Wonders/StudySync Support
- Welcome
- Nifty Ninety Stamps and Badges
- At A Glance
- Scope and Sequence
- Standards Correlation
- Wonders Materials List
- Weekly Lesson Plans
- Wonders Back-to-School Pack
- Wonders Combination Class Guides
- FSD Teacher Created Resources for Wonders
- Kinder Wonders
- First Grade Wonders
- Second Grade Wonders
- Third Grade Wonders
- Fourth Grade Wonders
- Fifth Grade Wonders
- Sixth-Eighth StudySync
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Welcome
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Welcome to Wonders/StudySync Support
With the adoption of any new textbooks, there will be new things for all of us to learn. Educational Services aims to provide support and resources for the implementation for our English Language Arts/English Language Development textbooks. Grades TK-5 will be incorporating McGraw-Hill's Wonders. Grades 6-8 will be incorporating McGraw-Hill's StudySync. Please contact emily_mcdougall@myfsd.org if there are additional resources you'd like to see added.
How do Reading Workshop and Wonders complement each other?
The California ELA Standards are the content that must be taught by educators. The standards covers the specifics for teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Grammar and vocabulary are also covered. In the Fullerton School District, we believe in a balanced literacy program. We are to teach all areas of English Language Arts. The Reading Units of Study used within a Reading Workshop model is one of the important pieces to teaching the standards. The goal of Reading Workshop is to produce accountable, independent reading and teach students to be strong, independent readers. This is one aspect of teaching English Language Arts. For all the other areas specified in the ELA Standards, we rely on the resources and materials provided by McGraw-Hill’s Wonders program. Wonders provides support in the foundational skills, text complexity, text-based questions, and many other areas that may be lacking in the Reading Units of Study program. Wonders will be a strong complement to the Reading Workshop model especially for developing and supporting capable, independent readers.
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Wonders ELA/ELD Reference Sheet for K-5
Created by FSD teachers for FSD Teachers. This FAQ answers some of the most ask questions about implementing Wonders. Go to link to see where you can ask your question. We will post the most frequently asked questions and a reply on this living document.
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Wonders Reports/Dashboard
There are many reports in Wonders to help you identify areas of need and strength. Download your copy and get the reports you need.
See the Wonders DATA FAQ for quick access to reports. LINK to short 25 minute webinar on the Wonders Dashboard.Know your Reports_2018 .pdf
Wonders-Data-FAQ.pdf
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ConnectEd Login for Wonders/StudySync
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The Teacher's Guide
Find weekly outlines, spelling words, spelling words cards, spelling pretest, spelling posttest, spelling home practice test, vocabulary words, vocabulary words student cards, and vocabulary words for display at the website for grades kindergarten-fifth grade.
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Wonders MAP
Looking to streamline and strengthen Wonders alignment with the Common Core? Check out the suggestions from Achieve the Core's Wonders Materials Adaptation Project:
"The 2017 Wonders Material Adaptation Project (MAP) provides guidance for streamlining the 2017 Wonders literacy program in grades K-6. The recommended adaptations elevate the best Wonders materials while supporting additional modifications for college- and career-ready instruction. Each grade level’s MAP contains an introductory overview, Week at a Glance (WAG) Planning Template and specific Rules of Thumb for handling all instructional components of Wonders."
-Achieve the Core
The MAPs have been downloaded and put into each grade level tab on the left hand side of the page. If you are short on time, skip the introductory overview and go to the specific Rules of Thumb. The direct link to the page is above and also attached below.
Foundational Skills
"The Foundational Skills Guidance Documents offer concrete definitions and examples of the most pressing foundational content taught to kindergarten and first grade students, with a focus on phonemic awareness and structured phonics. They include suggestions for implementation, guidelines for assessment, and enhancements that can work as a complement to the resources included in Wonders."
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The Foundational Skills Guidance Documents links are provided below. The document can be found on this page under the heading Miscellaneous Resources.
Materials Adaptation Project (MAP)
MAP Foundational Skills Guidance Documents
Wonders MAP Annotated 2nd Grade -
Miscellaneous Resources