It can be noted that even though this program is more prevalent in private schools it was utilized in the Framingham Public School system. During the time when the students would get into their designated reading groups and practice reading, those who had more difficulty would go to an additional room to receive one-on-one instruction going through The Wilson Reading System booklets. Each booklet is a different level providing different phonological awareness tasks starting with basic words that are real and non-sense words, as well as providing sentences and passages to practice. After completion of a booklet, a test is given to see if one can proceed to the next booklet. The content in the booklets become more complex and involve more high-level phonological skills. The Wilson Reading System program teaches one how to sound out words, break drown compound words, the pairing of certain letters that break the “rule” on how they are suppose to sound, and so much more. In retrospect, it has been realized that many teachers did not place enough emphasis on these phonemic
It can be noted that even though this program is more prevalent in private schools it was utilized in the Framingham Public School system. During the time when the students would get into their designated reading groups and practice reading, those who had more difficulty would go to an additional room to receive one-on-one instruction going through The Wilson Reading System booklets. Each booklet is a different level providing different phonological awareness tasks starting with basic words that are real and non-sense words, as well as providing sentences and passages to practice. After completion of a booklet, a test is given to see if one can proceed to the next booklet. The content in the booklets become more complex and involve more high-level phonological skills. The Wilson Reading System program teaches one how to sound out words, break drown compound words, the pairing of certain letters that break the “rule” on how they are suppose to sound, and so much more. In retrospect, it has been realized that many teachers did not place enough emphasis on these phonemic