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Structured Literacy, Simplified

Empowering Every K-5 Student and Teacher to Succeed

Build fluent, confident readers with Wilson’s evidence-based foundational literacy program. Fundations® K–5 is a proven Tier 1 solution that equips educators and unlocks student potential from kindergarten through grade 5. 

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Introducing Fundations for Grades K-5

Reimagined for Today’s Classroom

Classrooms look different than they did even a few years ago. Districts face new dynamics, tighter budgets, and increased pressure to accelerate reading outcomes for every student—while supporting teachers at every experience level.

That’s why we reimagined Fundations—enhancing Levels K–3 and adding brand new Levels 4-5—to meet the needs of today’s classrooms.

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Fundations Works

Trusted by 5,000+ districts and 60,000+ teachers nationwide, Fundations is proven to deliver results. Here’s why.

Grounded in Research, Proven in Practice

  • Aligned with the latest science of reading research

  • Comprehensive Scope and Sequence from K–5

  • Mastery-based approach ensures deep comprehension

Empowers Educators Every Step of the Way
  • Classroom-ready slides, teacher notes, user-friendly manual
  • Central hub for planning, data, and professional learning
  • Built-in supports for educators at every experience level
Provides a Pathway for Every Student to Succeed
  • Multimodal instruction engages all learners
  • Direct, explicit instruction in all foundational skills
  • Targeted practice resources reinforce daily lessons

Inside Fundations K–5: Highlights You’ll Love

Lesson Delivery Tool
Classroom-ready slides with embedded teacher notes and interactive tools guide consistent, engaging instruction while saving teachers prep time.
Teacher's Manual
Step-by-step lesson support with clear guidance, built-in strategies, MLL supports, and instructional tips help every teacher feel confident and prepared.
FUN HUB®
Centralized platform for planning, instructional videos, progress monitoring, Acadience Reading data collaboration, on-demand professional learning, and practice activities.
Multimodal Learning Supports
Engaging student materials—from Sound Cards and Letter Tiles to Student Skills Books—build accuracy and automaticity to develop fluency and comprehension.
Targeted Practice Resources
FUN HUB Practice, Fundations Readers and Backpack Readers, and Fun in Focus™ reinforce taught skills and meet diverse student needs.

The Right Instruction at Every Level

Fundations delivers a cumulative Scope and Sequence across grades K–5. Daily lessons fit seamlessly within the ELA block, building skills systematically to help students deepen knowledge and develop metacognitive awareness.

Fundations Levels K-3

  • Builds solid foundational literacy skills and fluency

  • Focus on word recognition, spelling, and fluency

  • 30-minute lessons

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Fundations Levels 4 & 5

  • Transitions into new, more complex literacy skills

  • Focus on morphology, vocabulary, sentence structure

  • 20-minute lessons

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Want to learn more? Connect with us to explore Fundations Levels K-5.

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“Fundations is not just a resource; it’s a transformative tool that empowers both our teachers and students, making learning an exciting and FUN journey.”​
Rose M.
Coordinator of Teaching and Learning, Centennial School District, Pennsylvania​
“I’ve taught Fundations with fidelity for the past four years, never skipping a day of instruction. Over time, I have seen a positive impact on my end-of-year benchmark data—last year, 95% of my students performed at or above benchmark!”
Sandra L.
Kindergarten Teacher, Chandler Unified School District, Arizona
“We’ve been using Fundations in K-3 for five years. We greatly appreciate the materials, clear instructor guidance, and the way our students are learning to read. I love Fundations and the confidence it gives educators to teach explicitly and effectively.”
Kristin S.
Head of School, Wilkinson School, California ​
"The scope and sequence covers all the foundational skills for 4th grade standards. Students struggle with sentence meaning and writing—and the sentence instruction targets those needs beautifully. I love the focus on vocabulary and connections to connected text.”
Mallory P.
Elementary Literacy Instructional Support Specialist, Santa Barbara Unified School District, California
“Fundations works! Students light up when they recognize a digraph or glued sound and proudly carry these skills into other subjects. Their curiosity grows right alongside their confidence. By the end of the year, they’re not just learning—they’re thriving.”
Angela G.
Intervention Specialist, Hardyston Township School District, New Jersey​

Across the country, districts of all types have seen double digit gains in reading outcomes with Fundations.

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Partnering for Lasting Impact

Led by experienced former educators, Fundations Professional Learning combines workshops, on-demand resources, and coaching to build district capacity and strengthen classroom practice.
Launch Workshops

Preparing teachers for day one, year one, and beyond

Coaching & Support

60-day check-ins and ongoing implementation guidance

FUN HUB On-Demand

Instructional modeling videos and a science of reading course

Administrator Support

Tools and planning for districtwide success​

Ready to Bring Fundations K-5 to Your Classrooms?

