9/18/2024

[Testimonial] LETRS: The Road Map for Improved Literacy Instruction in California

Imagine being in a classroom and realizing you’re not properly prepared to help your students learn to read.

Katie Hernandez, a language arts curriculum specialist in California’s Anaheim ESD, knows this scenario all too well.

“When I became a teacher, I knew all the great theories but the moment I sat in front of a group of third-graders who didn’t know how to read, I realized I wasn’t equipped to help them,” she says.

Teaching reading requires a deep understanding of the processes and science behind it. Lexia® LETRS® is rooted in the science of reading and offers comprehensive professional learning to pre-K–5 teachers.

“LETRS is like that road map with the case studies and the bridge to practice,” says Julie Blake, ELA Program Specialist, Cajon Valley USD. “It really helps the learning come out of your brain and become applicable in the classroom.”

With LETRS, educators across California are seeing their classroom instruction improve, translating into greater outcomes for their students, including Emergent Bilingual learners.

“Once I really learned about LETRS and what it does and how it connects and how teacher-friendly it is, I knew that it was something that we had to bring into our district,” says Kristen Anderson, director of literacy and intervention, Hemet USD.

Watch this video to learn how LETRS is helping educators improve literacy instruction in California, for all learners.