How Core5 Turns Research Into Federal Funding Confidence

When federal dollars are on the line, district leaders can’t afford to guess. ESSA requires that interventions funded through Title I, Title III, and other federal programs be backed by research, and not just any research. The right solution needs to meet ESSA’s evidence tiers to qualify as “evidence-based” under federal law.

That’s where Lexia® Core5® Reading stands apart.

Core5 meets ESSA’s Strong Evidence criteria—Tier 1, the highest level of rigor—giving district administrators the confidence to make funding decisions that withstand scrutiny. Backed by more than 20 rigorous studies, Core5 has been proven to accelerate literacy growth for students in pre-K through grade 5, with results that are consistent across diverse student populations and school contexts.

The numbers speak for themselves: Core5 is proven to be more than 2.5 times as effective as other elementary reading programs. And when district leaders connect science of reading-based knowledge with instruction using Lexia’s solutions, they can realize their power to effect change in just one school year.

Choosing Core5 also means having the documentation you need. Lexia® provides evidence summaries and research resources to support your funding narratives and compliance reporting, so your team can move forward with clarity.

When it comes to early literacy and federal funding, Core5 gives your district both the outcomes and the evidence to back them up.