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
 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 |
Lexia Reading Skills Software PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Lexia Reading Skills Software pricing starts from £25 / 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
from 60 Verified Reviews
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Nov 2024
I find it a valuable resource for improving reading attainment with all groups of learners.
Adam Welch found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Moderately reduces attainment gap“Those pupils who are meeting their target times on the software are making better progress. We aim to ensure that all pupils get time using the software, especially targeted groups of pupils (linked to attainment)”
- Moderately provides school data“Helps us to understand which pupils need more support with their reading.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves attainment“where pupils meet their usage targets, we frequently notice significant improvement in attainment.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“The range of reading resources is wide and diverse, ensuring that, as pupils move through the stages of the program, they build up increased knowledge across the curriculum.”
Natasha
Learning support officer
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 7–12 months
Oct 2024
We are extremely impressed with the programme and the impact it has on our learning. The children who use the programme have developed a better understanding of phonics as a collective and are making significant progress in their reading and language within the classroom. There have also been significant improvements in the reading test data throughout the school from these individual children. The programme has now been integrated into our everyday practice, those who use the programme have been able to work more independently in and outside of the classroom without the continuous provision from an adult. The programme is fun and engaging and this helps learners in both the younger and older classes. We have also extended the use of the programme by encouraging the children to use it at home. This has again helped with the general usage of the programme, especially as it can be accessed on a phone, tablet or laptop. It has meant the parents are more aware of their child's learning and children are engaged both inside and outside of the classroom.
Natasha found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap
- Significantly provides school data
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves attainment
- Slightly builds student knowledge
Sarah Lumsden
English lead
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 1-2 years
Oct 2024
great, but costly
Sarah Lumsden found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Moderately reduces attainment gap
- Slightly provides school data
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Oct 2024
We could not be happier and more satisfied with the use of Lexia in our school. The constant support and annual training they offer provide us with access to all the tools available through the platform. We are using Lexia from Year 3 to Year 6, supporting children with their spelling and reading comprehension. Lexia sessions run daily before school, and teachers are already witnessing significant changes in students' achievements, particularly in their writing tasks and comprehension skills. The Lexia programme is also successfully utilised with SEND children at our school, giving them an extra boost and support. Parents find it very helpful that the guided tasks and questions children have to complete are clearly structured and explained.
Kasia Suliga found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Children have already made a significant progress by doing Lexia daily since September.”
- Significantly provides school data“We would print out the progress of our students and present them to our Governors, parents and SLT.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Lexia platform can be used with SEND children helping and boosting their confidence in independent work.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Children are motivated by achieving next levels, getting certificates and being acknowledge by their class teacher for their achievements.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Over many years of using Lexia, we have also implemented it with our EAL students by adapting the narrative language to the language they know, or their mother tongue.”
Jayne
Learning Support Co-ordinator
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 3-4 years
Sep 2024
Lexia is the most comprehensive interactive Literacy program I know of. Teachers are extremely well supported with training and regular check ins. Great customer service if teachers need help or more support.
Jayne found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Reading age increased by 20 months after one school year using Lexia.”
- Significantly provides school data“Grouping pupils for reading and spelling. Targeting specific areas of need. Reporting to parents at twice yearly meetings.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Targeted Lexia lessons available for individuals/small groups. Provides excellent baseline data for planning. Easy to identify where pupils are struggling, or are improving.”
- Significantly improves attainment“When usage targets are regularly met, almost every pupils' attainment increases, some significantly.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Lexia addresses all six areas of Literacy so pupils experience a broad, positive impact on their skills and knowledge. ICT skills increase also as they independently work through the program.”
Sam Edmondson
Assistant Head and SENCO
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 5 years+
Sep 2024
I have returned to lexia time and again since 2017 when I started as SENCO
Sam Edmondson found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Multi-year reading age progress”
- Significantly provides school data“Whole cohort and whole KS R.A. progress, average 8-12 months”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Yes in the sense that teaching becomes easier when the children can better access the curriculum, through better reading”
- Significantly improves attainment“Reading development having a positive impact on children with low literacy”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Student familiarisation with key words and vocab”
Charlotte Hibberd
Class Teacher/English Leader
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 1-2 years
Jun 2024
Charlotte Hibberd found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap
- Significantly provides school data
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Helen Greensmith
Specialist Literacy TA
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 3-4 years
Jun 2024
Only reason not a 10 as it sometimes freezes
Helen Greensmith found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Slightly reduces attainment gap“Not sure but it definately gives the students more confidence in English”
- Moderately provides school data“Number of students not requiring Lexia any more, improved reading ages”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“Not sure, but my lexia classes i treat as a normal slassroom enviromment and the students make good progress.”
