What is Lexia Reading Skills Software?
Lexia's literacy software enables students of all ages and abilities to master essential reading skills. By harnessing the power of technology, through Lexia, schools can equitably provide personalised practise and tuition to all in a time-efficient way.
Lexia® Core5 Reading® and Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® provide scalable, personalised learning to students of all ages and abilities without impacting on teaching time and resources.
Our literacy programs are centred on a personalised learning approach that gives students more control over the time, place, path, and pace of their learning.
Utilising a combination of effective, teacher-led instruction combined with an interactive, user-centric experience, Lexia encapsulates a personalised learning approach that fully supports the varying cognitive abilities of all students.
Lexia is not only research-based, but research-proven to accelerate literacy skills. This includes a recent study funded by the EEF which the results received a ‘high security’ rating and delivery was awarded as ‘low cost’.
With Lexia literacy programs, teachers can see detailed, real-time reports that help prioritise and differentiate instruction, allowing students to develop critical reading skills at their own pace.
Recommended Usage
We recommend at least 3x 30-minute sessions of Lexia use to be timetabled each week.
Educational Impact
Additional evidence
2020
EEF Evaluation Report - Lexia Core5
Awards
The EdTech Impact Awards are based on independent, verified customer feedback, and recognise the top 10 solutions across each of our 13 impact metrics.
Top Student Attainment Tool
2026
Top School Data Management Tool
2026
Top Student Attainment Gap Reduction Tool
2026
Top Student Knowledge Tool
2026
Top Teaching Efficiency Tool
2026
 Company | Business Name: LexiaUK HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 1997 |
| Age Range | 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18 |
 Features | Adaptive TechnologyInitial Placement AssessmentPersonalised LearningBlended Learning ModelGame-based MotivationPhonicsComprehensionVocabularyFluencyGrammarMorphologyProgress ReportsPersonalised Lesson PlansPaper-based Extension ResourcesCertificatesTeacher Action Plans |
 Languages | English |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy |
 Requirements | Internet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookMobile - iPad |
 Set Up | Once your staff team has recieved online training from our Software Consultants, set up of your students' accounts will take no longer than an hour. |
 Training | Live OnlineWebinarsVideos Ongoing online training and yearly implementation reviews are included as part of your Lexia package. |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support |
| Home Learning | Parent Access School must create the account. Home Access to the full program available. Parent Reports can be downloaded and sent home. |
 Tags | literacyreadingreading skillsliteracy interventionphonicsfluencyvocabularycomprehensionpersonalisedgrammaradaptivereportingreading interventionreal-time student progressaccelerated readingdigital learningclassroom resourcesKS1KS2KS3 |
AIAI usage The Lexia Reading Skills Software team has not stated whether it uses AI. | |
Lexia Reading Skills Software PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Lexia Reading Skills Software pricing starts from £27 / per-pupil Pricing packages are bespoke so get in touch to discuss your school's needs with our friendly and knowledgeable team.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Lexia Reading Skills Software Reviews
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Sep 2026
N Ackers found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Students moving up sets after being on the programme”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Sep 2026
We have found significant improvements within our school for those students who engage with the Lexia programme on a regular basis
K Pilling found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“it allows students to broaden their knowledge of comprehension text and how to answer questions”
- Provides school data“We recently had our OFSTED inspection and this data allowed us to show how Lexia has impacted and shown significant improvements students reading age”
- Improves attainment“We have had significant improvements with students reading ages. Allowing improvements in understanding etc. We have had students who have moved up sets in English and who have gained top achiever in subjects during assessments”
- Reduces attainment gap
Sep 2026
It is the perfect English resource which supports students in strengthening their reading skills, closing their learning gaps, and building their confidence in Literacy
Juleigh Fields found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“We have seen marked improvement in their understanding of Comprehension and Reading skills.”
- Provides school data“Clear improvements with the lower years 7-8”
- Improves attainment“Students are seeing that they are improving their skill and knowledge across the programme”
- Reduces attainment gap“Students are more able to access the curriculum with the skills that they are learning by accessing Lexia”
Sep 2026
We find that it such a great resource that covers so many aspects of literacy. Children love how visual and auditor and it and we love the flexibilty of where and when it can be used to suit busy school days and family life when used at home.
Sarah Toulson found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Teachers have given feedback that they see an improvement in class so it isn't just used as a stand alone intervention.”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Sep 2026
Tom Leake found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Using Lexia to compliment the reading and phonics schemes in school has improved children's knowledge of reading.”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment“Children are able to practise their reading and improve their knowledge in this area.”
- Reduces attainment gap
Sep 2026
Mrs T. Gorman found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment“Children love receiving certificates”
- Reduces attainment gap
Sep 2026
Darren May found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Sep 2026
I have seen the benefits of the programme for so many pupils in our school including newcomer children learning English for the first time. It is a wonderful support for teachers who otherwise may not find time to tailor a curriculum precisely to the needs of each child in a class.
found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Each child’s experience is quite unique to them and each one develops knowledge and understanding of literacy concepts at a level in keeping with their ability.”
