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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know what Wilson’s Fundations is. But what about Wilson Reading and Wit and Wisdom? Do these curriculums complement each other or do schools have to pick one or the other?[/quote]
There are two components to reading: the first is decoding. Can you look at the words, know how to read them based on letter sounds and phonemic awareness. Can you read these words with fluency and accuracy. The second half of reading is comprehension: can you make MEANING of what you read *as you decode*? Wit and Wisdom deals more with teaching explicit skills to aid with comprehension. Fundations is focused on decoding and fluency first. It’s teaching kids the how to read; W&W comes later to teach them to read for comprehension and meaning and purpose. [/quote]

Thanks. This is useful. I have two questions:

1) My understanding is that in some APS schools like ATS, they use Wilson’s Fundations but then also Wilson Reading. My assumption was that Wilson’s Reading is for older kids. Is Wilson’s Reading just the same as Fundations?

2) Does any school in APS or any of the area public schools such as FCPS use Wit and Wisdom? I know that it is used in Baltimore because of some article I read but is it used anywhere in Northern Virginia?[/quote]

Not PP but does the Wilson tier 2 program complement wit and wisdom or do you pick one or the other? https://www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/wilson-reading-system/[/quote]

So Wilson’s Fundations is for all k-2 kids. Wilson’s Reading program is a tier 2/3 program for children that are still struggling to read. This link explains it better: https://www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/

My understanding is that Wit and Wisdom’s curriculum is designed to come after Wilson’s Fundations and to complement it. Fundations focuses on phonics. Wit and Wisdom focuses on knowledge.[/quote]

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