- Slightly improves attainment“Not sure”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Grammar, words they didn't know etc”
Kelly Grobler
Specialist Teaching Assistant
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 1-2 years
Jun 2024
I feel it is an excellent programme for the students. My biggest challenge is to keep the students motivated as they sometimes say that it is boring.
Kelly Grobler found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Moderately reduces attainment gap“Students are tested for their reading age on a termly basis. Those who score below ten in year 7-9 are added to the Lexia programme. As the year progresses and the second and third reading age test is conducted, less and less students are in Lexia.”
- Slightly provides school data“Not sure”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Students gain more confidence in their own abilities, students understand better and can access the work that they are reading and being taught.”
- Significantly improves attainment“By completing levels in Lexia and being awarded certificates for these achievements.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students often ask questions on the comprehension activities when they are unsure of what something is in the text.”
Carolyn Wood
Assistant Principal: Curriculum Lead for English
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 1-2 years
Jun 2024
Carolyn Wood found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap
- Significantly provides school data
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves attainment“Bit early to tell”
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Gavyn Griffin
Literacy Lead
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 4-6 months
Jun 2024
It is a really engaging programme with a huge variety of activties for pupils to complete. Student feedback has been positive and they are making effective progress. Support is excellent and the training provided is comprehensive.
Gavyn Griffin found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Students are making progress and improvements in their reading abilities.”
- Significantly provides school data“I can show my SLT about the progress that students are making towards the expected standard.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“I can ensure that students are getting specialised instruction en masse without disrupting normal lessons. They can get on with this extra support on their own with little intervention from teachers.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Students have shown improvements in their reading abilities and their confidence in their ability to read.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“It is heavily focused on ensuring that students have the knowledge that they should have attained in primary school. It ensures that this knowledge is embedded before allowing students to move to the next stage of their learning.”
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.”
Claire Flett
Teacher and English SL
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 4-6 months
May 2024
It has helped us close the attainment gap and the data available has been very useful.
Claire Flett found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Moderately reduces attainment gap“Previously reluctant readers are making significant progress now”
- Significantly provides school data“We use Lexia data alongside teacher assessment, PM benchmarks and PIRA data to plan interventions.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Using the Lexia lessons (mainly delivered by support staff) to deliver a same day intervention.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Almost all of our children have made progress”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Again, using the Lexia lessons and skills builders.”
Lyn Dixon
Inclusion Development Leader
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 1-2 years
May 2024
Our pupils are not only making progress academically but show increasing confidence and self esteem willing to be challenged with their learning.
Lyn Dixon found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Moderately reduces attainment gap“Pupils closing the skill gap and transferring skills to the classroom across all Literacy based Learning”
- Significantly provides school data“High numbers of pupils working within their year group following Lexia intervention”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“All class teachers access data tracking enabling them to target areas of Literacy monitoring generalisation of skill following Lexia sessions”
- Significantly improves attainment“increase in reading/reading comprehension and spelling attainment”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Evident especially in relation to spelling”
Victoria Kindon
Deputy Headteacher/SENDCo
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 7–12 months
Apr 2024
Pupils love it! Its motivating! It's easy to deliver and tracks progress well. Interventions are easily identified and resources are provided to deliver them. The data validates teacher judgements and also provides another reliable statistic for assessment
Victoria Kindon found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Some children who have a slightly below average reading age but have gaps in their knowledge struggle to move on. Lexia addresses that and enables progress to be made”
- Significantly provides school data“Lexia gives another reliable assessment of pupils abilities and strengthens teachers judgements”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“All pupils complete the programme in class time allowing the teacher and TA to deliver any interventions that have been flagged up quickly and effectively”
- Significantly improves attainment“Those pupils who are working below ARE are well supported”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The repetition of the programme allows for over learning which many pupils need to secure new knowledge”
Matt
Assistant Headteacher- Director of Literacy
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 5 years+
Apr 2024
Some rapid progress made with many students, especially the weakest readers. Some software issues hinder the program running at it's full potential for quite and expensive program.
Matt found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Moderately reduces attainment gap“Some of our weakest readers have made years' worth of accelerated progress whilst using the program.”
- Significantly provides school data“Proximal data when students are partaking in the intervention allows us to demonstrate progress whilst we wait for them to complete the program and then re-take a reading age test.”
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency“Not that is tangible at this stage”
- Moderately improves attainment
- Slightly builds student knowledge“We haven't tested for impact of this.”
