Phonics- Fundations
In second grade we use Fundations (Wilson) to teach phonics skills. Wilson is a multi-sensory approach to learning phonics.
Fundations Program Highlights
Letter formation, print knowledge, alphabetic awareness, phonological and phonemic awareness training as in Level K
Segment words into syllables and syllables into sounds (phonemes) - up to 5 sounds
Name corresponding letter(s) and short and long vowels when given letters
Name corresponding letter(s) when given sounds of letters and vowels
Identify word structure such as blends, digraphs, basewords, suffixes, syllable types (closed and vowel-consonant-e syllables)
Read and spell closed and vowel-consonant-e syllable type words
Read and spell open syllable words.
Read and write long vowels.
Read and write gluded sounds.
Read and spell compound words and other words with two syllables
Read and spell words with s, es, ed, ing suffixes
Read and spell words with unexpected vowel sounds
Read and spell targeted high-frequency,non-phonetic words
Apply correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)
Apply capitalization rules for beginning of sentences and names of people
Fundations Program Highlights
Letter formation, print knowledge, alphabetic awareness, phonological and phonemic awareness training as in Level K
Segment words into syllables and syllables into sounds (phonemes) - up to 5 sounds
Name corresponding letter(s) and short and long vowels when given letters
Name corresponding letter(s) when given sounds of letters and vowels
Identify word structure such as blends, digraphs, basewords, suffixes, syllable types (closed and vowel-consonant-e syllables)
Read and spell closed and vowel-consonant-e syllable type words
Read and spell open syllable words.
Read and write long vowels.
Read and write gluded sounds.
Read and spell compound words and other words with two syllables
Read and spell words with s, es, ed, ing suffixes
Read and spell words with unexpected vowel sounds
Read and spell targeted high-frequency,non-phonetic words
Apply correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)
Apply capitalization rules for beginning of sentences and names of people