Share your opinion about Lexia

[Anonymous]

They had Lexia at least 5-6 years ago, but it was only given to kids who needed remediation. They used it as an intervention back then. Now it’s available to all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lexia is better than any reading program available in FCPS.

It is better at teaching actual reading skills than any teacher

Okay.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People confuse Lexia with Imagine Literacy, which is what we had during the virtual year and last year. Lexia is brand new to the district this year (other than maybe a pilot program in a few schools).

Then our school must have been one of the pilots. They definitely had it last year for the whole class. They also had Imagine Literacy.

Lexia has been used in FCPS since at least 2020, just not district wide. It’s a valuable tool if used appropriately.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People confuse Lexia with Imagine Literacy, which is what we had during the virtual year and last year. Lexia is brand new to the district this year (other than maybe a pilot program in a few schools).

Then our school must have been one of the pilots. They definitely had it last year for the whole class. They also had Imagine Literacy.

Lexia has been used in FCPS since at least 2020, just not district wide. It’s a valuable tool if used appropriately.

Yeah a Lexia rep- they are throwing shade at teachers to make it look like there is nothing wrong with the product, but the users are the issue. During a Lexia training in my district, all of the teachers kept mentioning lag and frustration from the kids when using the program. It was mentioned each time the trainer asked for feedback during the training. The “trainer” would never address it at ALL. He pretended no one said anything over and over again. At a certain point, you just have to laugh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People confuse Lexia with Imagine Literacy, which is what we had during the virtual year and last year. Lexia is brand new to the district this year (other than maybe a pilot program in a few schools).

Then our school must have been one of the pilots. They definitely had it last year for the whole class. They also had Imagine Literacy.

Lexia has been used in FCPS since at least 2020, just not district wide. It’s a valuable tool if used appropriately.

Yeah a Lexia rep- they are throwing shade at teachers to make it look like there is nothing wrong with the product, but the users are the issue. During a Lexia training in my district, all of the teachers kept mentioning lag and frustration from the kids when using the program. It was mentioned each time the trainer asked for feedback during the training. The “trainer” would never address it at ALL. He pretended no one said anything over and over again. At a certain point, you just have to laugh.

In kindergarten, the app is often updating and especially after a weekend it could take several minutes for that process. Every time they use it they have to swipe out clever or they can’t get back in correctly. Many kids are still so slow at getting logged into their iPads. If used as a reading station, a kid might get 3 minutes of actual Lexia time which is probably not even recorded because they have to complete so many tasks to go towards the minutes.

I feel my LA and math block times went much smoother this week taking iPads out of it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People confuse Lexia with Imagine Literacy, which is what we had during the virtual year and last year. Lexia is brand new to the district this year (other than maybe a pilot program in a few schools).

Then our school must have been one of the pilots. They definitely had it last year for the whole class. They also had Imagine Literacy.

Lexia has been used in FCPS since at least 2020, just not district wide. It’s a valuable tool if used appropriately.

Yeah a Lexia rep- they are throwing shade at teachers to make it look like there is nothing wrong with the product, but the users are the issue. During a Lexia training in my district, all of the teachers kept mentioning lag and frustration from the kids when using the program. It was mentioned each time the trainer asked for feedback during the training. The “trainer” would never address it at ALL. He pretended no one said anything over and over again. At a certain point, you just have to laugh.

In kindergarten, the app is often updating and especially after a weekend it could take several minutes for that process. Every time they use it they have to swipe out clever or they can’t get back in correctly. Many kids are still so slow at getting logged into their iPads. If used as a reading station, a kid might get 3 minutes of actual Lexia time which is probably not even recorded because they have to complete so many tasks to go towards the minutes.

I feel my LA and math block times went much smoother this week taking iPads out of it.

Do FCPS make teachers try the apps and consider teachers' opinion before they make purchase decision? If they do, do the involve teachers from all grades, both GE and AAP， both low ranking schools and high ranking schools? Do they have a review process after purchasing by studying the impact on teaching/learning result, conduct survey for teachers/students/parents' user experience?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People confuse Lexia with Imagine Literacy, which is what we had during the virtual year and last year. Lexia is brand new to the district this year (other than maybe a pilot program in a few schools).

Then our school must have been one of the pilots. They definitely had it last year for the whole class. They also had Imagine Literacy.

Lexia has been used in FCPS since at least 2020, just not district wide. It’s a valuable tool if used appropriately.

Yeah a Lexia rep- they are throwing shade at teachers to make it look like there is nothing wrong with the product, but the users are the issue. During a Lexia training in my district, all of the teachers kept mentioning lag and frustration from the kids when using the program. It was mentioned each time the trainer asked for feedback during the training. The “trainer” would never address it at ALL. He pretended no one said anything over and over again. At a certain point, you just have to laugh.

In kindergarten, the app is often updating and especially after a weekend it could take several minutes for that process. Every time they use it they have to swipe out clever or they can’t get back in correctly. Many kids are still so slow at getting logged into their iPads. If used as a reading station, a kid might get 3 minutes of actual Lexia time which is probably not even recorded because they have to complete so many tasks to go towards the minutes.

