Literacy Enrichment Without Disruption: Core5 Supports Your NJTSS-Aligned Curriculum

To align with state literacy priorities, New Jersey education leaders need a coherent system of evidence-based instructional tools and practices. This guide details how Lexia® Core5® Reading can work alongside your district’s state-aligned universal literacy curriculum to accelerate learning and strengthen student outcomes. 

By pairing Core5 with your core curriculum, your district can meet state expectations for providing a system of evidence-based instruction that supports students of all abilities, including multilingual learners and students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. The guide describes how Core5 fits with literacy instructional guidance in New Jersey, exploring the following topics:

• Moving to evidence-based literacy: how legislation like S-2644, S-2645, S-2646, and S-2647, as well as the New Jersey Literacy Framework, are driving reading instruction—and how Core5 aligns with key elements of those measures

• Helping districts avoid tool overload: how Core5 seamlessly fits with your district’s selected core curriculum

• Supporting the instructional ecosystem: how Core5 enhances learning at every step of instruction

• Acting on dyslexia screenings: how Core5’s data-driven approach tailors interventions to support students with reading challenges

• Implementing Core5: how the program’s flexibility, easy onboarding, and coaching ensure long-term success

• Supporting equity and accountability: how Core5’s real-time data can inform differentiated instruction and help your district measure results

Built on the science of reading, Core5 is a research-proven program that strengthens literacy skills for pre-K–5 learners of all abilities. Discover how this evidence-based program can work alongside your district’s core curriculum to align with New Jersey’s priorities and support student success.