Lexia Inicio a la LecturaTM Ages 4 - 6 Inicio a la LecturaTM helps young Spanish-speaking children to develop phonemic awareness in their native language before transitioning to English. The software helps pre-readers learn to isolate the sounds of familiar words in order to apply phonics later as a word-attack strategy for reading and spelling. Children navigate increasingly complex exercises in sound identification, rhyming, word structure and sound discrimination, and the software automatically provides extra practice when needed. Inicio a la Lectura also helps students build vocabulary and provides practice following directions.

Incorporating proven methods used to teach reading in Spanish, Lexia Inicio a la Lectura^TM helps American teachers meet federal requirements for bilingual students to learn to read first in Spanish and then transition to reading in English. Lexia’s state-of-the-art computer-assisted instruction allows teachers to monitor student progress while children learn to work independently. The user-friendly database management system provides easy access to student and class performance each day and over time.

SKILLS REINFORCED INCLUDE:

BENEFITS AND FEATURES

• Children become aware of the distinct sounds and structures of familiar words and phrases considered critical in the acquisition of basic reading skills
• Phonemic awareness developed in Spanish facilitates later acquisition of awareness of the sounds and structure of American English
• Bilingual teaching reinforced by proven methods of teaching reading in Spanish
• Helps American bilingual teachers meet federal requirements for teaching Spanish-speaking children to read
• Phonemic awareness exercises are presented through fun, age-appropriate activities led by a friendly animated character named Lexie el Leon
• Software automatically detects student progress and provides additional practice if necessary to move to higher levels of difficulty
• Immediate feedback and graphic display of progress
• Graphics that enhance meaning and facilitate comprehension
• User-friendly database management system for tracking student and class progress in real time and year to year
• Based on Metodo Global de Analisis Estructural and other proven methods of teaching reading in Spanish, also meets U.S. federal requirements of the “No Child Left Behind” Act