Robert McCabe, Chief Education Officer

Company Confidential A National Consensus

Company Confidential 15 Years Earlier! Lexia’s Company History Founded in 1984 by a Team of Reading and Technology Specialists Funded by two Federal Grants from National Institute of Health (NICHD) Pioneered the Use of Technology to Deliver Explicit, Systematic Skills Based Instruction for Reading

Company Confidential SUPPORT - Support core reading programs for on-level and advanced students through accelerated independent practice REMEDIATE - Remediate reading disabilities by providing extended practice to develop foundational reading strategies TIER I TIER III TIER II PREVENT – Prevent reading failure by strengthening reading skills for students who need additional practice in essential reading skills Builds Mastery of Essential Reading Skills

Company Confidential Beneficial Attributes of Computers Identified in Published LiteratureLexia Individualized Supplementary Instruction Intrinsically Motivating Explicit Training Fidelity of Treatment Accurate Word Reading Speeds up Skill Acquisition Extends Teacher Resources

Company Confidential Systematic, Structured and Sequential Addresses the five Components of Reading Correlated to Core Reading Curricula, Selected State Standards and DIBELS Intrinsically Motivating with Immediate Feedback and Reinforcement Focused Learning Environment to Maximize Time on Task Differentiated, Age-Appropriate, Independent Practice with Targeted Review Student Content

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Collects Information on Each Student's Performance Identifies Strengths and Weaknesses Based on Student Performance Provides Feedback and Hints Along the Way Supplies Additional Practice when Necessary “Intelligent Branching”

Company Confidential Web-enabled – Access from Anywhere Reports Identify and Group Students for Targeted Instruction Ongoing Progress Monitoring Capabilities Management Access for Class, School, and District Home-to-school Connection

Company Confidential Lexia and Age Appropriate Design

Company Confidential UNIT LEVEL PROGRAM ACTIVITY

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Company Confidential Research Requirements Treatment and control groups Pre- and post-testing using standardized measures (Gates MacGinitie, Woodcock- Johnson III, GRADE) Equated groups on pretest scores Sufficient implementation over school year

Company Confidential Kindergarten Study Lexia Early Reading 3 treatment, 3 control classes Matched classes – same teacher, classroom, and curriculum

Company Confidential Kindergarten Results All children Low performers

Company Confidential Peer-Reviewed Publication Kindergarten findings appear in Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly v29 (3), May/June 2008 “The Efficacy of Computer-Assisted Instruction for Advancing Literacy Skills in Kindergarten Children”

Company Confidential First Grade Study 5 treatment, 5 control classes 83 students in treatment group, 84 students in control group Subanalysis – Title I (15 students in treatment group, 15 students in control group)

Company Confidential First Grade Results Title I Students Lexia Students

Company Confidential Peer-Reviewed Publication Title 1 findings appear in the Journal of Research in Reading v29 (2), May 2006 “The efficacy of computer-based supplementary phonics programs for advancing reading skills in at-risk elementary students”

Company Confidential Second Grade Study 7 treatment, 4 control classes Students in two groups (41 students in each group) matched on pretest scores Decoding Subtest Findings published in International Dyslexia Association’s Perspectives on Language and Literacy Summer 2007 issue

Company Confidential Third Grade Study 13 treatment, 5 control classes Lower performers only 46 students in treatment group, 65 students in control group Reading Comprehension Subtest Findings published in International Dyslexia Association’s Perspectives on Language and Literacy Summer 2007 issue

Company Confidential Journal Publication 2 nd and 3 rd grade findings appear in the Perspectives on Language and Literacy v33 (3), 2007 “Computer Assisted Instruction: Successful only with Proper Implementation”

Company Confidential Lexia Middle School Study Remedial reading classes: 47 subjects (31 SPED students) Identical instruction Treatment Students averaged 50 sessions using Lexia SOS Woodcock Johnson III assessment tool

Company Confidential “There is no comprehension strategy that compensates for difficulty reading words accurately & fluently.” Torgesen 2003

Company Confidential Middle School Results

Company Confidential Peer-Reviewed Publication Middle School Findings have been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Special Needs Education

Company Confidential Data Driven Results Lexia contributed to reading gains in grades Pre K - 3 and Middle School Gains most evident for low performers Results are consistent with other published data Teachers support the use of the programs

Company Confidential “High Benefit Students” Low Pre-test Scores + High Use Sessions High Gains Scores

Company Confidential Ongoing Research 1. Manuscripts in Preparation: Pre-K, Kindergarten and Sixth Grade Data Collected in School Year 2. Large-Scale Study in Ennis, TX K (N=425) 1 st (N=252) 2 nd (N=257) Subgroups of Bilingual Students

Company Confidential Kindergarten ELL

Company Confidential Kindergarten ELL

Company Confidential First Grade “High-Benefit Students” *non-SPED, non-ELL students with pretest Total Test scores below 100 and high Lexia Use Total Test Gains

Company Confidential First Grade “High-Benefit Students” *non-SPED, non-ELL students with pretest Total Test scores below 100 and high Lexia Use Reading Comprehension Gains

Company Confidential Best Practices and Implementation Tips* *You have the details in your handout

Company Confidential Program Assignment and Leveling One Program: Early Reading, Primary Reading, Strategies for Older Students One Level: Assign based upon Age and Skill

Company Confidential Frequency and Duration of Use 2 to 5 sessions per week Kindergarten: Everybody Benefits Grades 1-3: Performance drives implementation Grades 4-12: Intensive remediation/ELL Meet research-based thresholds (45+ sessions)

Company Confidential Rate of Progress Primary Reading Levels GRADE AVG. MIN to COMPLETE # of 20-MIN SESSIONS # of WEEKS Kindergarten st Grade nd Grade495259

Company Confidential Scheduling Use Time on Task Lexia and the Language Arts block Tiered Implementation Classroom versus Computer Lab Use

Company Confidential Supplementing a Strong Core Curriculum A comprehensive program, emphasizing explicit and systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension

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Company Confidential “When students learn through student- centered online technology, assessment and individualized assistance can be interactive and woven into the instruction rather than tacked on at the end of the process. Software makers can also use the feedback loop to learn how to improve their products for different kinds of learners. Lexia Learning Systems, a reading-software company in Concord, Mass., provides an example of the power of this approach. The company's product, Lexia Reading, assesses a student's understanding constantly. If the student demonstrates mastery, he moves forward. If he has not understood a lesson, the software harks back. Some students just need more opportunities to understand and practice the lesson in different ways.”

Company Confidential “Lexia Reading provides practice in the five components of reading, and the design of these materials is consistent with current research suggesting that students who struggle with reading benefit from systematic and explicit practice opportunities.”

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