Supporting Emergent Bilinguals Solutions

Emergent Bilinguals are one of the fastest-growing segments among school-age children in the U.S. According to the National Center of Educational Statistics, one out of 10 children in classrooms across the nation are Emergent Bilinguals, also known as English Language Learners (ELLs) or English Learners (ELs). Since 2010, the number of students who are English Learners has increased by more than half a million. Despite these growing numbers, as a group, Emergent Bilinguals have not been given the instruction they need to perform as well as their monolingual peers.

While many factors impact student learning, some contributing factors are a one-size-fits-all pedagogy to English language learning, teacher resource and training constraints, and classrooms that aren’t culturally responsive.

The Challenge

How can we honor students' heritage to accelerate learning?

One in 10 classroom students is an emergent bilingual

Why we use the term 'Emergent Bilinguals'

For the 5 million Emergent Bilingual students in America, honoring students’ culture and life experiences is essential to accelerate English language and literacy acquisition. The language we use matters. Terms like “English Language Learners” emphasize what students don’t know, as opposed to what they do. The phrase “Emergent Bilinguals,” on the other hand, celebrates the asset of bilingualism that these students bring to our schools and our society. As the number of Emergent Bilingual students continues to increase nationwide, school leaders need smarter ways to ensure better academic outcomes for every learner. This means providing both teachers and Emergent Bilingual learners with the tools they need for success.

Learning equity begins with respecting and representing who students are and the assets they bring to the classroom. Lexia’s language and literacy programs seek to convey equitable and multidimensional representations of people across lines of diversity including race, culture, language background, gender, ability, socioeconomic status, community, and national origin. The goal of our products like Core5, PowerUp, and Lexia English is to integrate these representations throughout the program’s illustrations, photographs, and texts in ways that validate diverse experiences, promote positive self-images, and cultivate an inclusive understanding of the world.

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Your Emergent Bilingual Solutions

Unlike other English Language Development products, Lexia English is an asset-based speaking and listening program that creates an inclusive classroom where students find a safe, non-judgmental environment to practice that builds confidence as students learn academic English.

Learning science tells us that learning a new language requires that you be able to speak it first…

Lexia English is an adaptive blended learning program that supports Emergent Bilingual students’ English language acquisition through academic conversations. The program integrates speaking, listening, and grammar in the subjects of math, science, social studies, general knowledge, and biographies providing students with the academic English skills they need to be successful.

Through academic conversations with 17 culturally and ethnically diverse characters, learners remain engaged every step of the way and see their achievements and successes celebrated. These relatable characters allow learners to see themselves in their learning so they feel represented and respected, and that supports their socioemotional well-being.

Lexia English +15 points on ELPAC* Test; +18 points ELPAC Oral Domain *English Language Proficiency Assessments for California

Proof speaks volumes

With thousands of students currently using Lexia English, together with our education partners, we are making an impact. A recent study on the Lexia English program found that Emergent Bilingual students who used the program scored an average of 15 points higher than nonusers on the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) test and scored an average of 18 points higher on the ELPAC’s oral domain than nonusers. Blending student-driven learning with teacher-led instruction, both Core5 and PowerUp have also proven effective in accelerating English language and literacy for Emergent Bilinguals.

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Lexia provides science of reading-based solutions that support every student and educator. With a comprehensive suite of professional learning, curriculum, and embedded assessment solutions, we help schools connect educator knowledge with practical classroom instruction to accelerate literacy gains.

Lexia’s complete offering of professional learning, curriculum, and embedded assessment helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence.

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Making the most impact for all students is always a top priority. To bring more equity to classroom instruction, educators and students need learning support they can rely on. Discover what more than 40 years of being singularly focused on providing science of reading-based literacy solutions can do for your district.

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Lexia® helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence. We provide science of reading-based literacy solutions that support every student and educator. With a comprehensive suite of professional learning, curriculum, and embedded assessment solutions, Lexia helps schools connect educator knowledge with practical classroom instruction to accelerate literacy gains.

Why Lexia

Leader in Science of Reading Solutions

Lexia is all for literacy because we know that literacy can and should be for all.

Literacy is essential to an individual’s ability to communicate, express themselves, and engage with the world around them. Lexia® believes everyone has a right to literacy, and that as educators, we have an obligation to deliver. Every student deserves to be taught literacy in a way that works for them, no matter who they are, where they live, what level they are at, and what learning challenges they face. Every teacher deserves the support they need to teach literacy confidently and effectively.

About Us

For more than four decades, Lexia has been leading the science of reading revolution, offering innovative professional learning, curriculum, and embedded assessment solutions that empower districts with actionable ways to accelerate literacy gains.

The journey began in 1984 when founder Bob Lemire established Lexia with a visionary focus on leveraging technology to support educators, driven by a personal commitment to aiding his son's reading journey. This founding legacy laid the groundwork for a lasting impact on literacy education.

Our award-winning flagship product, Lexia® Core5® Reading, has set the standard for technology-based reading instruction. Through the addition of curriculum products Lexia® PowerUp Literacy®, and Lexia English Language DevelopmentTM, as well as our professional learning solutions, Lexia® LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) and Lexia Aspire™ Professional Learning, we’ve built on our commitment to improve literacy learning for both teachers and students.

In 2020, Lexia became a member of the Cambium Learning® Group family of companies. As a result, Voyager Sopris Learning's suite of interventions. This synergy resulted in the creation of the first truly comprehensive suite of science of reading-based solutions, effectively connecting educator knowledge with practical classroom instruction to accelerate literacy gains.

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Setting a Higher Standard of Efficacy

At Lexia®, we continually evaluate the efficacy of our products to ensure they have the greatest possible impact on student learning. We are committed to a program of research that helps us meet the shifting needs of a dynamic industry.

Equitable learning begins with inclusive and individualized instruction that works for all students. At Lexia®, we continually evaluate the efficacy of our products to ensure they have the greatest possible impact on student learning. We are committed to a program of research that helps us meet the shifting needs of a dynamic industry. This builds our customers' confidence in selecting the right science of reading-based instruction or professional learning solutions to meet their goals.

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To ensure improved student learning and educator outcomes, we hold ourselves to a higher standard of efficacy. Why?

Get the latest research, insights, and thought leadership from Lexia’s literacy experts, and learn more about how we help develop critical literacy skills for a wide variety of educational environments.

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