With 640 trainees in grades K-4, our Mississippi grade school serves a diverse population. In 2020, we were at a point with the third-grade reading test where we werent as prepared as we must have been. We knew we needed to dig deeper to much better prepare our K-2 trainees, and we also knew this was an ongoing journey.

We started dealing with the Barksdale Reading Institute to help improve our trainees reading capabilities. Through our experience with the Institutes Literacy for Leaders, we discovered more about Lexia Core5 Reading and the function it could play in assisting enhance our younger students reading abilities and test scores.

5 reasons we required an online literacy platform

Weve had our online literacy platform in place since January 2020 and have actually seen substantial advantages given that then. We renewed our focus this year knowing just how valuable it was for our moms and dads, students, and instructors.

Here are five reasons we concentrate on Core5:

Assists us prioritize reading. We reserved day-to-day “WIN” or What I Need time during the day. When each grade level focuses on interventions and enrichment, this is. Some teachers use the adaptive literacy program during WIN while others use it throughout their regular class direction time as part of a center. The follow-up literacy small-group lessons and personalized skill builders happens either during reading guideline or throughout WIN time.

With 640 trainees in grades K-4, our Mississippi elementary school serves a diverse population. In 2020, we were at a point with the third-grade reading test where we werent as prepared as we should have been. We understood we had to dig deeper to much better prepare our K-2 trainees, and we also knew this was an ongoing journey.

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Anita Wansley, Principal & & Lisa Shelly, Academic Coach, Northeast Elementary SchoolAnita Wansley is Principal and Lisa Shelly is an Academic Coach at Northeast Elementary School in Meridian, Miss