Lexia Core 5

Description
For Years 1 to 6 teaching reading, comprehension and vocabulary skills.  Can be used for years 7-8 if student to support reading. Students work independently, at their own pace, beginning with a placement test session that determines an appropriate start level for them. Student results and where they are up to are automatically saved each time they use the program.  Works on six areas of reading instruction needed for reading success:  Phonological awareness, Phonics, Structural analysis, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension.

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Cost
Pay for an annual license per student or for a period of weeks. Depends on number of students and length of time for costs. 

An example from NZ Literacy and Maths.co.nz website.
Price per student:
  • 10 weeks for $99
  • 15 weeks for $145 (saves $3.50)
  • 20 weeks for $190 (saves $8.00)
  • 25 weeks for $230 (saves $17.20)
  • 1 Year for $395 (Saves $120.00)
Period of use
Works best if students have a minimum of three sessions per week.
Pros
Structured phonics programme, good reports on student progress, student progress easy for them to see.
Cons
Not able to leave the student on their own for the whole session. To be effective still needs one on one assistance to ensure students, especially with a learning difficulty, understand what they are required to do, are understanding the content and are can stay interested.
Schools using this programme