- Provides school data“We have an annual meeting with Lexia which is always incredibly helpful in guiding myself, Senco, and my support staff, on how to monitor and measure the impact.”
- Improves attainment“We have three children, triplets, who three years ago were non readers but following consistent use of the programme coupled with adult support they are now 10year olds who have acquired skills enabling them to access print. They are delighted with themselves as are their parents.”
- Reduces attainment gap“All progress reduces attainment gaps. Children who do not struggle with literacy will always develop at a different pace so I feel it is unfair to compare children who require programmes such as Lexia (our children below their year level) with their typically developing peers.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Certainly for the children being supported in Lexia groups by a a member of staff. I only wish other staff had time to access the Lexia resources. When time allows I am in no doubt the resources provided will improve quality of teaching.”
F O'reilly
SENCO
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 3-4 years
Aug 2026
F O'reilly found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Lexia Intervention has been an invaluable support for our pupils with SEND, providing a structured, engaging programme that clearly targets individual gaps in literacy. As a SENDCo, I’ve seen real gains in confidence and progress, supported by clear data that helps staff tailor interventions effectively”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment“Lexia Intervention has been an invaluable support for our pupils with SEND, providing a structured, engaging programme that clearly targets individual gaps in literacy. As a SENDCo, I’ve seen real gains in confidence and progress, supported by clear data that helps staff tailor interventions effectively”
- Reduces attainment gap
- Improves teaching efficiency
Jul 2026
It is very useful and the more familiar I become with it the more benefits I am seeing
Gillian Thompson found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Children's comprehension has increased.”
- Provides school data“Shows an increase in reading fluency.”
- Improves attainment“Children have moved on to their next step more quickly”
- Reduces attainment gap“We use it for targeted children and have seen a big difference.”
- Improves teaching efficiency
Emily Pearce
Librarian
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 4-6 months
Jul 2026
Emily Pearce found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
- Improves teaching efficiency
Jul 2026
I would recommend Lexia as everything i would say down to the program for the students and the help and advice from the team is 5 star
found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Data Shows a increase knowledge of our students in word study, grammar and Comprehansion”
- Provides school data“It shows us there progress and rewards them when they have finished a unit with a certificate which is really good for the parents to see how there child is progressing”
- Improves attainment“Attainment has been raised”
- Reduces attainment gap“Yes it certainly does help alot with the gap”
- Improves teaching efficiency“this is a one to one program and the student cannot go on to the next level until they have completed the one they are doing. They use there headphones to liste to the program and work on there own, unless they are struggling then lexia will let you know by producing some extra work for them to do as homework”
Jul 2026
Michelle Wilshere found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
- Improves teaching efficiency
Ashley Radcliffe
Assistant Headteacher
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 3-4 years
Jul 2026
Personalised intervention which can be monitored and tracked carefully. Students are able to work through it independently and staff can conduct interventions where required to move students on. Materials are all provided and students can see their progress as they move through the units.
Ashley Radcliffe found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Student understanding of grammar has improved significantly and is able to be transferred into classwork.”
- Provides school data“Lexia Reporting systems enable us to clearly assess impact and improvement for each student who uses the programme.”
- Improves attainment“Yes, students are more confident in literacy skills following work on the three strands of the programme and this transfers to their attainment data overall. When students are more competent with their literacy skills, they are more able to access the curriculum.”
- Reduces attainment gap“Some EAL students have made significant progress and therefore are able to better access the wider curriculum now. Some students who had significantly lower literacy levels are now more in line with their peers.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Teachers who oversee Lexia groups are more aware of literacy gaps and the content of the material students find difficult, therefore able to intervene more effectively.”
Jul 2026
Amazing support team - helpful, supportive and informative Students make better literacy progress when using Lexia
Sarahsmith found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Students can name word classes.”
- Provides school data“Evidence used to support the case for having intervention budget”
- Improves attainment“Students who use Lexia make more reading age progress than peers”
- Reduces attainment gap“Reading age data and end of KS3 outcomes”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Better targeting of students' needs but there is a cost / loss on curriculum time”
Jul 2026
Great resource
Maria Hazlewood found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Children making accelerated progress”
- Provides school data“Quality assurance easier”
- Improves attainment“Some children with significant needs making accelerated progress”
- Reduces attainment gap“Children progressing to be in line with peers”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Skill builders and teacher intervention plans”
Jul 2026
It has allowed children to make significant progress, it provides great data for individuals and groups of children.
Emma Langton found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Children can talk about what they have learned and there has been significant impact in some year groups.”
- Provides school data“I can see which classes/children have made the most progress and how much progress they have made.”
- Improves attainment“Children can work below, at or above their age group which means it is suitable for all children. At the beginning of the year in Year 2, from the children accessing Lexia hardly anyone was working in the year group, now only 9% are working below.”
- Reduces attainment gap“As said previously, children were working below the age group and are now working within.”
