curriculum. Those who did use the support materials were
broadly positive, although the volume and repetition of the
materials were perceived as problematic by one teacher. In
the largest of the four schools, a teacher had been designated
to coordinate the Lexia program, as the children using
the program were in four different classes. The teachers in
this school were very positive about the support materials.
The Lexia coordinator in this school expanded on this in the
face-to-face interviews highlighting how she could go to the
progress charts and see exactly what each pupil needed. She
maintained a very thorough file showing each pupil’s
progress and she guided the class teachers providing them
with support materials as and when needed. She expressed
the view that these resources were great for teachers who
were not confident in knowing what to do next in phonics.
She felt that Lexia could direct the teacher as much as it
could help the child. She also expressed the view that some
of the materials could be used with the whole class to
supplement elements of teaching within the curriculum.