Lexia Company History Founded in 1984 by a Team of Reading and Technology Specialists Funded by two Federal Grants from National Institute of Health (NICHD) Pioneered the Use of Technology to Deliver Explicit, Systematic Skills Based Instruction for Reading

Founded in 1984 by a Team of Reading and Technology Specialists

Funded by two Federal Grants from National Institute of Health (NICHD)

Pioneered the Use of Technology to Deliver Explicit, Systematic Skills Based Instruction for Reading

SUPPORT - Support core reading programs for on-level and advanced students through accelerated independent practice REMEDIATE - Remediate reading disabilities by providing extended practice to develop foundational reading strategies PREVENT – Prevent reading failure by strengthening reading skills for students who need additional practice in essential reading skills Goals of Lexia Reading V5 and the 3-Tier Model Builds Mastery of Essential Reading Skills TIER I TIER III TIER II

Tier Use 20 – 30 Minutes G R A D E ER Primary Reading Strategies for Older Students Early Reading Primary Reading Strategies … Early Reading Primary Reading Strategies … Lexia Reading V5 – Target Population 4 5+ 3 2 1 K I On Level or Above Core II At Risk Supplemental III SPED Intensive 2 times Per Week Support 3-4 times Per Week Prevent 5 times Per Week Remediate

Systematic, Structured and Sequential Addresses the five Components of Reading as Defined by the National Reading Panel Correlated to Core Reading Curricula, Selected State Standards and DIBELS Overall Program Design – Content

Systematic, Structured and Sequential

Addresses the five Components of Reading as Defined by the National Reading Panel

Correlated to Core Reading Curricula, Selected State Standards and DIBELS

Intrinsically Motivating with Immediate Feedback and Reinforcement A Focused Learning Environment to Maximize Time on Task Differentiated, Age-Appropriate, Independent Practice with Targeted Review Intelligent Branching with Carefully Scaffolded Activities based on Performance Overall Program Design – Students

Intrinsically Motivating with Immediate Feedback and Reinforcement

A Focused Learning Environment to Maximize Time on Task

Differentiated, Age-Appropriate, Independent Practice with Targeted Review

Intelligent Branching with Carefully Scaffolded Activities based on Performance

Web-enabled – Access from Anywhere Reports Identify and Group Students for Targeted Instruction Ongoing Progress Monitoring Capabilities Management Access for Class, School, and District Home-to-school Connection Overall Program Design – Teachers/Administrators

Web-enabled – Access from Anywhere

Reports Identify and Group Students for Targeted Instruction

Ongoing Progress Monitoring Capabilities

Management Access for Class, School, and District

Home-to-school Connection

Lexia Reading Scope and Sequence

Scope and Sequence SOS Ages 9-Adult Primary Reading Ages 5-8 Early Reading Ages 4-6 SKILLS DEVELOPED x x x Blending sounds x Segmenting sounds x Blending compound words and syllables x Segmenting compound words and syllables x Identifying beginning and ending sounds x Rhyming PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

Scope and Sequence x x Identifying medial sounds and letters, short and long vowels SOS Ages 9-Adult Primary Reading Ages 5-8 Early Reading Ages 4-6 SKILLS DEVELOPED x x x x x x x x x Three-syllable words x Two-syllable words x Vowel combination words x Vowel –r words x Silent -e words x Short vowel words x Segmenting, blending and manipulating sounds with letters x x Identifying beginning and ending sounds and letters x x Letter-sound correspondence for consonants, short vowels and consonant diagraphs PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS / PHONICS

Scope and Sequence x Automatic recognition of words with vowel digraphs x Automatic identification of irregular words x Modeled paragraph reading x x Automatic recognition of short vowel words x x Timed identification of simple and complex words and syllables SOS Ages 9-Adult Primary Reading Ages 5-8 Early Reading Ages 4-6 SKILLS DEVELOPED x Phoneme intervals for blending and segmenting x x Timed discrimination of easily reversible letters x x Timed medial vowel discrimination with letters FLUENCY

Scope and Sequence x Categorical sorting Oral Vocabulary Structural Analysis Reading Vocabulary x Picture-word matching x x Picture-word matching x Greek combining forms x Anglo-Saxon prefixes and suffixes x x Pre-primer through third grade sight words x Latin prefixes, roots and suffixes SOS Ages 9-Adult Primary Reading Ages 5-8 Early Reading Ages 4-6 SKILLS DEVELOPED VOCABULARY

Scope and Sequence x x Word construction from syllables and prefixes, stems and suffixes x x x Use of picture support to enhance comprehension of words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs x x Systematic cloze procedure comprehension of sentences, paragraphs and stories SOS Ages 9-Adult Primary Reading Ages 5-8 Early Reading Ages 4-6 SKILLS DEVELOPED x x Categorical and associative thinking x x Comprehension of words and word parts COMPREHENSION

Lexia Learning Systems Research

Research Methods Random Assignment by Class to Treatment and Control Groups Representative Samples of Students Pre- and Post-testing using Standardized Measures (Gates MacGinitie, Woodcock-Johnson III, GRADE) Research Consultants Affiliated with Established Research Institutions Sufficient Implementation Peer-Reviewed Publications Efficacy and Outcomes Research

