Lexia New Zealand

Lexia Early Reading is a state-of-the art interactive reading program, specifically designed to increase phonological awareness among 4 to 6 year olds.

Knowledge of the structure of language and basic sound-symbol correspondence gives early readers a strategy to apply when confronted with unfamiliar words, and prepares them for reading success.

The activities in the program provide exposure to phonological principles and the alphabet — both proven predictors of reading success — presented in an engaging, age-appropriate manner by a friendly character named Lexie.

A powerful combination of methodology and motivation propels Lexia Early Reading students into independently practicing phonemic skills, including rhyming, blending, segmenting, and identifying beginning and ending sounds. This encourages early reading success by having students practice critical pre-reading skills. An appealing, deliberately uncluttered interface focuses young learners, allowing them to easily learn to navigate activities on their own. Lexia Early Reading provides a solid foundation of pre-reading skills necessary for early reading success.

Skills Include:

• Level 1: Rhyming, recognizing initial and final sounds, segmenting, blending
• Level 2: Letter knowledge, sound/symbol correspondence, consonants, short vowels, consonant digraphs

Benefits and Features

• Your child can work independently on the computer to practice skills.
• Activities in Lexia Early Reading help your child practice early basic reading skills.
• According to the National Reading Panel, all children benefit from systematic and explicit phonics instruction. The activities in Lexia Early Reading follow a structured approach—beginning with pre-alphabetic phonological awareness, progressing to sound-symbol correspondence.
• Interactive activities and branch automatically, providing practice where needed and advancing your child to successive activities when your child is ready.
• Explicit, systematic, and multisensory practice activities engage children’ auditory, visual, and kinesthetic senses.
• Children using the program build speed and accuracy.
• Children who use the program develop and strengthen phonological awareness, determined critical for reading success.
• Parents can assign program units to customize the learning experience for each individual child (up to 3).
• Easy-to-read reports provide a detailed record of your child’s activity and performance.