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Teacher-Led
Instruction and Independent,
Independent Student-Driven
Application Learning

Ongoing Data to
Monitor Progress

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
GUIDE Lexia Core5 Reading ® ®

GOALS EXPANDED
21 LEVELS
• Understand the student online experience
• Learn how to access real-time student data to plan
instruction
• Determine how to enhance student learning with
instructional resources
 Scope and Sequence
by Level

 The six components of reading are

represented by these color-coded
icons used throughout the program.

Comprehension
Automaticity/
Phonological

Vocabulary
Awareness

Structural
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Analysis
Phonics

Fluency
Core5 Teacher Manual Scope and Sequence
http://tinyurl.com/y4qtxmkk http://tinyurl.com/y3hwwcfa

Pre-K LEVEL 1 A Picnic in the Woods • • • • •

LEVEL 2 A Day at the Beach • • • • •
LEVEL 3 A Snow Day in the City • • • • •
Kindergarten
LEVEL 4 The Amazon Rainforest • • • • •
LEVEL 5 The Scottish Cliffs • • •
LEVEL 6 A Day in Paris • • • •
LEVEL 7 The African Serengeti • • •
Grade 1
LEVEL 8 The South Pole • • • •
LEVEL 9 The Egyptian Desert • • • •
LEVEL 10 An English Garden • • • •
Grade 2 LEVEL 11 The Swiss Alps • • • •
LEVEL 12 A Russian Circus • • • • •
LEVEL 13 The Indian Rainforest • • • •
Grade 3 LEVEL 14 A Japanese Garden • • • •
LEVEL 15 A Journey Through China New! • • • •
LEVEL 16 The Great Barrier Reef • • • •
Grade 4 LEVEL 17 A Hawaiian Paradise • • • •
LEVEL 18 A Mexican Valley New! • • • •
LEVEL 19 The Southwest, USA • • • •
Grade 5 LEVEL 20 The Ancient Greek Countryside • • • •
Mesopotamia:
LEVEL 21
Land Between Two Rivers New! • • • •

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Independent, Student-Driven Learning

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Getting Your Students Ready to Use Core5

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Training on Demand:
in grades PreK-5. Training on Demand:
Understanding Core5
Understanding Core5
http://tinyurl.com/y6knr7br
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interacting with the online adaptive program, receiving teacher-led Lexia

Lessons® and Lexia® Connections, and completing independent, paper-based LexiaLink SCAN CODE OR CLICK

activities using Lexia Skill Builders.® Tips for Beginning of the

Year Success
• Real-time student data is captured and made available in actionable reports http://tinyurl.com/y42nbdme
on myLexia® to help teachers make informed instructional decisions and help
your students achieve grade-level benchmarks.
• Core5 is designed to meet and exceed rigorous state standards, including
Common Core State Standards. The program includes activities that focus
on six components of reading (Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Structural
Analysis, Automaticity/Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension).

Getting Ready to Use Core5

• Identify how students will access the program.
1. If using a browser, consider bookmarking your site’s unique URL, which
can be found in myLexia below the Student Program icon.
2. If using a desktop-installed version or a tablet, find the Core5 app.
• Print login cards for students from the Manage tab in myLexia.
• Ensure that students have working headphones or earbuds that fit properly
and provide adequate volume.

https://www.lexiacore5.com/
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 ake sure students wear headphones or earbuds and
encourage them to do their best in Auto Placement.

Auto Placement
• One-time, adaptive Auto
Placement
• Differentiates by placing each
student at the appropriate
instructional level
• Approximately 10-15 minutes
to complete
• Supervision and monitoring of
Auto Placement is recommended

Educator Demo
Use the Educator Demo site to introduce Core5 to your class. Review the Student
Dashboard, Activity Menu, and Activity Screen. Model how to navigate through
Core 5 activities and units. As you progress through the program, explain the
Activity feature buttons and progress bar.

Explore on your own or choose these

units to preview.

