Lexia New Zealand

In response to the critical number of older students needing help with reading skills, Lexia developed Strategies for Older Students. The activities in Strategies for Older students were specifically designed to remediate skill areas students need to learn (K through 8th grade level skills) while offering an age-appropriate interface.

Students increase automatic word recognition by reinforcing phonic elements and sound symbol relationship. Activities provide extensive practice in everything from basic phonological awareness to advanced word attack skills all in a non-threatening age appropriate format.

• New, mature, yet non-distracting user interface and illustrations keep older students engaged.
• Management system is consistent with other Lexia software products.
• On-screen flags and alerts enable parents to identify when their student is struggling.
• Interactive exercises branch automatically depending on the student�s performance, providing practice on specific areas of difficulty when needed, and moving student to more challenging activities when they are ready.

Skills Include:

• Levels 1, 2 and 3: Word-attack and contextual strategies necessary for automatic word recognition (practice with 1- to 2-syllable words, sentences and paragraphs)
• Level 4: Word-attack strategies for multi-syllable words containing open and consonant -le syllables as well as hard and soft “c” and “g”
• Level 5: Word-attack strategies for refining Anglo-Saxon prefixes and suffixes, recognition of Latin prefixes and suffixes, division of words into prefix, root and suffix, advanced decoding and comprehension skills (practice with 2- to 4-syllable words containing special accent patterns), vocabulary and word recognition and practice with common Greek combining forms

Benefits and Features

• A broad range of activities (basic to advanced) enable readers of all levels to improve their skills.
• Interactive exercises branch automatically, providing practice where needed and increasing in difficulty when the student is ready.
• Students work independently, thereby increasing confidence in their skills.
• Directions are available in Spanish; aiding non English-speaking students to progress more quickly.