Lexia English Training

Thank you all for participating in the Lexia English Trainings on Sept. 20th and Oct. 18th.   If you were not able to attend any of the trainings, you can use these slides for guidance. 

The purpose of the Lexia English curriculum is to provide support to your Newcomers with the Listening and Speaking language domains. The criteria for using the Lexia English program are 1st-5th graders  with a US entry date of August 1, 2022 to present.  The ESOL teachers will frontload daily  mini-lessons during their Newcomer Pull-Outs to support the language of speaking.  Students will then need headsets with a microphone to use the computer part of the program-at least 45 minutes a week-while in their classrooms.  The goal is for our MLs to start implementation of the program following the Lexia English training. 

Lexia English Trouble Shooting

Here are a few links and resources Lexia English has shared to support the mic or speech recognition issues that have come up for Lexia English. If an error is coming up saying "You are speaking too loud" generally the student mic is too close to the student's mouth. They emphasize is that educators model and reiterate best practices when using the program.:

What are best practices when using the  Speech Recognition Engine?

1. Plug microphone into the computer before logging onto Rosetta Stone English

2. Place the headset on by properly placing it over both ears with the microphone two fingertips the student’s mouth (not in their mouth, covered by their hand, or pressed against their face)

3. Remind students to sit up straight and tall, and speak directly into the microphone.

4. Ensure students understand the mic colors. Students should click the blue mic, pause, and then speak when the mic is yellow. When the mic is yellow, the program is capturing the students voice. Pressing the microphone when done speaking will immediately end the session for evaluation (rather than waiting a couple of seconds for the SRE to time out)

5. Tell students to speak in a clear indoor voice, rather than whispering, singing or yelling into the headset.

• VIDEO: Onboarding and Autoplacement (English and Spanish)

• VIDEO: Getting Started with Lexia English (English and Spanish)

• Lexia English Educator Mode Directions: Educators can use the educator mode to model use and view the student experience. 

• Microphone Setup and Calibration

• Microphone Troubleshooting for Lexia English (Help Center)

Hope this helps.

LEXIA ENGLISH 

Rosetta Stone English name has been changed to Lexia English . Some of the updates include:

• Lexia English now includes a one-time placement tool that determines the correct entry point into the program 

• Students expand their appreciation for learning about new cultures, languages, food, and communities as our characters have interesting facts to share.

 • Each character presents two Fun Facts from within each level, totaling 152 engaging facts. 

• Students can rehear the listening passage one time prior to answering the question, whereas in all other Listening units, students can rehear the passage unlimited times. 

• Levels 12 and up include new reward animations for the completion of units. 

Resources for teachers include:

(Resource Hub):

• Lexia Lessons Slide Decks for 229 teacher-led speaking lessons (229 total)

 • Character GIFs to use as animated rewards have been added. 

( myLexia Updates):

 • New School Usage reporting provides a high-level view of class and student usage for the school year to date.

 • New Class Placement reporting allows educators to easily track the status of student placement in the Lexia English program, monitor student performance in Auto Placement, and see where students are currently placed.