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Fundations Overview
PTO Presentation
Presented by Andrea Noble
K-5 Language Arts and Social Studies
Curriculum Instructional Leader (CIL)
September 8, 2010
What is Fundations?
• Research based program
• Multi-sensory (auditory, visual and
kinesthetic) approach to instruction
• Integration of word work, spelling,
handwriting, high frequency words, fluency
and vocabulary
• Word Work consists of
Phonological/Phonemic Awareness, Phonics
and Structural Analysis
Principles of Fundations
• Explicit
Learning through modeling and doing
• Systematic
Sequential and cumulative
• Motor-Memory learning-gross motor
• Repetition and differentiation
• Multiple opportunities to practice
• Immediate Feedback
Why Multisensory Teaching ?
Using multisensory experiences activate
more circuitry during language learning and
produce multiple representations in
working memory that improve the
explicitness, completeness, and durability
of what is stored in long term memory.
Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Judith Birsh
Implementation of Fundations
Each 30 Minute Lesson Includes:
• Phonological/Phonemic Awareness,
Phonics and Structural Analysis
(Word Work)
• Handwriting
• Spelling
• High frequency words (reading and spelling
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
How is this different from
last year?
• Integration of Programming
– Phonological/Phonemic Awareness, phonics and structural
analysis (Word Work)
– Cast-a-Spell
– Handwriting Without Tears
– High Frequency Words
•
Explicit, Daily Instruction
•
Built-in Progress Monitoring
Questions…