Resources for Literacy Learning

Assessing and Assisting Working with Emergent Bilingual Students and Students with Dyslexia

In the past, the needs of Emerging Bilinguals (EBs) and students with dyslexia have sometimes been conflated—often resulting in unnecessary referrals to special education classes. Now, brain science and science of reading research inform and support different instructional strategies for language and literacy development.

How to Support Teachers Now: Three Ways to Reduce Teacher Burnout and Promote Success

K–12 teachers are facing serious burnout. A recent Gallup poll reveals three of the primary reasons are unreasonable expectations and time pressures, unmanageable workloads, and a lack of support from administrators. These are complex, multifaceted challenges that demand a holistic approach for resolution.

Beyond Access Expanding Digital Equity

Digital equity has no finish line. It’s an ongoing conversation among education stakeholders about how to ensure every student is equipped with the technology tools, skills, and support needed to succeed academically and fully participate in an increasingly digital life.

Helping Students Make the Shift from Learning to Read to Reading to Learn

Explicit reading instruction is the only way students can make the shift from learning to read to reading to learn in fourth grade. Students who struggle to read at grade level need intervention to be academically successful.

Multilingual Students and the Science of Reading: Insights From a Roundtable Symposium

How do Emergent Bilinguals learn to read English? Discover the insights gleaned from a roundtable symposium about Emergent Bilinguals and the science of reading, as well as recommendations for the future.

Does It Work? Separating the Signal From the Noise in Efficacy Claims

When educational programs make claims of efficacy, effect size seems like a bias-free way to compare them. But while effect size promises clarity, using it as the only metric for evaluating interventions comes with pros and cons that are examined in this insight.

The Big Resignation: What Leaders Can Do To Retain Good Educators and Recruit New Talent

This Insight discusses proven techniques for school leaders to create an environment that is open and supportive for all. Learn how to build a shared vision that everyone in our organization embraces.

Expanding Educational Equity in No Uncertain Terms: Equity Begins With High-Quality Instruction for All Students

Lexia is expanding educational equity into a framework of three intersecting elements: instructional equity, cultural equity, and digital equity. In this first of the series, learn how expanding equity begins with providing high-quality instruction for all students.

It’s More Than Phonics: Dispelling the Biggest Myth About the Science of Reading

We now have five decades of gold-standard research into how students learn to read. This body of evidence is called the science of reading and confirms that students do in fact need explicit phonics instruction to read proficiently—along with four other areas of reading.