Emergent Bilingual Literacy Success with Lexia

This guide outlines the implementation of Lexia English Language Development and Lexia Core5 Reading in a rural school district to support emergent bilingual students. The document details the collaboration between multilingual educators and the district to create a successful plan for newcomer students. It provides demographic information about the district, highlighting that 12.1% of students are emergent bilingual and 30.8% are economically disadvantaged. The guide emphasizes the importance of both Lexia English and Core5 in improving literacy outcomes, with a reported 44% of students meeting usage targets moving up at least one proficiency band in Lexia English during the 2022–2023 school year. An inspirational success story is shared about a second-grade student who progressed from no English to being at or above grade level after consistent use of the programs. The guide concludes by stating that the combination of these tools offers comprehensive support for students' literacy development.