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Big Question

How can knowing letters and their sounds help us read?

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*Fundations is systematic

~follows a very definite sequence for teaching ~follows a very definite procedure to teach concepts

*Fundations is explicit

~teaches all concepts directly ~5 Units total

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*Unit 1

~Letter recognition a­z ~Letter formation a­z for lowercase letters ~Sound recognition ~Print awareness ~Word awareness *12 weeks

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*Letter Recognition*

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*Letter Formation*

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*Unit 2 *4 weeks

~Letter formation A­Z for capital letters ~Letter sequence a­z ~Phonemic awareness skills

*used to identify the beginning and ending sounds in words

~Blending 3 sounds into words

*tapping and blending words to read them

*Kids are now beginning to read short words on their own!!!*

*4 weeks

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*Unit 3 *6 weeks

~Blend and read more 3 sound words some of these words are called "nonsense words" ~How to segment or "pull apart" sounds in a word ~How to spell 3 sound words and write them ~ Distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds

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*Spelling 3 Sound Words*

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*Unit 4 *4 weeks

~Digraphs ­ wh, ch, th, sh, ck

~Blend and read more 3 sound words with digraphs ~Segment or "pull apart" sounds in a word ~Continue to spell 3 sound words with digraphs and write them

*Unit 5 *6 weeks

~How to write short sentences. (this becomes a review)

~How to read sentences with fluency

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*Writing Sentences*

We use these frames to help students distinguish words and spaces between words.

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*Reading Short Sentences* Rob sat in the sun.

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*Reading Street is our reading based program that helps build comprehension skills, reviews phonics skills taught and helps improve writing skills.

~It consists of six units. Five units explore new concepts and the sixth unit is a review.

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*Some of the concepts that your Kindergartener will learn are...

~Comprehension skills ~Conventions ~Rhyming Words ~Syllables ~Writing ~Sight Words