12/16/2024
Achieve Reading Gains More Quickly With Literacy Acceleration
In the United States, 57% of fourth grade students and 69% of eighth grade students read below grade level. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need to develop confident, proficient readers. Educators must embrace strategies that bring students up to speed as quickly as possible.
Research shows reading remediation often falls short because it focuses on addressing specific skill deficits through repetitive exercises and simpler texts. This approach tends to be slower, emphasizing mastery of foundational skills over advancing to grade-level content—and it may not close reading gaps fast enough.
Literacy acceleration aims to elevate students to grade-level proficiency by putting them on personalized learning paths and adjusting instruction once they master specific reading skills. With scaffolding and explicit instruction, educators can address skill gaps, allowing their students to move on to more challenging texts sooner and achieve grade-level literacy.
Lexia® Core5® Reading and Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® offer comprehensive solutions for elementary and adolescent learners that take a reading acceleration approach—rather than remediation. Core5 accelerates literacy gains for students in grades pre-K–5, while PowerUp targets fundamental literacy skills in grades 6–12. Together, they provide an integrated solution that supports diverse learners, including Emergent Bilinguals and students with disabilities, ensuring rapid and sustained reading proficiency for all students.
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