Fundations for Grades 4-5
Fundations introduces Levels 4–5 for Back-to-School 2026, bringing Wilson’s evidence-based Structured Literacy approach to Tier 1 instruction in upper elementary classrooms. The program creates a consistent path to foundational literacy success in these grades with 20-minute daily lessons while simplifying the teaching of advanced Structured Literacy skills to improve student outcomes.
This directly addresses a current gap in our program. And we like that it's cohesive with our K-3 Fundations curriculum.
Every Student. Every Teacher. Growing Together.
Every Student
Build literacy skills for upper elementary students with cumulative, sequential, and explicit instructional approach to morphology, vocabulary, syntax, and sentence structure to comprehend more complex texts.
Reach every 4th and 5th grade student with age-appropriate instruction, multimodal activities, and built-in Multilingual Learner (MLL) supports, including ideas for differentiation and corrective feedback.
Activate student learning to prevent gaps in understanding by going beyond memorization to build deep, transferable skills and metacognitive awareness to comprehend grade-level text.
Unlock the meaning of sentences with direct,explicit instruction in sentence structure using syntax curriculum developed by Bonnie Singer, Ph.D.
Every Teacher
Minimize planning and prep time with resources designed to facilitate lesson delivery for teachers in grades 4 & 5 utilizing step-by-step guidance for instruction, feedback and differentiation through the Lesson Delivery Tool.
Teach with confidence using developmentally appropriate, research-aligned instructional resources and mastery-based practices that reinforce essential reading and writing skills not covered in the core ELA curriculum.
Simplify instruction for teachers at every experience level with the Lesson Delivery Tool’s classroom-ready slides and step-by-step teacher notes to guide lesson flow eliminating the need for additional resources or programs.
Strengthen Structured Literacy expertise through convenient, self-guided professional learning on FUN HUB®, including offerings focused on teaching Fundations and deepening science of reading knowledge.
Growing Together
Drive student outcomes with diagnostically planned instruction and targeted practice opportunities.
Build a real-time picture of student progress with actionable data insights at the district, school, classroom, and student level through FUN HUB®.
Connect assessment to instruction with the Unit Test Tracker and instructional grouping recommendations informed by Acadience Reading K-6 data.
Implement with fidelity from day one utilizing Wilson’s professional learning offerings like Getting Ready with Fundations Levels 4 -5, a science of reading course, and instructional modeling videos available in FUN HUB.