Random Assignment by Class to Treatment and Control Groups

Representative Samples of Students

Pre- and Post-testing using Standardized Measures

(Gates MacGinitie, Woodcock-Johnson III, GRADE)

Research Consultants Affiliated with Established Research Institutions

Sufficient Implementation

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Kindergarten Results All children Low performers Efficacy and Outcomes Research

All children

Low performers

Peer-Reviewed Publication The Kindergarten Manuscript has been Published in Reading Psychology Efficacy and Outcomes Research

First Grade Results Title I Students Lexia Students Efficacy and Outcomes Research

Title I Students

Lexia Students

Peer-Reviewed Publication Title 1 findings appear in the Journal of Research in Reading v29 (2), May 2006 “ The efficacy of computer-based supplementary phonics programs for advancing reading skills in at-risk elementary students” Efficacy and Outcomes Research

Second Grade Study 7 Treatment, 4 Control Classes Students (41 students in each group) Matched Pretest Scores Decoding Subtest Findings published in International Dyslexia Association’s Perspectives on Language and Literacy Summer 2007 issue Efficacy and Outcomes Research

7 Treatment, 4 Control Classes

Students (41 students in each group) Matched Pretest Scores

Third Grade Study 13 Treatment, 5 Control Classes Lower Performers 46 Students in Treatment Group, 65 Students in Control Group Reading Comprehension Subtest Findings published in International Dyslexia Association’s Perspectives on Language and Literacy Summer 2007 issue Efficacy and Outcomes Research

13 Treatment, 5 Control Classes

Lower Performers

46 Students in Treatment Group, 65 Students in Control Group

Lexia Middle School Study Remedial Reading Classes: 47 Subjects (31 SPED students) Identical Instruction Treatment Students Averaged 50 Sessions using Lexia SOS Woodcock Johnson III Assessment Tool Efficacy and Outcomes Research

Remedial Reading Classes:

47 Subjects (31 SPED students)

Identical Instruction

Treatment Students Averaged 50 Sessions using Lexia SOS

Woodcock Johnson III Assessment Tool

Middle School Results Efficacy and Outcomes Research

Middle School Study Accepted for publication in European Journal of Special Needs Education

Accepted for publication in

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Teacher Survey Results Efficacy and Outcomes Research

Ongoing Research Efficacy and Outcomes Research Data Analyses in Progress for Pre-K, Kindergarten and Sixth Grade Data Collected During the 2006-2007 School Year Significant Findings and Manuscripts in Preparation Large-Scale Study Underway in Ennis, TX K (N=425) 1 st (N=252) 2 nd (N=257) Subgroups of Bilingual Students

Data Analyses in Progress for Pre-K, Kindergarten and Sixth Grade Data Collected During the 2006-2007 School Year

Significant Findings and Manuscripts in Preparation

Large-Scale Study Underway in Ennis, TX

K (N=425)

1 st (N=252)

2 nd (N=257)

Subgroups of Bilingual Students

Ennis, TX Kindergarten: 22 classes (14 using Lexia) Treatment N = 236 Control N = 124 1 st Grade: 13 classes (8 using Lexia) Treatment N = 95 Control N = 86 2 nd Grade: 13 classes (8 using Lexia) Treatment N = 103 Control N = 86

Kindergarten:

22 classes (14 using Lexia)

Treatment N = 236

Control N = 124

1 st Grade:

13 classes (8 using Lexia)

Treatment N = 95

Control N = 86

2 nd Grade:

13 classes (8 using Lexia)

Treatment N = 103

Control N = 86

Why Ennis? 14% of students in the District are LEP Students in Elementary School Bilingual Classes using the same curriculum as English-only Classes

14% of students in the District are LEP

Students in Elementary School Bilingual Classes using the same curriculum as English-only Classes

What Did We Find?

Kindergarten ELL

Kindergarten ELL

First Grade High-Benefit Students* * non-SPED, non-ELL students with pretest Total Test scores below 100 and high Lexia Use Total Test Gains

First Grade High-Benefit Students* * non-SPED, non-ELL students with pretest Total Test scores below 100 and high Lexia Use Reading Comprehension Gains

What Comes Next? Preliminary Analyses Anticipate Additional Test Data (TAKS) Summary of Findings for Distribution Manuscript Preparation

Preliminary Analyses

Anticipate Additional Test Data (TAKS)

Summary of Findings for Distribution

Manuscript Preparation

NEW Manuscript in Progress Pre-K Revere, MA 2006-2007

Pre-K Revere, MA 2006-2007

NEW Manuscript in Progress Kindergarten Revere, MA 2006-2007

Kindergarten Revere, MA 2006-2007

Research Summary Lexia Contributed to Reading Gains in Grades PreK - 3 and Middle School Gains Most Evident for Low Performers Results are Consistent with other Published Data Teachers Support the Use of the Programs Efficacy and Outcomes Research

Lexia Contributed to Reading Gains in Grades PreK - 3 and Middle School

Gains Most Evident for Low Performers

Results are Consistent with other Published Data

Teachers Support the Use of the Programs