Latest Study Publication Adds to the Industry`s Most Extensive Body of Research
Validating Lexia`s Effectiveness
CONCORD, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Lexia Learning Systems, one of the nation`s most highly regarded providers of
reading software, is quickly becoming the educational technology company with
the most extensive body of peer-reviewed research proving the effectiveness of
their products. The most recent research focuses on the efficacy of using
Lexia`s computer-assisted instruction to supplement phonics-based reading
curriculum for preschoolers and kindergarteners in an urban public school
system. The findings will be published in an upcoming issue of Reading
Psychology journal, which will be Lexia`s fifth published peer-reviewed study,
along with two prestigious independent reviews.
Lexia Reading is a flexible, Web-enabled technology that is scientifically based
and proven to increase reading proficiency. The program features a focused and
intensive method for helping students maximize learning time for key reading
skills, while providing educators with ongoing assessment and dynamic data to
continually make differentiated instructional decisions.
The Company, in affiliation with professional research and design consultants,
conducts scientifically-based outcomes studies to measure the efficacy of the
Lexia Reading program in schools across the country. Studies have now been
published in five peer-reviewed research journals.
* In 2006, the Journal of Research in Reading published a Lexia study that found
Title I students in an urban, Boston-area school district closed the achievement
gap by using Lexia Reading.
* A study published in 2008 by Reading Psychology journal proved that
low-performing kindergarten students in an urban school district, when using
Lexia in tandem with their phonics-based reading curriculum, made significantly
greater gains in phonological awareness skills than low-performing students in
the control group.
* The European Journal of Special Needs Children published in 2009 a Lexia study
that determined that sixth and seventh grade students enrolled in remedial
reading classes-including many with special needs-showed significantly larger
gains in word-attack skills when using Lexia as an integral part of their
reading instruction.
* The International Dyslexia Association journal, Perspectives on Language and
Literacy, published a Lexia study in 2009 that examined three key challenges to
successful implementation of comprehensive software programs such as Lexia
Reading, and suggested considerations that can be made at the school and
classroom level to ensure that students benefit from the learning opportunity
that computer-assisted instruction presents.
In addition to the peer-reviewed research, Lexia is frequently the focus of
independent research reviews, and consistently receives positive reviews from
the experts evaluating the program. Most significantly, Lexia has been
recognized by two major independent review organizations.
* In 2008, the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) categorized Lexia
Reading as a "Comprehensive Reading Program" able to address the needs of
students in a wide range of grades and skill levels.Lexia was deemed appropriate
in more categories than any other program within the FCRR review framework.
* In 2009, Lexia Reading became one of only 10 out of 171 programs in seven
years to have been deemed to show effectiveness in two or more "beginning
reading skills" categories by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). Described by
the U.S. Department of Education`s Institute of Education Sciences as "a central
and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education," the WWC
is one of the most rigorous standards of effectiveness for instructional
programs and products. Lexia Reading is among a very small percentage (5.8%) of
reading programs to receive this recognition since the WWC was created in 2002.
"We are pleased that our body of research continues to receive such high praise
from experts in the industry; and we are equally proud of the outstanding work
of our research team," said Nick Gaehde, president and CEO of Lexia. "Based on
these studies, our customers can be confident that Lexia is one of the most
effective tools available to help them target reading skills and increase
proficiency."
For more information about Lexia`s peer-reviewed research and independent
studies, please visit www.lexialearning.com/research.
About Lexia Learning
Lexia Learning Systems, Inc., headquartered in Concord, Mass., is one of the
most highly regarded reading software companies in the nation. Established in
1984, the company provides a flexible, Web-enabled technology that is
scientifically based and proven to increase reading proficiency in students at
all levels of ability, pre-K to adult. Today, Lexia`s programs, including its
flagship product, Lexia Reading, are used as an essential part of reading
instruction in more than 12,000 schools nationwide, and have helped more than
one million students learn to read. In 2009, the Lexia Reading program was
recognized as one of only 10 programs to have ever been deemed to show
effectiveness in two or more "beginning reading skills" categories by the What
Works Clearinghouse. To learn more about Lexia, please visit
www.lexialearning.com or call 1-800-435-3942.
Haselton Group (for Lexia Learning)
Collin Earnst, 617-933-9011
collin_earnst@haseltongroup.com
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