K-5 English-Language Arts

In Wauconda D118, our literacy instruction is anchored by McGraw Hill Wonders, our core English Language Arts (ELA) program. Wonders serves as the primary framework for our reading and writing instruction, connecting daily lessons in phonics to high-level comprehension and vocabulary. To ensure students have the necessary foundational skills to access this content, we integrate the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach. This methodology provides a highly structured, multisensory way of teaching the relationship between letters and sounds, acting as the "how-to" foundation for our readers. The Wonders curriculum is designed to take the skills students learn through practice and apply them to interesting, authentic stories and articles. This ensures that students are not just sounding out words, but truly understanding what they read.

The Wonders curriculum is designed to take the skills students learn through practice and apply them to interesting, authentic stories and articles. This ensures that students are not just sounding out words, but truly understanding what they read.