- Improves teaching efficiency
Jul 2026
In my previous school we saw a significant impact using Lexia and in my current role this has continued, I think the programme is brilliant and would highly recommend its use
Rachael Cooper found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Reading ages have demonstrably risen since the programme has been implemented”
- Provides school data“We are more aware of what we can do to support pupils and can identify pupils that need further support”
- Improves attainment“Pupil reading attainment has risen since using the programme”
- Reduces attainment gap“Pupils require a reading ages of 14 to complete their GCSE and this programme is supporting pupils in achieving this goal”
- Improves teaching efficiency“This means that teachers have more of an awareness on how to best support pupils”
Jul 2026
Allyce Richardson found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
- Improves teaching efficiency
Jul 2026
Lexia can be very efficient helping students, sometimes it can be tricky to implement its use in a very busy school environment
Sandra Meneguzzo found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“They often improve their confidence in literacy and comprehension”
- Provides school data“Tracking progress of different groups of students”
- Improves attainment“Can improve students attainment not only in English, but across a range of subjects where comprehending a text is important”
- Reduces attainment gap“Disadvantaged pupils can improve their attainment”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Teachers can build on more solid literacy skills”
Jul 2026
Helps to raise the Reading Ages of many students but not all.
found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Reading materials can engage students with areas that they wouldn't usually be exposed to through their own choosing.”
- Provides school data“The program has provided useful proximal data for Governors meetings and SLT”
- Improves attainment“A large number of students have used Lexia to help close their Reading Age gap.”
- Reduces attainment gap“Reading Age Gaps have been reduced as part of using the program.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“It's not used as a teaching tool in our setting.”
Jul 2026
Lexia works well for children who have enough access to it and reduces the need to 1:1 adult interventions.
Ros Clare found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Children accessing Lexia regularly are able to develop their decoding, comprehension and fluency skills.”
- Provides school data“I can track the approx. months progress from children using Lexia across the school.”
- Improves attainment“Children who have used Lexia consistently have been able to develop their reading skills, have been able to access texts in class and has improved their writing skills too.”
- Reduces attainment gap“When used regularly, children are able to make rapid progress.”
- Improves teaching efficiency
Jul 2026
Easy to use, children enjoy using the program and look forward to their time on Lexia
Lisa Rendle found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment“builds confidence”
- Reduces attainment gap
- Improves teaching efficiency
Jul 2026
The programme provides personalised learning that supports students in developing word study, grammar, and comprehension skills at a pace that suits them, helping to build confidence and improve literacy outcomes. For teachers, the detailed progress data makes it easy to identify learning gaps, monitor the impact of interventions, and plan targeted support without adding to workload. It is particularly valuable for intervention programmes and SEND provision, as it provides clear evidence of progress over time. Overall, Lexia is easy to use, supports high-quality literacy teaching, and provides meaningful data that can inform classroom practice and whole-school decision-making.
Emma Griffiths found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“A good example of the impact on student knowledge can be seen through Lexia Learning, which supports reading development through a clear focus on grammar, comprehension, and word study. In word study, students build a stronger understanding of phonics and spelling patterns, which helps them decode unfamiliar words more confidently and improves overall reading accuracy. In comprehension, learners are guided to understand texts more deeply by working on vocabulary, sentence meaning, and inference skills, helping them move beyond just finding answers to actually understanding what they read. The grammar element supports students in recognising how sentences are structured, which improves both their reading fluency and their ability to make sense of more complex writing. Together, these areas help students become more secure and independent readers over time.”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment“Yes, Lexia helps to improve attainment by developing key literacy skills, including word study, grammar, and comprehension. As students strengthen these areas, they become more confident and accurate readers, which supports progress across the wider curriculum. The programme adapts to each student's ability, allowing them to work on the skills they need most, helping them make steady progress and achieve better outcomes in reading assessments over time.”
- Reduces attainment gap“Yes, Lexia can help reduce the attainment gap by providing personalised learning that targets each student's individual literacy needs. Students who are working below age-related expectations receive additional practice in areas such as word study, grammar, and comprehension, allowing them to strengthen the skills they find most challenging. Because the programme adapts to each learner's progress, students can work at their own pace and gradually close gaps in their learning. This is particularly beneficial for pupils receiving interventions, those with SEND, and disadvantaged learners, helping them make progress towards the same literacy expectations as their peers.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Yes, Lexia helps improve teaching efficiency by providing teachers with detailed, real-time data on students' progress in areas such as word study, grammar, and comprehension. This allows staff to quickly identify learning gaps and target interventions where they are needed most, rather than spending time manually assessing every pupil. As students work independently through personalised activities, teachers can focus on supporting individuals or small groups who require additional help. The programme also reduces the time needed to track progress, making it easier to monitor the impact of interventions and plan the next steps for learning.”
Jul 2026
It's worth it if you use it regularly and target the use to students who will make the most of it.
Valentina Thompson found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Syntax has improved”
- Provides school data“Especially the word skills and grammar strands.”
- Improves attainment“Better comprehension and writing skills”
- Reduces attainment gap“Lower ability students who use it frequently make the most progress”
- Improves teaching efficiency