I feel my LA and math block times went much smoother this week taking iPads out of it.

Do FCPS make teachers try the apps and consider teachers' opinion before they make purchase decision? If they do, do the involve teachers from all grades, both GE and AAP， both low ranking schools and high ranking schools? Do they have a review process after purchasing by studying the impact on teaching/learning result, conduct survey for teachers/students/parents' user experience?

I don’t know and at this point, I don’t care. I’ve expressed my frustration. And now I do what works for me and I desire a screen free learning so I will use it as little as possible.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure if there's one person here who really dislikes this app and is accusing everyone else of being a "lexis rep" or just a lot of different opinions. My 4th grader is slowly making progress on Lexia and I think it has helped her with spelling, in particular. She's still on a 3rd grade level in Lexia despite it being the end of 4th grade, but she started at an early 2nd grade level. The teachers don't tell them the levels, but you can look it up online. I appreciate it for my older child because she got all of ZERO phonics instruction -- they taught the "guess the word based on the first letter and picture" method when she was in K-2 (and 2nd was the virtual year so she learned nothing until we got her a really good tutor).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People confuse Lexia with Imagine Literacy, which is what we had during the virtual year and last year. Lexia is brand new to the district this year (other than maybe a pilot program in a few schools).

Then our school must have been one of the pilots. They definitely had it last year for the whole class. They also had Imagine Literacy.

Lexia has been used in FCPS since at least 2020, just not district wide. It’s a valuable tool if used appropriately.

Yeah a Lexia rep- they are throwing shade at teachers to make it look like there is nothing wrong with the product, but the users are the issue. During a Lexia training in my district, all of the teachers kept mentioning lag and frustration from the kids when using the program. It was mentioned each time the trainer asked for feedback during the training. The “trainer” would never address it at ALL. He pretended no one said anything over and over again. At a certain point, you just have to laugh.

In kindergarten, the app is often updating and especially after a weekend it could take several minutes for that process. Every time they use it they have to swipe out clever or they can’t get back in correctly. Many kids are still so slow at getting logged into their iPads. If used as a reading station, a kid might get 3 minutes of actual Lexia time which is probably not even recorded because they have to complete so many tasks to go towards the minutes.

I feel my LA and math block times went much smoother this week taking iPads out of it.

Do FCPS make teachers try the apps and consider teachers' opinion before they make purchase decision? If they do, do the involve teachers from all grades, both GE and AAP， both low ranking schools and high ranking schools? Do they have a review process after purchasing by studying the impact on teaching/learning result, conduct survey for teachers/students/parents' user experience?

I don’t know and at this point, I don’t care. I’ve expressed my frustration. And now I do what works for me and I desire a screen free learning so I will use it as little as possible.

I wish DC'S teacher can do the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure if there's one person here who really dislikes this app and is accusing everyone else of being a "lexis rep" or just a lot of different opinions. My 4th grader is slowly making progress on Lexia and I think it has helped her with spelling, in particular. She's still on a 3rd grade level in Lexia despite it being the end of 4th grade, but she started at an early 2nd grade level. The teachers don't tell them the levels, but you can look it up online. I appreciate it for my older child because she got all of ZERO phonics instruction -- they taught the "guess the word based on the first letter and picture" method when she was in K-2 (and 2nd was the virtual year so she learned nothing until we got her a really good tutor).

It can be used as a tool for intervention, not good for everyone though.

[Anonymous]

Advanced readers don’t need Lexia. Complete waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Advanced readers don’t need Lexia. Complete waste of time.

Incorrect! As a teacher, this is a not true. Some advanced readers do not need it but not all. We find that advanced readers will sometimes still struggle in certain areas when it comes to foundation skills of literacy and this is where Lexia comes in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Advanced readers don’t need Lexia. Complete waste of time.

Incorrect! As a teacher, this is a not true. Some advanced readers do not need it but not all. We find that advanced readers will sometimes still struggle in certain areas when it comes to foundation skills of literacy and this is where Lexia comes in.

So these poor kids get stuck on a screen using a product that wasn’t designed for them in the first place. Sick of FCPS teaching to the lowest common denominator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Advanced readers don’t need Lexia. Complete waste of time.

Incorrect! As a teacher, this is a not true. Some advanced readers do not need it but not all. We find that advanced readers will sometimes still struggle in certain areas when it comes to foundation skills of literacy and this is where Lexia comes in.

So these poor kids get stuck on a screen using a product that wasn’t designed for them in the first place. Sick of FCPS teaching to the lowest common denominator.

I am the person with whom you are replying to. Please note that I am not with FCPS, I am with PGCPS and Lexia is used as an intervention only. Advanced readers (scoring above a certain range in all domains) are given IREADY that challenges them at the grade level they are on.

[Anonymous]

I used to like lexia. UNTIL IT TOOK AWAY THE FUN PART. ITS MADE FOR KIDS WITH dyslexia. DYSLEXIA IT TAKES SO LONG TO DO. ITS TORTURE IM IN 5th GRADE I STILL USE IT?!?!??!?!? Just make it not long. {a angry kid}