Print Concepts
LEVEL PART UNIT

1 2 9
Vowel Combinations
LEVEL PART UNIT

9 1 9
Academic Vocabulary
LEVEL PART UNIT

15 2 15
Text Connections
LEVEL PART UNIT

21 1 3

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The Student Experience A

D

B
Student Dashboard
Students can monitor their usage and unit progress at login C
and logout. Students can see:

A Weekly usage goal

B Total minutes completed for week

C Minutes needed to meet weekly goal

D Total units completed for week

E F
E M
 inutes added during current session

F U
 nits added during current session
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Student Experience
H R
 eturn to activities http://tinyurl.com/y4vgfdkm

Automaticity Warm-ups
Students begin each session with a Warm-up. The goal is to
promote speed of processing and automaticity for previously
acquired skills. Students choose one of two Warm-ups and try
to beat their highest score.

Activity Menu T

 he Warm-up will take roughly
A Activity—Students
 choose a picture to enter an activity one minute to complete.
focused on a specific skill.

B U
 nit Meter—Unit boxes fill in as students complete units E
 ach of Core5‘s 21 levels has
five activities.
in the activity.

C P
 hase Indicator—To pace students through a level, A
the first half of all activities must be completed before F
the second half is unlocked. B
D
D S kill Badge—When an activity is finished, a skill badge
appears in place of the completed activity. C

E F
 un Facts—Selectable images appear on the Activity
Menu to enhance contextual knowledge and increase
E
engagement.

F Logout—Returns students to home screen.

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 Activity Screen
The following buttons and tools are available in every activity:

A Information Apple—This indicates program status with three H

colors: blue, white, or red. It will be blue when completing
Auto Placement, white when working through the program,
and red when the student needs support. Select the apple for
more details.
B Volume

C Unit Meter—This indicates completion of units in the current
activity.
D L anguage Support—The language support feature helps
English learners better understand the audio narration in
Core5. Language support is available in Spanish, Mandarin,
Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Arabic.
E L ook Back Feature— This allows students to look back at the
text for support in answering questions about it.
A B C D E F G
F R
 epeat Prompt
G R  ehear Directions
There are three ways to monitor progress within a unit:
H Leave Activity

Progress Bar—The green Animations—A variety Unit Meter—This circular
progress bar must reach of themed animations meter in the center of the
the end in order for populate across the screen progress bar indicates how
students to receive full to indicate that students many units the student has
credit for the unit. have responded correctly. completed for this activity.

Standard Step Guided Practice Step Direct Instruction Step

3-Step Instructional Branching Units adapt based on each student’s individual performance.
• Standard—This step, indicated by a green bar, is the first and most complex step in a unit. Students must
complete it successfully to progress.
• Guided Practice—This step, indicated by a blue bar, is reached if errors are made in the Standard step. It provides
scaffolded practice based on those errors. If successful, the student returns to the Standard step.
• Direct Instruction—This step, indicated by a yellow bar, is reached if errors are made in the Guided Practice step.
It explicitly teaches the target skill and supports skill acquisition with additional scaffolding. Then, the student
returns to the Standard step. If a student receives instructional support two or more times, a Lexia Lesson icon
will appear next to their name in the myLexia Class Overview.

