Teacher Training Guide

Teacher Training Guide Welcome to the Lexia classroom.

Welcome to the Lexia classroom. What is Lexia Reading? Lexia Reading is a technology-based system of differentiated practice, embedded assessment and targeted instruction, designed as an essential component of every reading curriculum. This scalable, research-proven approach provides educators norm-referenced measures that predict performance and prescribe instructional intensity to improve reading achievement. Lexia Reading Recommended Usage Students of all abilities can benefit from using Lexia Reading on a consistent basis. Lexia Reading can be used in a variety of ways: in the classroom during center activities, in the computer lab, in before/after school programs, and even at home. Implementing Lexia Reading successfully in your school or program can be done by following the best practices developed from Lexia s multiple, rigorous outcome studies. Lexia Reading is most effective when: The intensity of use matches the needs of the students. Teachers regularly monitor student progress and analyze data. Teachers plan for instruction based on need, and then reflect on student outcomes. 5% FEW 15% some tier THREE Accelerate reading acquisition by providing extended practice to develop foundational reading strategies 80% all Lexia s Three-Tier Model of Support or Instruction tier TWO tier ONE Prevent reading failure by strengthening reading skills for students who need additional practice in essential reading skills Support on- and advanced students through accelerated independent practice Lexia Reading aligns with the Three-Tier Response to Intervention (RTI) Model 2 www.lexialearning.com

Practice Lexia Reading Scope & Sequence Skills Developed Lexia Reading for Elementary School Students Lexia Reading for Middle and High School Students Rhyming PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS Beginning and ending sounds Segmenting and blending syllables and sounds Letter-sound correspondence for consonants, vowels, and consonant digraphs PHONICS / PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS Beginning, ending, and medial letter identification and sound manipulation Syllable types Two and three syllable words Picture-word matching VOCABULARY Categorical sorting Structural analysis Greek combining forms AUTOMATICITY / FLUENCY Timed letter and word identification Sight words Modeled paragraph reading Categorical and associative thinking Comprehension of words and word parts COMPREHENSION Systematic cloze procedure comprehension of sentences, paragraphs and stories Picture support to enhance comprehension of words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs To access alignments and correlations to curriculum, assessments and the Common Core State Standards: log in to www.mylexia.com and click on the Teacher Resources tab. www.lexialearning.com 3

Practice Lexia Early and Primary Reading Lexia Reading encourages early reading success through the development of critical pre-reading and reading skills. The interactive, engaging activities reinforce sound-symbol correspondence and help develop automatic word recognition and comprehension. Activities include the application of reading strategies to single word phrases, sentences, paragraphs, and brief stories. The activity formats also encourage listening skills and following directions. Fun, age-appropriate activities develop phonological principles and the alphabet both proven predictors of reading success, as well as phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. An appealing, deliberately uncluttered interface focuses elementary grade students on the reading skill they are learning within Lexia Reading. Reading skills developed in Lexia Early Reading ONE TWO Phonological Awareness Rhyming, word segmenting and sound blending (activities do not require alphabetic knowledge). Alphabetic Knowledge Consonants, short vowels, and letter combinations with one sound. Beginning and ending sounds, including digraphs. Early Reading Level 2 Consonant Tree I reinforces knowledge of sound/ symbol correspondence for selected consonants. Reading skills developed in Lexia Primary Reading Primary Reading Level 3 Silent-e score constructs words with short or long vowels using the silent-e rule. ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE Transition to Decoding Phonemic awareness, sound-symbol correspondence, basic decoding; pre-primer irregular words; word, phrase, sentence comprehension. Short Vowel Words Short vowel words including CVC, blends, and digraphs; primer irregular words; word, phrase, sentence comprehension. Silent-e Long vowel (silent-e) words, sound-letter manipulation; first grade irregular words; word, phrase, sentence comprehension. Vowel Combinations, Vowel-r Vowel combination and vowel-r words, categorical thinking; second grade irregular words; sentence and paragraph comprehension. Advanced Skills Advanced sound-letter manipulation, suffixes, two-syllable words, categorical thinking; third grade irregular words; sentence and paragraph comprehension. www.lexialearning.com

