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            <title><![CDATA[Proving What’s Possible: Transforming Outcomes for Disadvantaged Boys]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[United Learning and Boys' Impact explored how a targeted collaborative model can transform outcomes for disadvantaged boys. Read about how Lexonic interventions helped demonstrate the power of preventative strategies to raise attainment and well-being.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beyond Vocabulary: Discover the Power of Wordology]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Unlock the science of words with Wordology. Discover a powerful platform for whole-school vocabulary instruction, subject specific vocabulary with deep morphology tools, intelligent search, and a new accessible design for every learner.

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            <title><![CDATA[What Do You Do if Phonics Doesn’t Seem to Be Helping Your Learners?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Challenging the myth: Phonics is essential for those with Dyslexia when taught correctly.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Phonics – it’s just baby talk – isn’t it]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[After years of teaching phonics in primary, I was shocked to see older students still struggling. Lexonic Leap proved a powerful tool to rebuild their confidence.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[5 Things I Wish I Knew About EAL Students]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Reflecting on my experience teaching EAL students, I’ve learned the importance of technology, games, visuals, and vocabulary-focused programmes like Lexonic Leap to support literacy development and ensure every student can thrive.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Future of Ofsted and Accountability: Insights from the FED National Education Summit 2024]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[At the FED National Education Summit 2024, Sarah Ledger and panelists emphasised the need to rebuild trust in education, focusing on teacher autonomy, collaboration, and a holistic approach to accountability.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Addressing the Attention Deficit: ADHD and literacy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A former teacher with ADHD shares her insights. Understand the link between executive dysfunction and reading, and discover how phonics-based support can help.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Screen Time That Teaches]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[In a world where screens dominate much of children’s free time, it’s easy to view TV as just another distraction. But what if these TV shows – often dismissed as entertainment – are helping to build foundational literacy skills?
Let’s explore the connection between children’s TV programmes and their journey to becoming fluent readers.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[You Can’t Lead on Literacy in Isolation]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Literacy expertise in schools is crucial for student success. We need strategic, diagnostic interventions, and support for teachers to help every student excel.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[To Ban or Not to Ban: Can We Better Empower Literacy Skills by Removing Mobiles?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The debate over mobile phone use in schools continues, with many considering bans. At Lexonic, we support reducing screen time to enhance literacy and communication skills.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Empower Her: A More Literate and Equal World]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Literacy is essential for independence, empowerment, and equality. On International Literacy Day, Lexonic reaffirms its commitment to making literacy accessible for all.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Benefits of Reading Books - National Read a Book Day]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[National Read a Book Day encourages everyone to read, highlighting benefits like improved concentration, vocabulary, memory, and stress reduction. Pick up a book today!]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[15 Reasons Our Schools Tell Us They Love Lexonic Interventions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Discover the 15 reasons schools rate Lexonic as their literacy intervention of choice. See how our expert training delivers measurable reading gains and whole-school value.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[15 Years – What’s The Scale of Our Success?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[We’ve seized the opportunity on our 15th Birthday to look over the years and see what successes we’ve accomplished and where this positions us as we navigate into another really exciting chapter of our journey.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[ITAP And The Art of Upskilling Tomorrow's Teachers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sarah Ledger shares her experiences of upskilling tomorrow's teachers at Teesside University through Intensive Training and Practice.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexonic CEO Shortlisted For Prestigious Award]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lexonic CEO Sarah Ledger is thrilled to announce her recent nomination for the prestigious Inspirational Leader Award from BESA.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Delivering Lexonic in a Secure Children’s Home]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[At Lexonic we believe no one should be limited because they can’t read. This is something Lexonic Quality Assurance & Delivery Senior Manager Kate Jones put in to practice when she arrived at a secure children’s home to deliver Lexonic interventions.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Lexonic Has Signed The National Literacy Trust's Business Pledge]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lexonic joins 100 businesses in signing the National Literacy Trust’s Vision for Literacy Pledge, committed to tackling the literacy crisis and empowering young people.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Literacy Strategy We're Proud to Support]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sarah Ledger applauds the National Literacy Trust’s new strategy, focusing on empowering individuals and tackling literacy inequality in education, home, and beyond.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexonic 2023 A Year in Review]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the year wraps we look back on 2023 and all the key moments for Lexonik throughout the year. Including our work with the DfE, the Lexonic company meet up and more.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Our Commitment to Community: Why We Champion Volunteering]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[At Lexonic, we care about our communities. Read a spotlight on our Employer Supported Volunteering initiative and see our company values in action.