The 2023 Wilson® Summer Conferences were a smashing success. More than 1,500 participants convened for the annual Wilson Trainer Meeting, Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Certified Teacher Conference, and Fundations® Conference...
As states continue to enact laws requiring public schools to accommodate the learning needs of students with dyslexia, the importance of preparing new and veteran teachers in effective, multisensory structured...
McDaniel College’s Reading Specialist: Literacy Leadership master’s degree program has partnered with Wilson Language Training to offer a new 10-credit dyslexia specialization, which includes Level I Certification in the Wilson...
We Have More Work to Do: Structured Literacy for Older Students Life can be complicated for middle and high schoolers. They navigate new social situations, developmental changes, responsibilities, and expectations,...
Pennsylvania Seeing struggling students become confident, independent readers encourages many teachers as they deliver systematic, explicit Structured Literacy instruction. Literacy changes lives, and Sammy S. had the honor of helping...
We’ve had the privilege to partner with thousands of dedicated ELA teachers and Fundations® enthusiasts across the country over the years, but perhaps no evangelist more exuberant than Jake Daggett....
For Rosa Young, life’s long and winding road led her back home. When she graduated from Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, TX, Rosa didn’t know where the future...
Pennsylvania Eighteen years ago, AIM Academy opened its doors in suburban Philadelphia, PA, with a focus on giving bright students with learning differences access to future opportunities through rigorous academic...
In one year, two struggling fourth graders from South Sioux Community Schools in Nebraska became star readers with the help of WRS Certified Teachers and Wilson® Dyslexia Practitioners (W.D.T.) Amanda...
According to a 2022 study by nonprofit research organization Brookings, the average reading test scores of students in primary school dropped significantly during the first two years of the pandemic....
Thank you for visiting! Please note we have moved program resources for remote instruction to the Fundations® Virtual Resource Hub, the Wilson Academy Intervention Learning Community for Just Words®, and the...
Two, four, six, eight. Who do we appreciate? Our amazingly dedicated Fundations® teachers like Mary Jarrell! Mary is a first-grade teacher and the K-2 Fundations lead at Warfield Elementary School...
Wilson® Dyslexia Practitioner (W.D.P.) Chris Lee has a lot to be proud of in her 44-year career with Regional School Unit 29 in Houlton, ME. In the 2022–2023 school year,...
Wilson’s dedicated team of Literacy Specialists is united by a shared passion for putting Structured Literacy into practice to advance student outcomes. We sat down with Kerstin Larson to get...
The ultimate goal of reading instruction, and any program that follows a Structured Literacy approach to instruction, is to help students transfer foundational literacy skills into being able to read...
It’s said that you can’t really understand a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. That’s just one of the many things that make Wilson® Literacy Specialists and...
While wearing her cap and gown, graduating senior Deanna joined a processional through her Ohio elementary school as part of a Jefferson Area Local School District tradition. Cheered on by...
Fundations educators throughout the country will soon have access to a new program for young students in need of summer reading support or an intensive boost at the start of the new school year: Fundations Ready to...
During our Teacher Appreciation Week Sweepstakes, we asked educators one simple question: “What inspired you to become a teacher?” In reply, we received over 1,000 thoughtful, motivating, and memorable stories about...
When educators help students learn to read, they throw open the doors to a future full of possibilities and opportunities. Wilson Language Training (WLT) has been happy to be part...
Our certification pathways develop teacher-leaders and a culture of collaborative professional learning. Wilson® has three distinct credentials for peer-to-peer instruction: Facilitators, Presenters, and Trainers. The first two credentials apply to Fundations®; Just Words® supports Facilitator...