Pip Sinclair
Classteacher & English Lead
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 4-6 months
May 2024
Our experience so far has been excellent: pupils are interested and engaged; the range of skills taught shows that the programme has been developed by experts; the data being produced is of great use to SLT/team leaders/phonics lead; impact on confidence and attainment can already be seen; the range of additional teaching resources will be useful in the broader teaching of English across school; the 1:1 lessons provide a clear script and focus in on micro-skills; customer service (training sessions and email response) has been first-class. Only not a 10 as still feels like we are in the early stage of the investment.
Pip Sinclair found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“3 pupils in Year 6 who have been underperforming in SATs tests are now back on track for ARE. Number of children in danger of falling behind in comprehension and grammar understanding for fluency now expected to reach ARE or 98/99 in SATs.”
- Moderately provides school data“Allowing for granular analysis of reading skills - identification of skills gap at micro level impacting on children's ability to access formal assessment independently and with greater success. Expecting to see end of year movement from red into amber for target group in Y3.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Although still at early stages, we are seeing significant impact on organisation of reading teaching in key year group. Personalised learning allowing teacher to plan and deliver more effective and challenging sessions for those not in need of intervention; LA time highly effective and efficient as supports children working on Lexia. Beginning to see impact of 1:1 sessions.”
- Moderately improves attainment“Too early to say, but expecting to see impact as cohort moves into Year 4: more children able to access class guided reading and others receiving intensified 1:1 interventions as identified by Lexia to accelerate progress.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Engaging nature of programme keeping pupils focused. Year 6 children seeing joined up nature of grammar and reading skills - how their knowledge of former links to fluency. Also able to verbalise how supported teaching within programme helps them to develop understanding of breaking down comprehension questions that they find difficult.”
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