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This month our Star School is Crail Primary School, Fife! We spoke to Gary, who is a teacher at the school. He told us how Crail Primary School has benefitted from rolling Lexia out across whole year groups!   How did you first come across the Lexia program and what led to…

  Key Stage 1 Readers Sight Words are Hopping! Write sight words on sheets of paper and place each sheet on the ground, or head outside and write on playground with chalk. Then, have pupils hop from one word to the next, saying each word aloud. Bonus points for using the word…

Lexia programs are designed to help pupils develop their literacy skills to give them the best chance in life, but we always recommend that pupils read as much as they can to solidify the skills they learn within the program… practice makes perfect! We’ve put together a list of…

This month our Star School is Meden School, Nottinghamshire! We spoke to Stephanie, who is the Lexia Lead at Meden School, and Emma, who supports Lexia sessions. They told us about the hugely successful launch of the program that they had this year.   How did you first come across the Lexia…

This month our Star School is Meadowside Community Primary School! We spoke with Assistant Headteacher, Alan, and Key Stage 2 teacher, Conor, who coordinate the Lexia program across the school. Read on to find out how they have engaged both staff and students in Lexia and the impact this is…

This month our School Spotlight is on is City of Peterborough. We spoke with Karen and Rosie who coordinate and run the Lexia program with their Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils. They share their thoughts on how they have implemented Lexia so well and why they enjoy using…

The development of vocabulary, remains as important as ever when considering ways to widen access to the curriculum. It’s no surprise that educational research suggests that vocabulary knowledge is a strong predictor of later reading success. Furthermore, a broad and deep vocabulary helps students gain wider access to all…