Lexia LETRS® For Elementary Educators provides a professional learning course of study based in
the science of reading for elementary educators. The course teaches the how, what, and why of
literacy acquisition to improve instructional practice and achieve long-term systemic change in
literacy instruction. This course will distinguish between the research base for best practices and
other competing ideas not supported by scientific evidence and demonstrate how language, reading,
and writing are related to one another. Participants will learn to make instructional decisions and
program choices with reference to scientific research evidence, strategic use of assessments, and
observations of students; deliver comprehensive, integrated language and literacy instruction as
defined by standards and by research for a given grade, age, or ability level; facilitate early
identification and intervention with reading challenges, including dyslexia; and provide an educator
experience that validates and affirms diverse experiences and promotes an inclusive understanding
of the world.