ARIZONA MOWR REVIEW
Wit & Wisdom® with Fundations® and Geodes®
Grades K–3
-
Introduction
Excellence in K–3 literacy relies on students developing strong foundational reading, and writing skills, including phonics and word recognition, spelling, handwriting, and language comprehension. Together, Great Minds® and Wilson Language Training® offers a comprehensive solution combining multisensory structured literacy instruction, practice with decodable text, and ELA instruction with Fundations®, Geodes, and Wit & Wisdom.
This instruction sets students on the path to college and career readiness in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language. Students develop strong reading and listening comprehension as well as communication skills through their engagement with curated text sets that build their knowledge and academic vocabulary around important topics in history, science, and other disciplines.
The high-quality, research-based materials in this grade band prioritize foundational skills and grade-level content that promote students’ social, emotional, and academic development while providing transferable strategies to support student learning across contexts and disciplines.
Teach more meaningful English.
Celebrate the joys of reading, writing, thinking, and speaking with a curriculum designed to build knowledge and enhance students’ creativity and critical-thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.
Learning to read
while reading to learn
Geodes are accessible knowledge building information-rich books for emerging and developing readers, aligned with the scope and sequence of the Fundations® foundational reading program from Wilson Language Training™. Each book in the collection is designed to cultivate a deep reading experience, enabling students to apply decoding skills while building knowledge.
Wilson Language Training®
Together, Great Minds® and Wilson Language Training offer a comprehensive solution combining multisensory structured literacy instruction, practice with decodable text, and ELA instruction with Fundations®, Geodes, and Wit & Wisdom.
Mackenzie Mattoon, Arizona Account Solutions Manager is your Great Minds partner and will work with you to ensure your students have the high-quality curricula they need and deserve.