Practice Lexia Strategies for Older Students The activities in Lexia Reading s Strategies for Older Students are specifically designed to help students in grades 12 with their reading skills. Students increase automatic word recognition by reinforcing phonic elements and sound/symbol relationships. Activities provide extensive practice in everything from basic phonological awareness to advanced word-attack strategies, as well as vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension. As students progress systematically through the program, they gain a sense of achievement, confidence, and independence. Lexia Reading s Strategies for Older Students accelerates reading development for at-risk readers in grades 12, and is appropriate for English language learners as well. Reading skills developed in Lexia Strategies for Older Students ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE Short Vowel, One Syllable Words Letter-sound correspondence, phonological awareness in the initial, medial, and final sounds, including digraphs; word, phrase and sentence comprehension. Short and Long Vowels Letter-sound manipulation, short and long vowel (silent-e) words, two syllable words; sentence and paragraph comprehension; high frequency irregular words. Advanced Word-Attack Strategies Two-syllable words, vowel-combinations, vowel-r words, suffixes; sentence and paragraph comprehension. More Advanced Word-Attack Strategies Multi-syllable words, hard and soft c and g, open and closed syllables; sentence and paragraph comprehension. Structural Analysis Anglo-Saxon, Latin and Greek word roots, prefixes and suffixes, special accents; sentence and paragraph comprehension. Strategies for Older Students Level 5 Greek word roots help improve structural analysis skills as well as comprehension. Strategies for Older Students Level Cloze procedure activities improve reading comprehension. www.lexialearning.com 5

Practice Getting Started with Lexia Reading Log in to mylexia mylexia is Lexia Reading s administrative and reporting system for educators. 1. Launch a web browser and go to: www.mylexia.com. 2. Log in using your email address and password. You are now on your Home Page, where you can monitor your students progress after you complete these steps. Access student data on-the-go with our free iphone, ipad or ipod touch app! For details, see www.lexialearning.com/products/mobile Write your mylexia login information above. You can also use this information to log in to the student software and explore Lexia Reading in demonstration mode. Navigate mylexia Use the tabs and links at the top of the mylexia screen to access different areas of the website. Home Page: After the students in your class begin to use Lexia Reading, you will be able to monitor progress, usage, and skill attainment on the Home Page. For more information, see pages 8 9 of this guide. Students: Add students, edit student information, and assign students to programs. You can also print your class roster and login cards with student usernames and passwords. Reports: Generate reports that offer more options and an expanded view into the progress monitoring information featured on your Home Page. Teacher Resources: Access a wealth of resources and materials, including: u Printable classroom materials: Re-teach students who are struggling with specific skills with Lexia Lessons (explicit instructional scripts). Further develop reading skills with Lexia Skill Builders (offline practice sheets). For more information, see page 10 of this guide. u u Quick Reading Test : Gain valuable insight into the phonics and decoding skills of students in as little as five to seven minutes with this teacher-attended diagnostic and screening tool. An ever-growing section of videos, research, best practices, achievement certificates, alignments to core reading programs, and more! My Profile: Change your password and other account information. Help: View the online help for complete information on using the mylexia website. 6 www.lexialearning.com

Practice Set Up Your Class in mylexia 1. Click the Students tab. If you do not see your class, click the Add a Class button. If your class displays or is listed in the drop-down menu, click the Add Students to Class button and skip to step #5. 2. On the Add a Class screen (shown right), select a grade. 3. Enter a class name. Tip: Class names usually begin with the teacher s last name.. Assign any additional staff. 5. Add students to your class: Add existing students by selecting them from the school list and clicking the Add button to add them to your class. Optional Feature (if enabled): Add new students by clicking the Add New Students Here button, entering their information, and clicking the Save and Done button. 6. Click the Save button. 7. Check your student list to make sure student information is correct, including the grade assignment. Install the Student Software Lexia Reading requires local software to be installed on each student computer. There are a number of installation methods. For complete information on installing and configuring Lexia Reading student software, go to: http://www.lexialearning.com/support/index.html Note: Lexia Reading may be installed on an unlimited number of student computers. Licensing is controlled by Lexia s central website and is based on concurrent usage on an unlimited number of student computers. Allow Students to Log in 1. Allow each student to log in to Lexia Reading by clicking the Lexia Reading icon on the student computer and entering the student s username and password. 2. Upon the first login, students will complete Auto Placement activities in less than 10 minutes and be automatically assigned to a program and. Note: To print login cards for your students, click on the Print Login Cards button on the Students Tab of mylexia. www.lexialearning.com 7

