Using Lexia Core5 Reading Strengthens SBA ELA Performance in Washington

District administrators in Washington are seeking ways to accelerate literacy learning and improve scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessment English Language Arts (SBA ELA) assessment. Lexia® Core5® Reading offers this supplemental learning support.

One Washington district’s outcomes for grades 3–5 during 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 show Core5’s value for stronger SBA ELA outcomes. This infographic illustrates how the district’s students who used Core5 as recommended received SBA ELA scores that were 11 points higher than those of students who did not use the program as recommended.

Core5 is designed to provide structured, personalized reading practice that adapts to student needs. This district’s outcomes reinforce the importance of implementation and instructional consistency when using intervention programs to support reading achievement.

Built on the science of reading, Core5 is a research-proven program that strengthens the development of literacy skills for students of all abilities, helping them make the critical shift from learning to read to reading to learn.

With Core5’s data-driven instruction, districts can:

• Strengthen early identification and reading intervention

• Monitor progress toward ELA proficiency

• Support data-informed instructional decisions

• Reinforce evidence-based literacy practices aligned with Washington accountability expectations

Explore how the Washington district’s effective use of Core5 improved student literacy skills and achieved strong SBA ELA outcomes.