Saturday, February 15, 2014

Implementing Fundations

Building Words in First Grade
My school began using Fundations for our phonics instruction this year.  It has its issues, but overall I am really enjoying it.  I appreciate the preplanned lessons that provide enough structure to make the phonics block predictable, while still providing enough variety to keep it exciting for teachers and students.  I also love the incredible student materials that come along with the program.  Having a white board, magnetic letter tablet, and student consumables keeps students engaged and empowered.

The main issues I have had so far have been with differentiation. The activities in a given lesson are fast paced, which helps to keep student attention, but the quickness makes it hard to differentiate in a meaningful way.

I have created a number of trick word practice pages that have been a hit in my room.  Check them out in my TPT store.

Do you have any suggestions for those high fliers or slow movers?

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