Jill Mills
Head of Inclusion
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 4-6 months
Apr 2024
Lexia is easy for staff to use and they can support a lot of children who need to make progress in literacy. It can be used at home and parents like this. Children enjoy using Lexia. It is providing a personalised learning curriculum. It provides clear data about progress.
Jill Mills found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Children can read more challenging texts than before they starting using Lexia.”
- Significantly provides school data“Teacher assessment data has shown child is making progress in attainment.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“A few members of staff have been able to provide personalised support for many children at the same time.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Children have made progress in reading and can access more advanced texts.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Knowledge of spelling rules and vocabulary.”
Laura Hughes
Assistant Head Teacher for Inclusion
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 5 years+
Feb 2024
Personally I don't think there is a better piece of software on the market that supports children's reading and language acquisition.
Laura Hughes found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“I have seen children close attainments gaps of two years in previous settings through the direct use of Lexia”
- Significantly provides school data“The teacher dashboard provides a wealth of detailed information that can support data trends and analysis”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“I'm not sure it improves efficiency necessarily, but it certainly provides a clear framework of support for those children engaging with it.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Children can be seen to make improvements, even if only gradual.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The interactive nature helps to deliver and embed knowledge”
Colin Harrison
Special needs support assistant
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 5 years+
Feb 2024
Colin Harrison found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap
- Slightly provides school data
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Often fills some gaps especially with sen children”
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Charlotte Hibberd
Teacher, English Leader
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software weekly for 1-2 years
Feb 2024
Excellent software but very expensive so lots of schools may be put of. We have seen the worth though.
Charlotte Hibberd found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap
- Moderately provides school data
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Kerri Phelps
Headteacher
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 5 years+
Feb 2024
It is an excellent program - we only wish we could afford more subscriptions!
Kerri Phelps found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“After a structured period of using Lexia, children often make accelerated progress and are working on age appropriate objectives”
- Significantly provides school data“We are able to show data before, during and at the end of the period of intervention”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“As their reading skills improve, children are able to learn more independently”
- Moderately improves attainment“Children are able to access books and resources more appropriate to their age group and gain in confidence.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Spelling patterns, decoding, comprehension skills”
Jan 2024
Melissa found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Slightly reduces attainment gap“You can see the progress children have made in small steps.”
- Moderately provides school data“Data is used to show progress of children in classes and the progress within a level.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Abbie Maguire
Reading Tutor
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 4-6 months
Jan 2024
Lexia provides students with the basics that they need in order to support them with other subjects
Abbie Maguire found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“We have seen a difference in reading ages. Most of our students have moved up in their reading age”
- Significantly provides school data“NGRT testing results improved”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Students have voiced that Lexia has helped them not only in English lessons but in other subjects”
- Moderately improves attainment“Impact on reading ages”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students are sometimes unaware of basic sentence structures. Lexia provides them with a break down of a simple sentence into nouns, verbs etc. This has really helped students to understand simple sentence structures.”
Jan 2024
We have found Lexia to be an amazing tool to support our students. The website is easy to navigate and has many useful features. The student's version is also user friendly and tailors itself specifically to each individual's attainment. From rewards certificates to student skills reports, Lexia has provided us with tons of resources to help our student's progress in their reading ability.
Beth Meacock found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Our students have completed the NGRT assessment once in September 2023 and again in January 2024. We have seen a significant improvement in the data with many of the students completing Lexia interventions gaining a higher reading age.”
- Significantly provides school data“The skills reports are really useful when showcasing the impact of Lexia to other members of staff and SLT.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“We have found the activities and units are incredibly detailed and designed to suit each individual student.”
- Moderately improves attainment“We have seen significant improvement in reading ages of those students who fully engage with the program on a weekly basis.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“We held a pupil voice activity where we asked students what they enjoyed about Lexia. Many students fed back that Lexia improved their ability to engage in other lessons, such as English.”
Tom Hawkins
Executive Headteacher
Used Lexia Reading Skills Software daily for 1-2 years
Jan 2024
It is a very valuable application which has the potential to improve the reading and comprehension skills of children at all levels of ability.
Tom Hawkins found Lexia Reading Skills Software:
- Significantly reduces attainment gap“Closes the gap for those children working below age related expectation by improving fluency and increasing vocabulary quickly.”
- Significantly provides school data“Lexia informs us who is currently on track, working above ARE or below, and for those below gives precise information on the gaps and provides resources to help close them.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Readily accessible tasks for children of all abilities either as part of a planned "Do Now" session or as an extension activity.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Improves reading skills at all levels of age and ability.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Exposes them to a broad range of vocabulary and comprehension skills.”
