{"id":1523,"date":"2023-02-28T13:38:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/looking-to-the-future-with-fundations-ready-to-rise\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T19:24:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:24:31","slug":"looking-to-the-future-with-fundations-ready-to-rise","status":"publish","type":"success_stories","link":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/looking-to-the-future-with-fundations-ready-to-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking to the Future with Fundations\u00ae\u00a0Ready to Rise\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Absenteeism, \u201csummer slide,\u201d reading difficulties, and pandemic-related learning gaps can leave young students unprepared for the new school year. As a result, Fundations\u00ae<\/sup> teachers face the challenge of ensuring their students\u2019 literacy skills are on the same page for effective learning. With Fundations Ready to Rise<\/a>\u00ae<\/sup>, these educators have the support they need for this undertaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe developed the Ready to Rise program to help teachers instruct their rising first and second graders with a laser focus so their students can master key foundational skills in preparation for their upcoming year,\u201d said Author and Wilson Co-Founder, Barbara A. Wilson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 20-day, in-person foundational skills program, Ready to Rise is designed to bridge learning gaps for children who need summer reading support or an intensive boost in the fall. The goal is to look forward and identify key skills needed for success in the next grade level\u2014not to cover all past content. This emphasis on the future, combined with Fundations\u2019 scaffolded instruction and built-in review, readies students for the academic year ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready to Rise is available in two levels. Students currently in kindergarten who will be in first grade during the upcoming school year may participate in the Ready to Rise program for rising first graders. The Ready to Rise\u00a0program for rising second graders is geared toward students now in first grade who will be advancing to second grade this fall.\u00a0Both target key decoding, transcription, and fluency skills to prepare students, including English learners (ELs) and struggling readers,\u00a0for the next\u00a0Level\u00a0of Fundations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ready to Rise approach to instruction aligns with that advocated by both Barbara Wilson and Dr. David Steiner, executive director of the John Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and professor of education at John Hopkins University. Together, they published practical guidance on the topic of accelerated learning in their 2021 article, Steiner & Wilson: Case Study \u2014 Some Tough Questions, and Some Answers, About Fighting COVID Slide While Accelerating Student Learning<\/a>. Their findings echo and expand upon those in the webinar, Addressing Learning Loss through Acceleration: A Conversation with David Steiner,<\/a> which recommends  that teachers of summer programs:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n