Fundations® State Recognitions
Learn about the states that have recognized Fundations®.
Arizona: Supplemental/Intervention Programs
Arizona Department of Education has recognized Fundations as a “green” rated Supplemental/Intervention Program in K–3, meeting all criteria with ESSA-level evidence. Read more here.
Arizona: Core Programs
The Arizona Department of Education has recognized the combined package of Fundations with Geodes® and Wit & Wisdom® by Great Minds as a “green” rated Core Program that meets all state criteria with ESSA-level evidence. Read more here.
Arkansas: Approved Science of Reading Programs
Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education recognized Fundations as an Approved Science of Reading Program in the area of phonics with an ESSA evidence rating of Moderate. Read more here.
California: Meets California Social Content Review
Fundations, Just Words®, the Wilson Reading System® (WRS), and Wilson Fluency®/Basic have been approved by the California State Board of Education as meeting the state’s social content standards. This means the materials contained in each of Wilson’s programs:
- Portray accurately and equitably the cultural and racial diversity of American society.
- Demonstrate the contribution of minority groups and males and females to the development of California and the United States.
- Depict people in varied, positive, and contributing roles to enrich students’ school experiences.
- Avoid inappropriate references to commercial brand names, products, and corporate or company logos.
Colorado: Approved Supplemental and Intervention Programs
The READ Act requires the Colorado Department of Education to identify quality reading instructional programs for optional use by local education agencies. Following the review process, the WRS was approved as an Intervention Program and Fundations was approved as a Supplemental and Intervention Program. Read more here.
Connecticut: Approved K–3 Foundational Skills Program
The Connecticut Department of Education has added Fundations to their list of approved K–3 compendiums of curriculum models or programs. Fundations is approved as a foundational skills program. Read more here.
Florida: Textbook Adoption List
The Florida Department of Education reviewed and approved the combined package of Wilson Language Training (WLT)’s Fundations, Geodes, and Wit & Wisdom® by Great Minds as an approved English language arts (ELA) textbook that Florida schools can adopt to meet state learning guidelines. Read more here.
Maryland: Maryland Leads Partner Program
WLT is approved as a Maryland Leads Partner in the Science of Reading Category for Fundations, Just Words, and WRS materials and professional learning. Maryland Leads is an initiative designed to support Maryland Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in overcoming learning loss and achievement gaps from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more here.
Mississippi: Textbook Adoption List
Fundations, accompanied by Great Minds’ core reading program Wit & Wisdom, was reviewed and approved by the Mississippi Department of Education and is now on the list of ELA textbooks that schools can adopt until 2028 to meet state learning guidelines. Read more here.
Nevada: Instructional Material Review
The combined solution of Fundations® with Wit & Wisdom®, and the jointly developed Geodes® Classroom Libraries are included on the Nevada Department of Education’s Approved Instructional Materials list in the English Language Arts category. For more information, see here.
New Mexico: Structured Literacy Instructional Materials and Professional Learning Adoption
Fundations, Just Words, and WRS have been added to the New Mexico Public Education Department’s lists of structured literacy programs and structured literacy professional learning.
Ohio: Approved K–2 Supplemental Foundational Skills Program
The Ohio Department of Education has added Fundations to their list of approved high-quality core curriculum and instructional materials for English language arts, for K–2 Supplemental Foundational Skills. For more information, refer to this page of the Ohio Department of Education site.
Oregon: Textbook Adoption List
The Oregon Department of Education reviewed and approved the combined package of Fundations with Geodes and Wit & Wisdom by Great Minds as an English Language Arts textbook that Oregon schools can adopt to meet state learning guidelines. Learn more here.
Texas: Phonics Grant/Texas Regional Education Service Centers
The WRS and Fundations are approved reading programs a school may select to support and enhance the implementation of the state Teacher Reading Academies for Grades K–3.
Utah State Board of Education: Instructional Materials Review
The Utah State Board of Education has approved Fundations K–3 as an evidence-based supplemental core curriculum as part of their ELA instructional materials review.
Virginia Department of Education: Virginia Literacy Partnership
Fundations for Levels K–2 is recommended by the Virginia Literacy Partnership for Supplemental and Intervention Phonics instruction.