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Best Practices- Technology Lexia

Lexia Reading uses computers to provide phonics instruction and allows independent practice with basic reading skills. It was created to supplement classroom instruction and to support the five areas of instruction to support skills developed by the National Reading Panel.

__E**vidence Based Studies:**__
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) conducted 3 studies which included 314 kindergarten and first grade students from two states it considers Lexia Reading to be small for alphabetics, fluency, comprehension, and general reading achievement. This program was found to have the potential for positive effects on alphabetics, no discernible effects on fluency, potentially positive effects on comprehension, and no discernible effects on general reading achievement.

__**Intended Use:**__
Lexia Learning Systems was developed in 1984, In October 2007 Lexia released its newest version of reading skills software called Lexia Reading which has combined the three core Lexia skills: Early Reading, Primary Reading, and Strategies for Older Students (pre-k through adult intended) using a single management system with Internet-based reporting.

__**Cost:**__
Lexia Reading offers customized pricing based on the individual needs of the school or district. Example, operating Lexia Reading (including all three reading programs- Early Reading, Primary Reading, and Strategies for Older Students) in one schol with a computer lab of 25 stations would cost $12,500 to purchase licenses and $1,350 for one year of hosting and maintenance (including data storage and technical support). The 25 concurrent licenses would support daily program use for 125 students. (What Works Clearinghouse, June 2000).

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References

What Works Clearinghouse Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved on July 17, 2013 from []