Fundations~~
What is Fundations?
- Fundations is phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling program, which is a multi-sensory approach. It is a fabulous foundation for reading, spelling, and handwriting.
- Skills and tools are provided for a structured and sequential spelling/phonics program, which is incorporated into a thirty minute session each day.
- Some components of the program are:
Drill Sounds Warm-Up
Letter-Keyword-Sound
Echo/Find Letters
Echo/Find Letters and Words
Echo/Letter Formation
Sky Write/Letter Formation
Alphabetical Order
Introduce New Concepts
Word Play
Guess Which One
Make It Fun
Dictation (Dry Erase or Composition Book)
Student Notebook
Story time
Trick Words
Word of the Day
Word Talk
- Students are taught to write using the following lines: sky line, plane line, grass line, and worm line. The children sky write, trace, and tap out words.
- Teachers model using the owl puppet, "Echo." The puppet directs students to repeat letters, key words, and sounds. "Baby Echo" joins in on the fun, too!
- Skill development includes:
Letter formation
Phonological and phonemic awareness
Sound Mastery
Phonics
Vocabulary
Irregular (trick) words
Fluency
Comprehension
Written Composition
Fundations in action: