A Summer Solution for Washington

Washington educators face a pressing need to address low literacy scores, especially as they plan summer school and high-dose tutoring programs. Research confirms targeted intervention strategies can accelerate reading proficiency for students in need, ensuring more learners reach grade-level benchmarks before the next academic year. To accomplish this, district leaders have turned to Lexia® Core5® Reading and its three-pronged approach: Acceleration, Adaptive instruction, and Actionable data.

Acceleration is achieved through a standards-aligned, systematic scope and sequence, offering personalized pathways that help pre-K–5 students strengthen phonemic awareness, master letter–sound correspondences, and expand academic vocabulary. Meanwhile, Adaptive instruction places teachers at the core of every lesson, aided by flexible tools that adjust in real time based on performance. With up-to-the-minute insights, educators can swiftly pinpoint students’ needs, delivering targeted intervention or enrichment and preserving valuable instructional time.

Actionable data underpins this process through Assessment Without Testing®, enabling teachers to see a clear picture of both classwide trends and individual progress. In the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, Elementary Director of Curriculum Darla Offner notes how Core5 creates an interactive platform for literacy practice, providing timely, student-specific mini-lessons that seamlessly fit small-group instruction.

By embracing these evidence-based summer interventions, Washington administrators can reimagine literacy instruction, ensuring students who have fallen behind catch up and gain the confidence to flourish. Ultimately, this approach delivers meaningful and lasting impact, setting the stage for greater academic achievement in the upcoming school year and beyond.