Secret Sauce for Literacy Success: Lexia English + Core5

When educators at a rural school district with more than 12,700 students saw the Emergent Bilingual population growing, they knew they needed a solution that would support newcomers from day one. Kathleen Brinson, multilingual teacher and refugee school impact coordinator, and Taylor Stewart, K–5 ESL teacher, partnered up with Lexia® to build a clear, equitable path for success.

District Snapshot

• 12,755 pre-K–12 students
• 12.1% Emergent Bilingual learners
• 30.8% economically disadvantaged
• Diverse student body: 65% White, 21% Black, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% two or more races

Challenge
An increasing number of students are entering school with little to no English proficiency.

Solution
Lexia® Core5® Reading and Lexia English Language Development™. Together, these two programs provide differentiated, adaptive instruction that meets each learner where they are—empowering educators to deliver meaningful progress at scale.

Impact

• 44% of students who met usage targets moved up at least one proficiency band in Lexia English during the 2022–2023 school year.
• One second grade student who arrived from Honduras in 2021 with no English is now performing at grade level—just three years later.

Core5 and Lexia English can work together to bring success to your school. Learn how in our new infographic.