Join the thousands of districts that trust Fundations to deliver Structured Literacy that works—for every teacher, every student, every day.
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You’ve Got Questions. We’ve Got Answers.

As students enter upper elementary, they face more complex texts and rising academic demands across all subjects. Fundations® Levels 4–5 are designed to meet this pivotal moment—providing Tier 1 Structured Literacy instruction that reinforces foundational skills while explicitly addressing more advanced literacy concepts with the integration of sentence-level comprehension to support grade-level reading Fundations for Grades 4–5 is designed to:

  • Strengthen foundational reading and writing skills that are often not explicitly taught in core ELA programs in grades 4 and 5 to help prevent reading gaps from resurfacing.
  • Build fluency, vocabulary, morphology, spelling and sentence-level comprehension so students become confident, proficient readers
  • Equip students to successfully comprehend complex texts, preparing them for success in future learning and beyond.

Fundations Levels 4–5 feature short, daily 20-minute lessons designed to fit into the ELA block without replacing core content. Lessons are delivered through a web-based digital platform called the Lesson Delivery Tool. With enhanced scaffolding and self-paced professional learning, teachers of any experience level can deliver effective, Science of Reading-based instruction with confidence.

To better meet the needs of today’s classrooms, we’ve added exciting, user-friendly enhancements to Fundations that provide stronger teacher support and reduce prep time so educators can make an even greater impact on student success.

Highlights Include:

  • Lesson Delivery Tool: Interactive, classroom-ready slides tailored to the needs of students in Levels K–1 and 2–3, with embedded notes and annotation tools help teachers deliver consistent, high-quality instruction while saving valuable prep time. Lessons at every Level maintain the movement and multimodal learning that are central to Structured Literacy instruction.
  • Updated Student Materials: We’ve combined the Student Notebook and the Student Composition book and Storytime extensions in one easy-to-use format to simplify classroom routines and maintaining student manipulatives to increase engagement.
  • Expanded Professional Learning Options: Live and self-paced options, including a Science of Reading course, launch workshops, coaching, and on- demand videos to support effective instruction for teachers of all experience levels.
  • Streamlined FUN HUB: A more intuitive experience with centralized access to digital practice, instructional modeling videos, data dashboards, and professional learning—all in one platform.
  • Fundations and Acadience Collaboration: Fundations K-5 and Acadience Reading K-6 work together to create a cohesive, data-informed Structured Literacy system. Together, they show a complete picture of students’ strengths and needs, guiding next steps to improve outcomes with tools built right into the Fundations program.

Great news! If you have recently purchased a Fundations Teacher’s Manual, you can continue using it to deliver the direct and explicit instruction students need for literacy outcomes. Fundations’ proven, evidence-based scope and sequence along with mastery based, systematic, multimodal approach remain the same for Levels K–3.

We have made meaningful, user-friendly updates for all teachers, based on feedback from educators like you.

The updated Teacher’s Manual includes:

  • Step-by-step guidance through activities
  • Word/sentence banks within the lesson where you need them
  • New, 4-color design with color coding and icons to help you find what you need

The new edition builds on the trusted Fundations approach and is designed to make your instruction even more impactful while saving valuable time. If you are interested in updating, please ask your Wilson sales or customer experience contact about loyalty discounts

The Lesson Delivery Tool is a web-based application accessed through FUN HUB® that helps educators confidently deliver Fundations lessons with less prep time. It includes ready-to-use slides with embedded teachers notes, real time instructional guidance, and support resources for MLL differentiation.

Lessons include prompts when students should use their printed, hands-on materials like letter tiles and student workbooks to support multimodal learning.

Additional built-in supports include:

  • Detailed teacher notes
  • Annotation tools
  • Daily word banks
  • Steps to manage lesson flow
  • Materials lists
  • Step-by-step lesson flow cues
  • Built-in lesson planning tools

To support educators using Fundations Levels K–5, Wilson now offers:

  • Updated self-paced and live Launch Workshops introducing Levels 4–5 and the Lesson Delivery Tool.
  • NEW 60-Day Check-In for implementation fidelity and support two months after program start.
  • NEW Review & Refresh Workshops reflecting K–3 updates and new tools.
  • NEW instructional modeling videos accessible on-demand —covering Learning Activities, New Concepts, full daily Lessons, and classroom setup to empower educators to teach structured literacy with confidence.
  • Asynchronous Fundations Launch Workshops available to teachers as part of FUN HUB
  • NEW Self-paced Science of Reading course on FUN HUB to deepen instructional knowledge beyond daily classroom instruction.

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