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Strategies to Boost Early Literacy Skills in English Learners

Learning to read may be tough for many students, but it can be especially challenging for those whose first language is not English. While...

Twitter 101: Grow Your Personal Learning Network

This is the second installment in Lexia's five-post Twitter 101 series. Read the first installment: Twitter 101: Start Your Own...

Educational Organizations That Are Preparing Lower-Income Students for College

According to the 2016 High School Benchmarks Report by the National Student Clearinghouse, which surveyed more than 5 million graduates, students...

What's My Motivation? Tips for Keeping Students Engaged in Remote Learning

According to youth engagement consultant Adam Fletcher, "Students are engaged when they are attracted to their work, persist despite challenges and...

Could a DNA Test Help Students with Dyslexia? Researchers Want to Know

A 2018 post on the online education news site Education Week recently posed an intriguing question: “What if a DNA test could show how to teach a...

No-Zero Grading? Are You Kidding Me?!

Should grades be used to punish, encourage, or reward students? In recent years, this enduring question has taken on fresh meaning thanks to various...

Full-Day Kindergarten: Pros, Cons, and State Requirements

Don't have time to read? Listen Now » Once an optional, preschool-like addition to elementary school programs, kindergarten has come...

Project-Based Learning: A Beneficial Approach for English Language Learners

Don't have time to read? Listen Now » Project-based learning is a popular teaching practice built around student-driven projects,...

Top 3 Reasons Educators Want to Use Lexia This School Year

Whether it’s remote instruction, social distancing and masks, or a hybrid schedule, educators know the 2020-2021 school year is going to be unlike...

Lexia® Core5® Reading Supports Reading Growth Over 4 School Years

In this longitudinal study, students who used Lexia® Core5® Reading over four school years showed significant gains on a standardized reading test, resulting in scores at the beginning of the fourth year that rose above the national average.