WRAP is an integrated, systematic Literacy approach designed for teaching spelling, writing and reading.

WRAP provides the teacher with a ‘kit bag’ of multisensory, efficient and effective strategies for developing and building on foundational literacy skills. Students can systematically build on this foundation using writing and reading to learn in meaningful contexts.

WRAP is more than just a phonics program. Integrated learning occurs through students’ use of the phonemes learned or reviewed within a lesson sequence. These sounds are used in the selected vocabulary and students can explore the patterns and rules that apply. This takes much of the guesswork out of spelling. Through a selected writing focus, students discover how this vocabulary works in sentences. This builds a strong foundation for writing, reading and comprehending related sentences, paragraphs and passages, giving students access to a world of text.

WRAP helps you understand and teach the following areas through the building blocks identified in Reading Research:

• Phonemic Awareness & Phonics
• Vocabulary Development
• Grammar for Sentence Writing
• Text Types for Writing
• Reading and Text Comprehension
• Metacognitive Strategies for Writing and Reading

WRAP course participants can include teachers, teachers’ aides, ESL teachers, speech and language pathologists, special educators, literacy tutors, parents and friends.