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trailblazers From Teesside – in Dubai]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 19:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lexonik is forming part of a special delegation of companies, who are attending the leading education conference, GESS, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Co-ordinated by the Department of Business and Trade, with the Northern Powerhouse.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Year 11s must leave school fully literate: from GCSEs and beyond]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[As each GCSE results day comes, we immediately turn our focus to what can be done better next year? Maybe instead we should asking how can we support those didn't leave school and year 11 with good literacy skills.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexonik Overseas: Mass Training is a True GEM]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[As a global literacy intervention provider we are proud to trial new concepts overseas. Check out our latest developments in Dubai and how mass training events give educators yet another avenue to improve literacy outcomes with Lexonik.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexonik CEO Attends Windsor Castle Event  at Request of His Majesty]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our very own CEO has been recalling her ‘magical evening’ in the company of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reflections on the FED National Education Summit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week, our CEO, Sarah Ledger has been at the FED (Foundation for Education Development) National Education Summit in Liverpool.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[National Writing Day and Transactional Writing]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Discover the power of transactional writing as our CEO, Sarah Ledger, shares her thoughts on this often overlooked form of writing. Gain valuable strategies and techniques to effectively teach and scaffold descriptive and creative writing.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Teacher’s Guide to a Smooth Primary to Secondary Transition]]></title>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[This useful teacher’s guide will help ease the primary to secondary transition, with practical advice and strategies you can use to get your learners ‘secondary-ready’.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best Foot Forward: Lexonik Has Community at its Heart]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[5 Tips for Developing Reading Fluency in Secondary Schools]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Teach Phonics in Secondary Schools]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Less Stats, More Solutions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lexonic CEO Sarah Ledger shares her thoughts on the news that a quarter of a million children enter secondary school without basic maths and English.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Competition Time]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lexonik Senior Regional Trainer Ian Jones talks about competition in education, how it can be a great motivator and how it especially helps boys with literacy.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexonik 2022 Year in Review]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[happy continuations, from huge numbers of teachers trained and students reached, to globetrotting professional development delivery. We can’t wait to give you our 2022 year in review.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[How the DfE Grant Helps us Support Learners, Colleges and our Community]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexonik Secures DfE Grant to Accelerate 16-19-Year-Old Literacy Learning]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lexonik Have Been Given a Glowing Score Card by the National Literacy Trust]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Importance of Disciplinary Literacy in Addressing the Post-Pandemic Phonics Gap]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Read Educational Data When Choosing an Intervention Programme]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Teach Students with Dyslexia: Teach the Need, Not the Label]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Get expert tips for teaching learners with dyslexia from our founder, Katy Parkinson. Learn how to 'teach the need, not the label' and build student confidence.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Need for Speed]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lexonik's Senior Regional Trainer Ian Jones talks about automaticity, its role in building reading fluency and rollercoasters! In this blog he explains why learners need to practise at speed to fully develop their literacy skillset.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Is Reading Fluency and How Do We Achieve It?]]></title>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Reading fluency relies on automaticity, word recognition and prosody. Its a phrase that we see banded about with great emphasis and importance, becoming an area of focus for Ofsted in recent times, especially in secondary schools. But what actually are the concepts that make up reading fluency and how do we achieve them?]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[LKMco Impact Evaluation of Prison Programme Pilot]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How can I improve vocabulary across my school?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A strong school curriculum must prioritise teacher literacy training and a systematic approach to vocabulary teaching, empowering students to understand words independently.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vocabulary Instruction on Doctor's Orders]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Phonics Check]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The phonics check helps teachers assess decoding skills, not just sight vocabulary, ensuring early intervention for students at risk of falling behind later.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[If students are starting secondary school with a reading age of 6 years, can we please start focusing on the solutions?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Assessed, Identified. Now What?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How It All Began – Lexonik Flex]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five tips for improving oral language, speed and vocabulary at home]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CAUTION: Long Words Ahead]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Word stems and why they are important in vocabulary and reading development]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How It All Began – Lexonik Advance]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How It All Began – Lexonik Leap]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Vocabulary Habit]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Curriculum Won't Wait...]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Face-to-Face Literacy Instruction Matters More Than Ever ]]></title>
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