When Principal Talya Taylor joined Clay Charter Academy just two weeks before the end of the school year, she discovered almost half (49%) of the students were reading below grade level. And in some grades, almost three-quarters of students (70%) were reading below grade level.
With many educators new to teaching, Taylor needed a literacy solution that would accelerate students’ development of fundamental literacy skills as well as identify any needs as they emerged. Enter Lexia® Core5® Reading.
Evidently, the school had already purchased Core5, but it was not being implemented with fidelity of use. Taylor reviewed the pedagogy behind Core5, and was impressed by the program’s scope and sequence, as well as its systematic approach to instruction. Core5 covered the six different areas of reading she knew her students needed, from phonological awareness to structural analysis to comprehension.
Principal Taylor established the expectation that all K–5 students would meet their Core5 recommended usage targets and teachers would use Core5 resources as part of their instruction.
The results speak for themselves. In only six months, 89% of K–5 students were meeting their recommended usage in Core5. And the percentage of students who were working at or above grade level increased dramatically from 40% to 82%.
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