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 Efficacy Study of Lexia Core5 Reading
2026
EEF Effectiveness Study of Lexia Core5 Reading
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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Nov 2026
Great software, child friendly, easy to use, great for independent practise, engaging
Annie Jackson found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Help teaching spelling patterns and decoding tricky words”
- Provides school data“Teachers are aware of what year group the children are working within and helps to identify gaps the children have with their reading”
- Improves attainment“A few years ago, children in year 6 who were put on lexia all passed their sats. Children are making huge progress on lexia across other year groups. The fact we have a lot of children coming off of lexia as a program because they are now working at stanine 5 or within their year group is great.”
- Reduces attainment gap“For some children it is closing the gap, but we still have a few children who are consistently on lexia and still working significantly behind.”
Nicola Ness
Learning Support
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 3-4 years
Oct 2026
I find the programme meets all my criteria for a literacy learning programme. It's enjoable and motivating for the children, has a huge resource bank and the data collated is an invaluable resource, particularly when targeting support across the school.
Nicola Ness found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“It can support pupils to solidify their skills and knowledge of sounds and spelling patterns, increase reading fluency and grammar.”
- Provides school data“The data available on the lexia programme can support us in tracking the progress of pupils across years and give significant detail about areas of strength or development.”
- Improves attainment“We have had reports from teachers and parents that they can see a definite impact on the levels the children are working on. Some children have moved on significantly as a result of this intervention.”
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
Anne-laure Bradley found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
This year we have embraced LExia and implementing it well. We are benefitting well from the expert knowledge from Ellie and the training has been helpful.
Rachel Bailey found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Children who access 3 times a week are making goood progress”
- Provides school data“Impact has been shared with teachers. Impact has been shown in upper KS2”
- Improves attainment“Upper KS2 children are making progress through the levels”
- Reduces attainment gap“This is yet to be shown in national data”
Oct 2026
found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“They improved their reading age and this is shown by the results of the NGRT”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
Semra Sahinoglu found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Improving reading age and expend their written answers”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
It's a good tool- but it is expensive
Mrs Allen found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Children's understanding of phonics”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
- Simple to use - Students engage well - Data tracking on the platform is clear and easy to understand.
Louise Marshall found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Our students have engaged well and have developed a better understanding from session 1.”
- Provides school data“The information on the MyLexia platform is supportive in ensuring that we have information about how students are progressing. If students are not making progress, we consider what is needed. All of our students who engage make progress and this is visible on the data shared with us.”
- Improves attainment“Our students have all made progress using this platform. Students who engage regularly, make more progress. In addition, where students are not making as much progress or this is slower, it can been seen on the mylexia platform.”
- Reduces attainment gap“We have not significantly seen this as yet, as we have only been using for a year, however for our KS3 students this has supported them to access their English lessons at ARE or closer to ARE.”
Aveen Armstrong And Joanne Boyd
Curriculum Leader
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 5+ years
Oct 2026
We have used Lexia for over 7 years and found it to be an invaluable resource for our pupils in help them reach their potential with reading in a fun and interactive manner.
Aveen Armstrong And Joanne Boyd found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Students build phonological awareness and phonic knowledge alongside decoding and HFW word reading, spelling and analysis skills and fluency and comprehension skills.”
- Provides school data“The Lexia programme provides unique data for each user, identifying their areas of difficulty. This data supports our schools existing assessments - PM Benchmarking and PTE. It provides measurable records of skills pupils have mastered and their individual progress over time.”
- Improves attainment“Pupils demonstrate improved phonic and decoding skills, improved reading fluency and accuracy, improved spelling and increased reading comprehension skills. The programme provides structured, individualised learning opportunities for each pupil. The targeted practice addresses gaps in their literacy knowledge and helps pupils progress towards more age related expectations in reading . The children progress through the levels and receive certificates for each level which boosts their confidence.”
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
Sarah Toulson found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Teachers feedback that pupils are using their knowledge during their lessons.”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
Kerry Wright found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap
Oct 2026
LOVE THE APP. EASY TO USE AND HAS ALOT OF RESOURSES
Hafsa Khanom found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“A TOPIC THEY STRUGGLE ON, REPEATING IT HAS HELPED THEM PROGRESS”
- Provides school data“DATA HELPS US HELP THE CHILDREN THAT NEED MORE OF OUR HELP TO SUPPORT”
- Improves attainment“OUR KIDS LOOK FORWARD TO RECIEVING CERTIFICATES AFTER COMPLETING A LEVEL AS WE ORDER THEM DURING SCHOOL ASSEMBLY”
- Reduces attainment gap“THE PRINT OUR SELF CERTIFICATES WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT WILL DEFINATELY HELP THE ATTAINMENT GAP”
Oct 2026
Good engagement Addresses individual needs
N Harris found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Increase in reading ages”
- Provides school data
- Improves attainment“Improvement in reading fluency and comprehesion”
- Reduces attainment gap
Joanne Mcelroy
SENCO
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 3-4 years
Oct 2026
It is an excellent intervention for pupils with Literacy difficulties
Joanne Mcelroy found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“Improvement in phonic knowledge and reading skills”
- Provides school data“We track the Lexia pupils GL assessment scores and improvement to measure impact”
- Improves attainment“Some significant improvement on reading score and reading ages”
- Reduces attainment gap“As before we can link improvement in GL assessments to lexia usage”
Oct 2026
Seen progress with my own daughter and in secondary school - pupils enjoy this and can make a huge difference to literacy confidence and progress
Hayley Straughan found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge“GCSE results have been impacted in a positive way, pupils have made significant progress. Lexia has enabled pupils to access the curriculum.”
- Provides school data“Use in PEP documents, to show progress.”
- Improves attainment“Specific GCSE pupils - comparing KS2 data, Y11 targets and actual progress in English. Pupils who are targeted grade 2/3 are achieving grade 4's when completing the programme on a regular basis.”
- Reduces attainment gap“See previous comment.”
John Hargreaves
Teacher
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software month for 7-12 months
Sep 2026
Great support from staff at Lexia. Lexia is a great product too
John Hargreaves found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Builds student knowledge
- Provides school data“Yes, we'd like to use this data more to help us to pinpoint where we need to target teaching and support”
- Improves attainment
- Reduces attainment gap“We need to use our data more to rigorously to ensure that Lexia is having an impact on the Attainment Gap”
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.”
