Leading with Purpose: Implementing Literacy Initiatives that Last

When it comes to literacy outcomes, consistency matters. This Lexia® executive digest focuses on how school leaders are championing instructional integrity to ensure every classroom delivers high-quality, research-based reading instruction aligned to the science of reading.

Drawing from the 2025 Science of Reading Leadership Summits, the resource outlines three core practices driving impact: comprehensive instruction, systematic delivery, and equitable access. First, educators are expected to teach all five foundational elements of literacy—phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics, and syntax—in a logical sequence that supports deeper reading development. Second, instruction is explicit and structured, with modeling, guided practice, and formative feedback embedded throughout. This level of clarity ensures students not only receive exposure to skills but master and apply them with confidence.

Instructional integrity also means recognizing students bring varied strengths and challenges to the classroom. Leaders are supporting teachers in using data to guide differentiation, providing tailored support for struggling readers while maintaining rigor and engagement for advanced learners.

Through this multilayered approach, administrators are reinforcing a culture where evidence, intentionality, and equity shape daily instruction. Lexia supports this work with tools and professional learning aligned to the science of reading, helping school leaders create classrooms where every student has the opportunity to thrive.