Grades 3-5 • Fluency
From grade 4 on, every subject arrives through dense text. Lexia is proven in 20,000 schools to build the speed and comprehension that turn reading into the engine. Twenty minutes a day, placed by level, not by grade.
3.7 million kids learned with Lexia last year · Works for over 90% of students · Backed by 20 gold-standard studies.
They can read — but are they keeping up, or quietly slipping?
Reading fine now and being ready for what's coming are two different things.
Maybe they finish a chapter book and you wonder how much actually landed — and the books are about to get much longer. Or maybe you've watched them read slowly, avoid long chapters, finish a page without holding it. Either way: reading is a set of skills that can be measured and built, at any age. And the first month of Lexia tells us exactly where they are.
If reading is a daily struggle — not just slow, but hard — jumping into Lexia may not be the right next step. Start with a conversation →
FASTER · DEEPER · STRONGER
From grade 4 on, reading has to carry every subject. Decoding isn't enough, reading has to be fluid so that the words aren't the work. And if something never fully locked in earlier, this is where it gets rebuilt.
Advanced decoding
Roots, prefixes and multisyllable words — the code behind big vocabulary.
Fluency and speed
Fast enough that the brain is free for meaning. Automaticity.
Comprehension and stamina
Textbooks and novels held onto, not just got through.
Their first month of Lexia tells us exactly what needs work.
Lexia meets your child where they are, and builds from there.
Navigating dyslexia or other learning differences? Let's talk.
From keeping up to hungry for more
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Reads slowly; sounds out big words | Reads fluently; big words decode on sight |
| Avoids long or difficult texts | Takes on textbooks and novels with confidence |
| Finishes a page, doesn't retain it | Reads to understand — and remembers |
| A few gaps quietly widening | Gaps closed; the foundation solid for what's next |
Grades 3–5 : The lifetime turning point
You want reading to stop being the work, and start being the engine.
Get fluency and comprehension solid here and reading pulls every other subject forward — strong readers read more, learn faster, keep pulling ahead. Leave gaps sitting and the same force works in reverse. Grades 3–5 is the last best window for reading mastery.
Same program underneath. Lexia confirms the right fit in the first month. So you just need to get strated.
Choose Core for lighter touch and support when things are moving nicely. Just $99 per month.
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Choose Clinical for higher touch and support with a weekly rhythm to fill gaps. $329 per month.
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What makes Radical unique
You shouldn't have to guess how their reading is really going. With Lexia + Radical, you don't.
The Method
No reading program is more scientifically studied than Lexia Core5.
The Goal
Your child doesn't move on until a skill is locked in.
Data + Experts
Guidance by data
A real reading expert watching every detail of how your child is progressing.
“We complete what the classroom starts.”
Lark Barker, Director of Education
How it Works
A 1:1 live session to meet your tutor, get logged in and do short initial assessment.
About 20 min a session, 4-5 times per week, plus additional analog activities to lock in learning.
Monitor and Report
We watch carefully to keep things on track. And our detailed monthly reports show exactly which skills your child has mastered.
No. Lexia places by level and presents age-appropriate material. A grade-5 reader rebuilding an earlier skill works with grade-appropriate content, not picture-book exercises.
We won’t let that happen. If the data shows a wobble, we’ll reach out to arrange a targeted 1:1 Radical Boost to get momentum back.
YouTube is "digital candy"; Lexia is digital nutrition to activate their brain, not sedate it. It is 15 minutes of high-focus brain training, then back to being an analog kid. BTW, the program also includes analog activities to reinforce their digital learning
Twenty minutes your child runs themselves. You're not teaching — we handle the expert work and send you the progress.
Only Ed organizations can license Lexia directly. There's good reason for this. Lexia requires professional supervision, analysis and guidance. This is what makes it much more effective and accountable than traditional tutoring.
Anytime. We'll recommend the level the data supports; the choice is always yours.
Born to Speak. Wired to REad.
Go for mastery, not average. Start this week. Fifteen minutes a day, always at your child's exact level, with a Radical expert on the line.
Flexible monthly subscription, no long-term commitment, pause or cancel anytime.
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