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Start your Fundations pilot this fall and take flight on your Structured Literacy journey.

Tier 1 (K-5) & Tier 2 (K-3)

Our most widely implemented program, Fundations® is designed for all students in Grades K-5 to establish foundational skills in decoding, encoding, handwriting, morphology, and syntax using engaging, multimodal techniques.

ESSA Tier 2 Studies

Independent, Real-World Evidence

Real student data from schools across multiple states show Fundations strengthens early literacy skills and accelerates student progress across classrooms.

Significant Growth in Key Literacy Skills

2x more likely to reach a higher DIBELS benchmark
Kindergarteners 4x more likely to move up a level

Gains in Reading Fluency

Equivalent to 4–5 additional months of learning
Accelerated compared to other instruction

Equal Impact Across Demographics

More students reached highest benchmark category
Fewer students requiring Tier 2 or Tier 3 support

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Fully Aligned to the Science of Reading

Fundations achieved the highest possible score from The Reading League as a foundational skills program.

Provides comprehensive instruction in foundational literacy skills
Highly structured, explicit—with well-established instructional routines
Teacher-friendly materials make daily routines easy to implement
FUN HUB® digital platform builds educator knowledge and capacity

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The “All-Green” Light for Confident Implementation

EdReports “all-green” rating for Fundations® K–2 signifies the foundational skills curriculum meets the highest expectations for standards alignment, science of reading–based instruction, and classroom usability.

Explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency

Integrated reading and writing practice supports accuracy and automaticity

Research-based scope and sequence builds from simple to complex skills

Built-in assessments help teachers target instruction and drive student success

Teaches phonics, decoding, word structure, and English conventions
Supports fluency, comprehension, spelling, and writing
Provides measurable objectives and differentiated instruction for diverse learners
Includes assessments and progress monitoring to track mastery

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Don't Take Our Word For It.

Districts across California are transforming literacy instruction with Fundations.

Dr. Mallory Price
Elementary Literacy Instructional Support Specialist
Santa Barbara Unified School District

"The additional vocabulary and morphology work is very needed in our 4/5 grades. Additionally, the systematic instruction of sentence level comprehension and sentence writing is fantastic and missing from our comprehensive program!"

Kristin S.
Head of School
Wilkinson School

"We've been using Fundations with our K–3 students for the past five years. We greatly appreciate the materials, clear Teacher’s Manual instructions, and the way our students are learning to read. I love Fundations and the confidence it gives instructors to teach reading in an explicit, scientific way."

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Double-Digit Gains With Fundations

20%

improvement in oral reading fluency scores

80%

of students met benchmark goals

18%

improvement in reading test scores

California educators:

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