Assessment mylexia Class Home Page Welcome to Assessment Without Testing Lexia s Assessment Without Testing technology is an embedded assessment system that provides educators with actionable, norm-referenced performance data without interrupting the flow of instruction to administer a test. Based on student s skill and rate of progress, Lexia Reading predicts each student s chance of reaching a grade- benchmark or target at the end of the school year. Using the powerful data on your Home Page, you can help close the reading gap for your students and improve their performance on grade- assessments. Log in to www.mylexia.com to monitor your students progress on your Home Page. 1 2 3 8 www.lexialearning.com

Assessment Monitor Student Progress 1 2 3 Class Plan Instruction Who is struggling and needs instruction? The Plan Instruction list displays all students in your class who are struggling with an activity and may require explicit teacher-directed instruction in order to progress. Students are grouped by the program and skill in which they are struggling to facilitate small-group instruction with Lexia Lessons. Performance Predictors or Lexia Skill Set How is my class doing right now? This pie chart displays either Performance Predictors (for Grades K 3) or Lexia Skill Set (for Grades and above). Performance Predictors (Grades K 3) indicate each student s percent chance of reaching the end-of-year benchmark for his or her grade. The student s skill and performance is compared to a normed sample to calculate this critical measure of risk of potential reading failure. On Target: Student has a 80-100% chance of reaching the end-of-year benchmark for his or her grade. (100% are students who have already reached benchmark.) Some Risk: Student has a 31-79% chance of reaching end-of-year benchmark. High Risk: Student has a 1-30% chance of reaching end-of-year benchmark. Note: Performance Predictors are updated monthly at the beginning of the calendar month and are available for students who have used Lexia Reading at least once in the previous month. Usage Are students using Lexia Reading at the recommended s? The usage graph displays average usage for all students in your class who have used Lexia Reading at least once in the past weeks. The blue-shaded area indicates 0 minutes or more of average weekly usage, which is the minimum recommended usage for Some Risk, High Risk, and Lexia Skill Set students. Table How is each student in my class doing right now? The color-coded icons allow you to prioritize instruction for struggling students based on a student s overall risk as well as accuracy in their current activity. Students with a red icon are at high risk for not reaching grade- benchmarks and should be prioritized for instruction. Pay attention to the + or - that displays under the On Target and Intermediate sections, which indicates change in percentage points of students identified as On Target or Intermediate from the previous month. Click to gauge class and individual student progress over time. Lexia Skill Set (Grades +) provides an estimate of the skill that the student is working on in Lexia Reading, based strictly on the student s current program. Skill Set Grade Level of Material Program Level Intermediate 3rd 6th SOS & 5 Elementary 2nd+ SOS Levels 2 & 3 Basic K 1st+ SOS Level 1 or lower The + sign indicates these s review basic skills while using more advanced content and vocabulary. Note: Lexia Skill Set is updated nightly and is available for students who have used Lexia Reading at least once in the past weeks. Click to see each student s average weekly and total minutes as well as the student s current program assignment. The Class Table provides a concise overview of your class by reporting each student s current status with the following information: An Instructional Priority icon displays for students who need instruction. Name: Click the student s name to view a Student Combined Report for a detailed look at the student s current and past performance. Grade: The student s current grade. The student s current Performance Predictor (%) or Lexia Skill Set status will display. Lexia Usage: The student s actual weekly usage (averaged over the past weeks) is compared to the target usage. The target usage is the prescribed intensity needed to increase the student s grade of material. The target number of minutes is recommended as a minimum, not a stopping point. The Add column displays the difference between the actual usage and the target usage. This column is sortable so you can easily see who needs more usage and how much. If the student needs instruction in one or more activities, a Lexia Lesson icon displays. Click this icon to view a PDF with a scripted lesson plan for teacher-led small group instruction. Skills (Completed): This graph displays the grade- of skills that the student has completed in Lexia Reading. If the student has completed a program in the past 3 weeks, this icon will display in the Certificates column. Click this icon to view the Achievement Certificate PDF, which is pre-populated with the student s name and ready to print. For more information about interpreting progress monitoring reports, see the Help Tools on www.mylexia.com. 9

