LexiaTalks

This podcast, designed for school administrators, delves into the systemic issues schools face, such as outdated views on dyslexia and the lack of alignment with evidence-based teaching strategies.

Dr. David Hurford, executive director of the Center for Reading, and Octavia Gray-Essex from Lexia®, share insight about supporting students with dyslexia to promote equitable and inclusive instruction, considering learning abilities, language experiences, and diverse backgrounds, to meet each student where they are and help them succeed.

The podcast aims to highlight the connection between dyslexia-inclusive teaching and instructional equity, offering administrators practical strategies to implement in their schools to advance literacy and equity goals.

The hosts tackle critical questions facing school administrators, including:

• How does dyslexia-inclusive teaching look, and in what ways does it promote equity?

All students benefit from systematic and explicit reading instruction that includes phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension—those who read well, those with dyslexia or other learning differences, those from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds, and more. 

With their unparalleled knowledge of and access to their learners, teachers must be an integral part of the transition to Structured Literacy. During this webinar, Kari Kurto of The Reading League, Jessica Farmer of Farmer Loves Phonics, and Julie Harris of Lexia®’s own Julie Harris discuss:

• Becoming an expert in and advocating for Structured Literacy instruction

District administrators are uniquely positioned to cultivate learning ecosystems where science of reading-based instruction can flourish. In this webinar, Ebone N. Johnson of Ohio's Columbus City Schools; Micki Ray of the Kentucky Department of Education; and Kerri Larkin, senior education advisor at Lexia®, discuss: 

• Designing curricula aligned to the science of reading-based training that teachers receive

School leaders understand the science of reading provides proven, evidence-based practices for teaching students of all abilities and backgrounds how to read. During this candid webinar, Paula White, executive director of JerseyCAN; Rich Zigarovich, principal of Lordstown Elementary School (Ohio); and Dr. Erin Hamilton, Lexia® state solutions manager, discuss:

• Strategies to support schoolwide changes to literacy instruction grounded in the science of reading

Join us in a Q&A with Kareem Weaver—award-winning teacher, administrator, advocate, and star of the recent documentary “The Right to Read.” Weaver sits down with Dr. Liz Brooke of Lexia® and Andrea Setmeyer, national chapter coordinator of The Reading League, to discuss the documentary.

Teachers have more responsibility and less support than ever; they need help from educational leaders. Join accomplished educational leaders Kerri Larkin, Thomas Anderson, Jacqueline Greer, and Dr. Charlene Evans-Smith in this podcast discussing how best to support teachers and bring joy into schools.

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In this podcast, Kerri Larkin of Lexia® sits down with Horacio Sanchez, president and CEO of Resiliency Inc., and Maya Goodall, senior director of Emergent Bilingual curriculum at Lexia. Join them in discussing how an understanding of neuroscience can help support educational equity for all.

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Join Lexia® in this ask-me-anything style Q&A with Donna Hejtmanek, founder of the Facebook group “Science of Reading - What I Should Have Learned in College.” Donna and her group’s co-moderator, Jennifer Cyr, discuss the science of reading, professional learning, and teaching best practices.

Join Lexia® Chief Learning Officer Dr. Liz Brooke in a fireside chat with Dr. Louisa Moats, author of LETRS Professional Development, as they discuss the science of reading. Get access to the interview and learn about the importance of professional learning here.

In this episode of the EduJedi Report podcast, Host and Learning Counsel CEO LeiLani Cauthen talks with Kristie Shelley, Senior Director of Emergent Bilingual Curriculum at Lexia Learning about digital learning design that is heritage-relevant.  

Lexia English is a K-6 product that helps promote bilingualism or multilingualism. From day one, they approached the program with an asset model, which makes it unique, seeking to honor learners first and foremost. Studies indicate that teachers talk 80 percent of the time in the classroom. Lexia flipped the model because the only way to learn a language is to actually speak the language. In order to make this happen in an interactive atmosphere, they use a technology of the speech recognition engine. And to make the learner comfortable, Lexia allowed characters to use familiar accents, yet encouraged the learner to use Academic English, which showed in their writing and reading. 

The unique Lexia English program is finding huge success while removing the burden from disappearing numbers of ESL teachers, and the professional grade UI/UX design is blowing the doors off competitors’ offerings.