Lexia PowerUp Literacy Canada Annual Report

Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® is helping secondary school students across Canada become confident readers. With PowerUp, students at risk of not meeting College- and Career-Ready Standards can achieve up to three years of growth in just one academic year—accelerating their path to success.

The 2023–2024 Canada National Progress Report highlights how almost 30,000 students across 2,121 schools leveraged PowerUp to transform their literacy skills.

Students who used the program with fidelity:  

• Made substantial progress toward grade-level content. 
  • 59% of students advanced one or more zones in all three literacy strands: Word Study, Grammar, and Reading Comprehension.
  • 86% of students moved up at least two zones, demonstrating accelerated growth and mastery.
• Completed an average of 73 activities and 12 embedded Skill Checks in a single year. 
• By year’s end, fewer than 4% of students were working on foundational skills in any strand, showcasing remarkable progress.

Designed with adolescent learners in mind, PowerUp combines high-interest texts, authentic instruction, and real-time insights, empowering educators in every subject to meet students where they are and propel them toward grade-level proficiency and beyond.

See how PowerUp can help close the gap and empower students to excel in literacy. Download the full report to see how students of all levels made literacy gains with PowerUp.