Wilson Reading System®

Wilson Reading System® is a supplemental reading and writing curriculum designed for students in grade 2 and above with word-level deficits. The program teaches phonemic awareness, alphabetic principles (sound-symbol relationship), word study, spelling, sight word instruction, fluency, vocabulary, oral expressive language development, and comprehension through activities including hearing sounds, practicing with syllable and word cards, listening to others read, and reading aloud. In the study that met WWC evidence standards, only the word-level components were implemented. The intervention was delivered in 50-minute lessons, five days a week, to groups of three students with various basic reading levels, from November 2003 to May 2004. Sessions took place outside regular classrooms during students' regular reading instruction time. Teachers received training including group instruction, coaching, telephone consultation, and independent study using the Wilson Academy online course, averaging 62.5 professional development hours.