1/28/2020
Impact of Lexia® Core5® Reading on Emergent Bilinguals
PURPOSE: Given the high percentages of Emergent Bilinguals who score below proficiency levels in reading, it is critical to identify effective forms of reading instruction to support these students. This report summarizes research findings demonstrating benefits of Lexia® Core5® Reading for Emergent Bilinguals.
METHODS: The methods employed in these studies include experimental designs as well as correlational approaches. The measures consist of progress within Core5 and performance on standardized reading tests and summative state assessments.
KEY FINDINGS
- In a national sample, Emergent Bilinguals made grade-level gains in Core5 which were slightly greater than non-Emergent Bilinguals over the school year.
- Emergent Bilinguals using Core5 made greater gains on outside reading measures than non-Emergent Bilinguals using Core5 and Emergent Bilinguals not using Core5.
- Emergent Bilinguals with the lowest language proficiency on WIDA showed large gains on an outside reading measure after two years of Core5 use.
- Emergent Bilinguals who reached benchmark in Core5 showed higher performance levels on a summative state assessment than all EBs in the same school district.
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