Lexia Research & Resources
Newly Published Peer-Reviewed Research on Lexia
The independent peer-reviewed journal, Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly v29, 2008, recently published the results of a study examining the benefits of Lexia Early Reading as a supplement to a phonics-based reading curriculum for kindergartners in a public elementary school in Revere, Massachusetts near Boston. Examiners compared students from Kindergarten classes using Lexia Early Reading to matched control classes not using Lexia but taught by the same teacher. Pre-testing indicated no significant differences in the abilities of students from either group. However, the researchers found significant differences between the groups on post-test as measured by the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test Level PR with the largest gains identified in the area of phonological awareness skills among the lowest performing pre-test students who used Lexia Early Reading.
Proven Efficacy
Results of scientifically-based research studies prove that Lexia improves reading scores in K – 3 and Middle Schools. In all cases, students received instruction consistent with the research-based teaching methods identified by the National Reading Panel and the “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001, which included systematic instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The aim of the research was to assess the effectiveness of Lexia reading skills software as a supplement to classroom instruction.
Lexia’s Library of Outcomes Research
- Lexia – Closing the Reading Achievement Gap (pdf, 381 KB)
- Lexia – Advancing Literacy Skills in At-Risk 1st Graders (pdf, 178 KB)
- Lexia – Advancing Literacy Skills in Kindergarteners (pdf, 11 KB)
- Lexia – Supporting Literacy Development in Middle School (pdf, 5 KB)
- Lexia – Improving Test Scores in Low-Income Hispanic Students (pdf, 266 KB)
- Lexia – Implementation Research (pdf, 98 KB)
- Evaluation of Lexia Software in Boston Public Schools (pdf, 219 KB)