-consonant-e syllables)
• Read and spell words with the following syllable patterns: CVC, CCVC, CCVCC, CVCe words
• Read and spell compound words and other words with two syllables
• Read and spell words with s, es, ed, and ing suffixes
• Read and spell approximately 100 Trick Words or targeted high-frequency words
• Construct sentences using vocabulary words
• Read controlled stories with fluency, expression, and understanding
• Apply beginning dictionary skills
• Apply correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)
• Apply capitalization rules for beginning of sentences and names of people
• Retell short narrative stories
• Retell facts from expository text
Students will learn to read words with vowel teams.