Fundations

During this school closing it is so important that your child continue to practice forming both upper and lower case letters correctly. The children know that there are no letters that start from the bottom. The majority of letters start from the top with only 'e' and 'd' starting from the middle. The directions for the formation of all letters can be found below.

Fundations primary focus is on phonemic awareness activities, letter recognition and phonics as a part of the decoding process. In Level K, students learn letter formation by using “sky writing” involving gross motor movements, before they practice writing on paper and/or white boards. The letter names and sounds are learned, the alphabetic principle established and phonological awareness is emphasized. Through the use of multi-modality methods involving auditory input, manipulation of tiles and sound cards, “tapping” phonemes on their fingers to learn to blend words, and writing, students learn to read CVC words and the fundamentals of early reading and writing.

Fundations lessons focus on carefully sequenced skills that include print knowledge, alphabet awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, handwriting and vocabulary development. These components provide a foundation in literacy on which they can build for the remainder of their education.