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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fundations is a Science of Reading-aligned curriculum that the Sold a Story podcast would support, FYI. It is explicit phonics instruction intended to be used on a whole class basis — exactly the sort of thing the podcast talks about going on in the Florida classroom she fawns over.[/quote]

Fundations may be "aligned" with science of reading, but it is not considered HQIM. It gets a "partially meets" rating from EdReports. It doesn't have decodable texts linked to spelling concepts which should be a key component to any phonics program. Great Minds released Geodes which are decodables aligned with Fundations scope and sequence. Sounds great, but DCPS didn't buy them. They created their own decodables in true DCPS fashion. The DCPS decodables are beautiful and reflect content from the units as well as local DC information. Also great, but there was no professional development on how to best use them. Some literacy coaches never even distributed them to the teachers.

There are better programs than Fundations. Not only that, Fundations has been used by DCPS for years right along with guided reading. When have scores been respectable? Maybe the kids of people on this forum are doing alright,  but the majority are not benefitting from this program. [/quote]

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