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Core5 Usage
Recommended Ranges (Minutes/Week)
Pre-K K–Grade 3
20
15–20 30–50
15
Class Table
• n/a indicates that students
have not received a
performance predictor.
• in the Predictor column
indicates that students do not • indicates that students
have assigned minute targets
because they have surpassed
their end-of-year benchmark.
Lexia Core5 Reading
® ®
Where and When Can I Use Core5
with My Students?
Grades 4–5
Think about your school, class, and student needs and
resources to determine which implementation models will
60 80
work best in your school.
• Classroom (Center Rotations)
40–70
• Computer Lab
20 20 • Intervention Block/Special Education
• Before/After School
• Home Use
Keep in mind that a combination of
models may maximize student gains.
School-to-Home Tips
• Encourage Core5 for home use. This is a great way for
students who are behind in skills to reach their end-of-
year benchmark.
• Use the Home Use Letters (available on the Core5
Resources Hub) to explain the program to families.
Letters are available in seven languages.
• Emphasize that home use of Lexia Core5 Reading is for
the enrolled student only—not siblings or other family
members.
• in the Time Needed
• Use the Parent Report link in the Student Skills Report
column indicates that students to share results with families—in English and Spanish—
have completed their weekly during conferences. For a visual report, use the Student
minute target.
Progress Report to show a student’s performance.
need more time online to meet
their weekly minute target.
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Training on Demand:
Using Core5 at Home
http://tinyurl.com/yyme6zp3
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Home Use Letters
http://tinyurl.com/yyanfp87
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 Ongoing Data to Monitor Progress
Activity The 5 Minute Check-in
• Which of my students still need more usage
this week? When will they complete their
usage?
• Are any students struggling? If yes, which
Lexia Lesson do they need?
• Which students are ready for additional
practice with an offline Lexia Skill Builder?
• Brainstorm when you will be able to conduct
the 5 minute check-in.
Best Practice: Class Skill Progress
Sort this report by Units to Target to group
students working on similar Core5 levels and
to track where students are in relation to
their benchmark.
For more information on using the
reports, refer to the Lexia Reading
Reports Guide and Training on
Demand modules.
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https://tinyurl.com/y2tp7vde
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Core5 Reports Guide
https://tinyurl.com/y62v2tor
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Class Action Plan
Who needs more online usage this week?
• The Need Usage tab indicates the number of students in the class who need more
time on the student program.
• The Time Needed column indicates the additional minutes on Core5 that students need
in order to meet their recommended usage for the current week (Monday-Sunday).
Who is struggling and needs a Lexia Lesson?
• The Struggling tab lists the students who have branched to the Instruction Step of
Core5 at least twice and may need teacher support offline.
• Access the Lexia Lesson document directly by selecting the Lesson name.
• Mark the Lesson as “delivered.” The student will remain on the list until they have
successfully mastered the skill in Core5.
Who is ready for a Lexia Skill Builder?
• The Skill Builders tab lists the students who have finished a program level and are
ready for independent practice with a Lexia Skill Builder.
• Access the leveled set of Lexia Skill Builders by selecting the link.
• Mark the Lexia Skill Builders as “delivered” to remove the student from the list.
Who is ready to celebrate success with a certificate?
• The Certificates tab lists the students who have finished a program level and are
ready to celebrate success with an achievement certificate.
• Access the Achievement Certificate directly by selecting the link.
• Mark the Certificates as “delivered” to remove the student from the list.
Class Skill Progress
The Class Skill Progress report allows you to see the progress your class has made
during the current school year. You can compare the Grade Level of Material (GLM)
where your students started to their current placement.
Select the Skill Progress report in order to see progress details for each student in
the class. The green line in the table marks the end-of-year benchmark target for
your students (according to the class’ grade).
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Teacher-Led Instruction 3

and Independent Application

The Lexia Core5 Reading program provides Instructional Materials to ensure students receive personalized and
comprehensive instruction and practice in all skill areas. These materials can be incorporated into classroom routines in a
variety of ways, including whole class instruction, small group activities, and independent work. All Instructional Materials
offer multi sensory activities that reinforce and extend online learning and provide opportunities for oral expression,
writing, and collaboration.

Recommended in myLexia based on performance Available as additional resources in myLexia

Lexia Lessons Lexia Skill Builders Lexia Connections Core5 Resources Hub
Scripted, explicit Paper-based practice Activity suggestions to Educator-focused website
Description instruction for targeted materials for application introduce, reinforce, or to support online and
intervention and generalization of skills extend a skill offline instruction
Students who are Students who have All students to supplement Educators using both
Focus struggling with a skill in an completed an online activity instruction Classic and Expanded
online activity installations
Teacher-led Primarily independent Teacher-mediated with Teacher and administrator
Delivery with opportunities for peer opportunities for peer access through myLexia
collaboration collaboration
254 lessons Over 500 pages 100+ Lexia Connections Instructional support,
classroom materials,
Scope
documentation, family
resources, and more

