Moving Beyond Tutors: Lexia Aspire Helps Districts Support Upper-Grade Students’ Literacy Growth

In many Texas districts, addressing literacy gaps in upper-grade students means relying on tutors and intervention efforts. But the reliance on reactive literacy policies and lack of subsequent results in student performance leaves many district administrators questioning the efficacy of such haphazard solutions. 

Lexia Aspire® Professional Learning offers a proactive alternative. As a flexible, self-paced, professional learning solution, Aspire supports secondary educators in accelerating literacy skills for their adolescent students.

Aspire complements a Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® implementation by bringing the science of reading into every content classroom, ensuring literacy skills are reinforced in an academically effective and age-appropriate manner.

This approach also allows districts to empower their teachers to provide effective first-time instruction. When educators have the knowledge to tackle literacy challenges, including if a student struggles with a classroom assignment, it reduces the need for escalations to Tier 2 or Tier 3 interventions, saving district resources.

Aligned with the science of reading, Aspire is flexible, easy to implement, and offers ongoing support. The benefits of literacy professional learning can be seen in elementary levels thanks to the Texas Reading Academies. Aspire extends that value to the secondary level for a cohesive districtwide implementation of the science of reading. This investment not only reaps long-term benefits but also ensures educator buy-in across the district, promoting a proactive, rather than reactive approach to literacy instruction.

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