The Alabama State Board of Education’s Dyslexia Advisory Council has recognized Wilson Reading System as an approved dyslexia-specific intervention program for grades 4–12 meeting the requirements of the Alabama Literacy Act. Learn more here. (Please see page 22.)
The Arizona Department of Education endorsed Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Certification as a professional learning program that satisfies Option B of the state’s requirements for the Reading Endorsement for reading or literacy specialists, coaches, and interventionists. WRS Certification satisfies the requirement of a supervised field experience or practicum in reading. It can be applied to Reading Endorsements for grades K–8, 6–12, and K–12.
Fundations®, Just Words®, the Wilson Reading System®, and Wilson Fluency®/Basic have been approved by the California State Board of Education as meeting the state’s social content standards. Read more here. This means the materials contained in each of Wilson’s programs:
The READ Act requires the Colorado Department of Education to identify quality reading instructional programs for optional use by local education agencies. Following the review process, the Wilson Reading System® was approved as an Intervention Program and Fundations® was approved as a Supplemental and Intervention Program.
Wilson Reading System has been added to the Illinois State Board of Education list of approved evidence-based intervention curricula.
The Illinois State Board of Education identified Wilson Language Training as an organization offering structured literacy intervention.
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has identified a set of high-quality programs that will prepare educators to become “authorized reading specialists trained in dyslexia.” The IDOE recognizes Wilson Reading System® Level I Certification on its list of approved dyslexia training programs.
The Wilson Reading System® (WRS) is one of six multisensory structured language programs identified as an effective program in the remediation of dyslexia in the state’s Regulations and Guidelines for Implementation of the Louisiana Law for the Education of Dyslexic Students. Read more here.
Wilson Language Training is approved as a Maryland Leads Partner in the Science of Reading Category for Fundations®, Just Words®, and Wilson Reading System® materials and professional learning. Maryland Leads is an initiative designed to support Maryland Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in overcoming learning loss and achievement gaps from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more here.
The New Hampshire Department of Education has developed a dyslexia resource guide designed to create an awareness of dyslexia and other related disorders. It provides information about screening and detecting young children who display associated risk factors and will assist in the implementation of age-appropriate, evidence-based intervention strategies to strengthen reading skills. Wilson Reading System® is listed in Section 5-Interventions as an evidence-based intervention. Read more here.
Fundations, Just Words, and WRS have been added to the New Mexico Public Education Department’s lists of structured literacy programs and structured literacy professional learning.
The purpose of the North Carolina State Improvement Project is to establish program support services to significantly improve the performance and success of students with disabilities in North Carolina. The Wilson Reading System® is one of the reading programs identified for implementation.
The Ohio Department of Education has added Wilson Reading System to their list of approved Evidence-Based Reading Intervention Programs. For more information, refer to this page of the Ohio Department of Education site.
WRS Level I Certification and Level II Certification are accredited by the International Dyslexia Association (both listed as Accreditation Plus). They are, therefore, approved to meet the professional development requirements of the Dyslexia Support Laws. Programs with Accreditation and Accreditation Plus status are recognized. The Ohio Dyslexia Committee has included Wilson Reading System (Level I and Level II Certification) on their list of approved programs for Structured Literacy Certification.
Wilson Reading System has been approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) as a qualified supplier of a scientifically-research-based and evidence-based instructional program.
The Wilson Reading System® and Fundations® are approved reading programs a school may select to support and enhance the implementation of the state Teacher Reading Academies for Grades K–3.
The Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) The Dyslexia Handbook—2018 Update: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders identifies the providers of dyslexia instruction that are prepared to use the techniques, tools, and strategies outlined in the Handbook, and can serve as trainers and consultants in dyslexia and related disorders for regular, remedial, and special education teachers in the state. Certifications for Wilson Reading System® Level I and Level II both are listed as meeting the training requirements for educators providing dyslexia services. Read more here.
The Utah State Board of Education has approved Wilson Reading System Steps 1–6 and Steps 7–12 as an evidence-based intervention curriculum as part of their ELA instructional materials review.
Wilson Reading System is recommended by the Virginia Literacy Partnership for Intervention Instructional Program Materials.
The Wilson Reading System® (WRS) builds on more than three decades of proven success teaching the structure of the English language, decoding, and spelling in an explicit, systematic, and sequential manner.