Instruction Lexia Lessons and Lexia Skill Builders In every classroom, some students need additional instruction while other students are ready to move on. Lexia Reading automatically suggests appropriate offline components to deliver targeted support to each student. Lexia Lessons : More than 75 explicit, scripted lesson plans are available for teachers to provide direct skill instruction. The primary skill areas covered include: Short vowel a for younger students Short vowel i for older students Blending and segmenting words Short vowels Long vowels R-controlled vowels Vowel combinations Six syllable types Syllable Division Lexia Skill Builders : Paper and pencil practice sheets help students consolidate acquired skills. Lexia Skill Builders use decodable text to promote and encourage independent student work. There are more than sets available, with hundreds of Skill Builder sheets to choose from in a wide range of skill areas. Two-syllable words for older students Sort d and p for younger students To access the Lexia Lessons and Skill Builders: log in to www.mylexia.com and click on the Teacher Resources tab to access the Lexia Lessons, both print and interactive whiteboard versions, and Lexia Skill Builders. 10 www.lexialearning.com

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# Integrate Lexia Reading into your Classroom Weekly/Regularly These tasks can be done in as little as 5 minutes by logging in to www.mylexia.com and reviewing your Home Page: Plan Instruction List Monitor this list of struggling students. Pay particular attention to students with a, because they are at high risk for not reaching grade- benchmarks or targets. Use this list to group students for small-group instruction with the appropriate Lexia Lesson. Lexia Lessons Print Lexia Lessons by skill from the Plan Instruction list for use in small-group instruction. OR Print Lexia Lessons by student from the Class Table at the bottom of the Home Page. Use the prioritize which students need additional help with these teacher-led lessons. icons to Usage Use the Add column in the Class Table to help prioritize computer time for students who need higher intensity with more software usage. Click the column heading to sort students by this column and see who needs more minutes and who has minutes they can share. Monitor the Usage Line Graph to verify that class usage is in the blue zone. Achievement Certificates Monitor the Certificates column in the Class Table for student certificates, which appear for up to 3 weeks after a student finishes a. Print certificates to celebrate your students accomplishments! Monthly/Ongoing On www.mylexia.com View the pie chart on your Home Page. Pay attention to the + or - change that displays under the On Target and/or Intermediate sections. This percentage is the monthly change of students who are on track. Click View Progress Report under the Home Page pie chart. This report allows you to monitor student progress over time. Watch for changes in Performance Predictor and Skill Set status. Print the Class Skills Report and/or the Class Progress Report for use in monthly data/team meetings. While viewing the Student Skills Report, click the to print a report designed for parent conferences. View the Student Combined Report to monitor skill gains and progress (click the student s name in the Class Table). This report is designed for student data meetings and includes a trend line and an action plan based on performance. This report is also suitable for parent conferences. Print Lexia Skill Builders for independent practice, center activities, and homework to build automaticity. In your classroom Schedule time to observe your students using Lexia Reading. Watch for the five yellow circles on the student software screen that indicate the student is struggling. Meet with your grade- teams to discuss Lexia Lessons and Lexia Skill Builders and share your favorites. www.lexialearning.com 12 MKLRTG-0712