Imagine Language & Literacy vs. LETRS vs. Lexia Core5 Reading vs. Python Comparison Chart

Imagine Language & Literacy is a personalized learning program designed to accelerate both literacy skills and English language development for students in grades PreK–6. It offers direct, explicit, and systematic instruction across four language domains, adapting learning pathways to each student's needs. It integrates the "Big 5" components of reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, aligned with the science of reading. It dynamically adjusts instruction and groups students based on skill gaps, suggesting targeted activities. Imagine Language & Literacy supports multilingual learners with human-voiced audio in 15 languages and print materials in additional languages, gradually transitioning students to English proficiency.

Lexia® Core5® Reading is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates the development of literacy skills for students of all abilities, helping them make that critical shift from learning to read to reading to learn. Elementary school years are a pivotal time for reading development, as they create a foundation for learning across all subject areas. Yet, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), year after year, roughly 60% of American fourth-graders are not reaching reading proficiency. For these children, literacy will continue to present a steeper uphill climb in the absence of targeted instruction and intervention. Core5 was developed with a mission to mitigate that gap. Built on structured literacy, Core5 is intended to help provide equitable learning opportunities for all students, as well as to transform student learning for success and well-being. We enable educators to provide differentiated literacy instruction for students.