Accessing Resources
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myLexia Resources Tab

New myLexia Resources Tab 1
http://tinyurl.com/y472jh62

• Log in to www.myLexia.com. How will you incorporate

3 Lexia Lessons and Lexia
• To access specific Lexia Lessons 2
Skill Builders into your
or Lexia Skill Builders by student, daily instructional practice?
view the Class Overview. How will you celebrate
when students complete a
• To access a complete listing of
Core5 level and receive a
Lexia Lessons, Lexia Skill Builders, certificate?
and Lexia Connections, view the
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Resources tab in myLexia. 1

Lexia Close Reads
• T
 raining on Demand modules https://tinyurl.com/y2u62ffj
provide useful information about LexiaLink SCAN CODE OR CLICK

Core5 from getting started to Instructional Materials

utilizing reports. Simply select on Overviews
the Training on Demand Videos https://tinyurl.com/yy9srxow
link in the Resources tab. 2 LexiaLink SCAN CODE OR CLICK

• Visit the Core5 Resources Hub to Core5 Resources Hub

https://tinyurl.com/y2dnzkrz
find additional resources. 3

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 Create Your Implementation Plan
The following template can be completed to plan your own implementation of Lexia Core5 Reading:

Classroom Implementation of Core5 Components

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Day 6
WHERE? • WHEN? • WHO? WHERE? • WHEN? • WHO? WHERE? • WHEN? • WHO? WHERE? • WHEN? • WHO? WHERE? • WHEN? • WHO? WHERE? • WHEN? • WHO?
myLexia Data
Check
Lexia Lessons
(usage varies)
(15-80 minutes/week)
Core5 Online
Lexia Skill Builders
(usage varies)

Teacher Student

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Tips for Successful Implementation

➀ Students consistently meet weekly recommended usage.

• Develop a schedule using all available technology resources in your school (classroom
computers, computer lab, laptop carts).
• Encourage students to monitor their own usage using the Student Dashboard.
• Consider alternate times for students who need additional minutes (before- 3 1
and after-school programs, home use, intervention block).
Teacher-Led
Independent,
➁  eachers monitor student progress at myLexia.com
T Instruction and
Student-Driven
Independent
and plan instruction based on students’ needs. Application Learning

• Set a regular time to review reports at least once a week.

• Schedule data conversations with other teachers, parents, and students.
• Consider printing some reports for data conversations.
Ongoing Data to
Monitor Progress
➂  tudents receive targeted instruction with Lexia Lessons
S
and practice opportunities with Lexia Skill Builders. 2
• Visit myLexia to view the Class Overview and identify students who would benefit from
targeted instruction (Lexia Lessons) or independent practice (Lexia Skill Builders).
• Designate specific times during the day for instruction and practice (center rotations, intervention block, homework).
• Set aside time to explore, prepare, and organize materials. View Lexia Lessons online, and only print necessary reproducible pages.
Use binders, folders, or systems for storing printed materials, including Lexia Skill Builders.

Check out Lexia’s Training on Demand modules Lexia® Academy

in the Resources tab in myLexia.
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The 5 Minute Check-In!

myLexia has the data that can help you.
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5 Minute Check-in Video

In just five minutes, find the answers to
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the following questions:

■ Who needs more time online?

Schedule additional time for students who are not meeting usage targets.

■ Who needs help?

Check the Struggling tab in the Class Overview to see which students
would benefit from a teacher-led Lexia Lesson.

■ Who is ready to apply what they’ve learned?

Check the Skill Builders tab on the Class Overview to see which students
are ready to work on Lexia Skill Builders.

■ Who is ready to celebrate?

Print out certificates to help celebrate student success.

■ What are my next steps?

Access Lexia Lessons, Lexia Skill Builders, and Lexia Connections from the
Resources tab.

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