Lexington Public Schools (Massachusetts)

New Report Demonstrates High-Quality Phonics Instruction During the School Year Reduces Summer Slide

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Educators work hard during the school year to provide students with the instruction and practice they need to become strong readers. With the end of the school year, they're concerned about the dreaded "summer slide," which can result in students losing up to two months of progress in reading.

Key Points: 
  • With the end of the school year, they're concerned about the dreaded "summer slide," which can result in students losing up to two months of progress in reading.
  • A new, independent report written by Learning Experience Design (LXD) Research demonstrates that using a structured literacy program throughout the school year can decrease summer learning loss, reducing the need for intervention the following school year.
  • During the 2021-2022 school year, elementary students at Lexington Public Schools learned with programs from 95 Percent Group's One95™ Literacy Ecosystem .
  • 95 Phonics Lesson Library , listed on Evidence for ESSA, is a comprehensive phonics intervention program for Tier 2 instruction, complete with ready-to-use lesson plans, learning aids and templates for turnkey instruction.