1/31/2018
English Learners and Non-English Learners Benefit From Lexia® Core5® Reading
PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of using Lexia® Core5® Reading for students whose schools participated in the Kansas Reading Initiative. A main focus addressed the impact of Core5 for English Learners.
METHOD: In this large-scale study, the effects of Lexia® Core5® Reading were compared for matched samples of English Learners (ELs) and non-ELs in kindergarten through fifth grade. The groups were compared in terms of reading gains on aimsweb over one year and—for a smaller sample—two years.
KEY FINDINGS
- In the first year, both ELs and non-ELs showed significant reading gains on aimsweb with no differences between groups in kindergarten, and grades 2 through 5.
- In the first year, ELs in grade 1 showed significantly greater gains on aimsweb than non-ELs.
- For students who continued using Lexia Core5 Reading in the second year, ELs and non-ELs showed similar advances in tier status on aimsweb.
- Notable reductions in the percentage of students identified as at risk for reading failure were found in both EL and non-EL groups.
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