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Just received this message from one of my Lexercise Basic Therapy parents:
# # # completed her EOG's this morning. She did extremely well (above average) on the reading comprehension portion. Spelling was average (but not below as she has been in the past). I think she has gained much confidence in her abilities due to this program. Thank you!

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Online Dyslexia Therapy at Your Own Pace - Lexercise Our Orton Gillingham reading program offers online dyslexia therapy solutions for kids. Learn about Lexercise's affordable reading literacy benefits today.

Through knowledge of the history of our tough spelling patterns can help you master!

Why Are 'Tough,' 'Though,' and 'Through' Pronounced Differently? The words "tough," "though," and "through" may look alike, but their pronunciations are far from the same. Their differences trace back to "ough" and its Middle English sound.

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Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities stepping in to help
https://helenair.com/news/nation-world/education/article_71302f2f-2fbc-5434-bb4f-f0cb14e18f35.html

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Proud to b a part of such a wonderfully successful program

Proud to share: Lexercise was named one of the Top 25 Global Impact-Certified EdTech Companies (High Impact).

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Our mission is to keep doing what we do best: helping students build real reading and spelling skills through structured literacy.

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Rather, the state pushed through a vast list of other changes from the top down, including changing the way reading is taught, in an approach known as the science of reading, but also embracing contentious school accountability policies other states have backed away from.
“Science of reading is really important — it was a key piece of what we did,” said Rachel Canter, the longtime leader of Mississippi First, an education reform group, who now works at the Progressive Policy Institute, a center-left Washington think tank. “But people are missing the forest for the trees if they are only looking at that.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/mississippi-schools-transformation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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What Happens When Dyslexia and ADHD Collide? | Lexercise What Happens When Dyslexia and ADHD Collide? | Lexercise

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What Is the Science of Reading? - Lexercise The science of reading has been a hot topic in education circles lately. Learn more about what it means and how it applies to learning to read.

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