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Lexia Reading: Lexia Learning Systems.


www.lexialearning.com Software, $5,000/25 simultaneous users

Targeting K12 students, this Web reading software supports core reading curricula in over 10,000 schools nationwide. It helps students master reading by building essential skills with explicit practice in phonemic awareness Phonemic Awareness is a subset of phonological awareness in which listeners are able to distinguish phonemes, the smallest units of sound that can differentiate meaning. For example, a listener with phonemic awareness can break the word "Cat" into three separate phonemes: /k/, /a/,  and phonics phonics

Method of reading instruction that breaks language down into its simplest components. Children learn the sounds of individual letters first, then the sounds of letters in combination and in simple words.
 while promoting gains in vocabulary, fluency flu·ent  
adj.
1.
a. Able to express oneself readily and effortlessly: a fluent speaker; fluent in three languages.

b.
 and comprehension. Features include new and expanded management tools, reporting and district reporting features, and a choice of the company-hosted via the Internet, network, or CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 delivery methods. Students can work at their own level and pace, either from school or at home.

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