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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lexia is better than any reading program available in FCPS.

It is better at teaching actual reading skills than any teacher[/quote]

You aren't using it with a kid having a hard time. ;)

My AAP kid HATES it.  My not so great at school third grader HATES it. Both absolutely love to read on their own.  As a Kindergarten teacher, it has some redeeming points, but I am not amazed by it.

1.  It doesn't actually teach. At a certain point, the kids memorize the combinations of pictures/words that it is training them to recognize while not necessarily learning the underlying skill.

2. The way they remediate a kid missing a skill is a joke.  Many kids get frustrated with the constant directions or slow reading when they know the answer already.

3. The back up lessons the teachers are supposed to use are complete crap and

4. I am not a fan of the way they teach sight words.  So many kids get stuck with the sight words and the order of the heart/sight words they choose to use is ridiculous and doesn't help kids start phonics readers.

5. Leveled gaming has been know to lead to rising dopamine levels and crashing when the stimulus is removed and with many many kids having behavior issues, regulating the brain after leaving a game can take a while.

Overall, It has definite issues, can be laggy and frustrating particularly for ELL and kids who need help. [/quote]

I'm a parent and a teacher and agree with all that's stated above. My son finds Lexia slow and clunky. I wish it were much more adaptive, the programdoesnt really seem to meet students where they are at but rather push for more time. Less screentime is for the best, i think, and requiring 60 plus minutes a week to progress is wat too much screentime. I'm all for the Science of Reading and much prefer doing eord and sentence dictation, morphology lessons, and a grammar workbook with my son....in addition to lots of reading of course. [/quote]

Just stop. Lexia (when implemented correctly) is an incredible resource. I’m a Gifted Education teacher with over 15 years of experience. Two children—13 and 7. 15 minutes online per day f[b]ollowed with targeted instruction using the data provided is incredibly useful for ALL students. [/b]

Just stop! Don’t trash the best thing that FCPS has purchased in a long while. [/quote]

Kids love it and constantly discuss their "levels," but could you please explain the information provided and the targeted instruction?  Do you actually spent a certain amount of time with each kid on reading that complements the Lexia?  [/quote]

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