How Lexia Supports AB 121 Literacy Priorities

California’s schools and districts are seeking ways to help educators learn about the evidence-based practices that Assembly Bill (AB) 121 funding promotes. Lexia® LETRS® and Lexia Aspire® Professional Learning can help, offering multi-year, job-embedded support that strengthens instructional practice in alignment with state literacy priorities.

AB 121 funding supports professional learning aligned to the California English Language Arts (ELA)/English Language Development (ELD) Framework. It presents an opportunity to build more cohesive, inclusive literacy systems that meet the needs of all students. The evidence-based professional learning of LETRS and Aspire provides this type of educator and administrator training. 

This guide details how these Lexia® programs help schools and districts:

• Build instructional consistency across schools and grade bands, helping schools and districts establish shared instructional expectations and consistent implementation

• Strengthen support for multilingual learners and students with reading difficulties, with International Dyslexia Association-accredited training focused on instruction for students of all abilities

• Support long-term implementation and measurable impact, offering sustained professional learning tied to literacy goals, instructional priorities, and measurable student outcomes

Funding through AB 121 can support any of the following efforts to strengthen instructional practices:

• Multi-year literacy professional learning rollouts

• Instructional coaching and leadership development

• Cross-site literacy planning and implementation support

• Intervention and small-group instruction training

• Ongoing educator learning tied to literacy goals and student outcomes

LETRS offers professional learning for transitional kindergarten (TK) through grade 5 educators, while Aspire provides training for upper elementary through high school educators. Download this guide to explore how these evidence-based programs can help your school or district advance the literacy priorities of AB 121.