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Power Reading Online® (PRO®)Teacher’s Guide
by Marie Carbo, Ed.D. and Karen Zaffos, MBA
PATENT PENDING
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Getting Started
1. Clickoneitherofthe“MyAccount”buttons. 2. Onthisscreenyoucanemaillicensestoothers,changeyourpassword,andupdateyouraccountinformation.
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Getting Started
3. Toaddnewstudents,clickoneitheroneofthe“Students”buttons.
4. Click“AllStudents”.
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5. Afterclickingthe“Students”link,youarereadytoenterthestudents.Click“AddaStudent.”
6. Next,completetherequiredfieldsforthestudent.Thenclickononeofthe“Save”buttons.
Note:Thisscreenenablesyoutosendastudent:tintedscreens(toreducevisualproblems);Spanishstoryintroductions(ifhelpful);thereadingleveland/orLexilemeasureofeachstory(whichprovidesfeedbacktostudentsabouttheirprogress);scoredanswersforstoryquestions.
Getting Started (con’t.)
Students highlighted in blue are ready for readback
Students highlighted in red have expired licenses
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Now the Student Can Begin
7. Thestudentlogsinandclicks“Start.” 8. ThestudentbeginsthePlacementTestbyreadingincreasinglydifficultstoryexcerptsandansweringquestions.
Note:ThePlacementTesthasnorecordingsandreadbacksarenotdone.
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9. AftercompletingthePlacementTest,thestudentclickson“STArTPrO.”
10. Astoryappearsonthestudent’sscreen.Thestudentlistenstoandfollowsalonginthestory2xor3x.Next,thestudentclicks“PlayGame”onpage2ofthestory.
The Student Begins the First Story
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...and then plays the story game.
11. Thegameappearsandthestudentanswersthegamequestions.
12. Afterplayingthestorygame(morethanonceisfine),thestudentclicks“readback”andwaitstobecalledbyhisteacherforthereadback.
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The Student Readback (con’t.)
13. StudentswhoarehighlightedinblueontheStudentManagementscreenarereadyfortheirreadback.Theteacherchoosesastudent,clicks“readback,”andbeginsthereadbackwiththestudent.
(Note:Toprintastory,clickonthestorytitle.)
Students highlighted in blue are ready for readback
Students highlighted in red have expired licenses
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14. Duringthereadback,theteacher: •Entersthenumberoftimesthestudent
listenedtothestory. •Decides“yes”or“no”forwpm.* •Thenclicks“Beginthereadback.” •Canclick“PrintStory”toprintthestory.
*wpmisnotanoptionforprimer-levelstudents
The Student Readback
15. wordsperminute(wpm) •Iftheteacherchooses“no,”thestudentreadstothe
highlightedword. •Iftheteacherchooses“yes,”followthedirectionson
thescreen.
Print Story
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16. Afterthestudenthasreadaportionofthestory,theteacher: •EntersthenumberofErrorsmadebythestudent; •Scoresthestudent’sExpression; •Clicks“ViewSummary,”andreadstheTeacherSummary. •Listenstoandscoresthestudent’ssummary. •Clicks“Save.”
Note:Ifthestudent’sscoresarelow,theteachercanclick:“Havestudentlistenagainandredoassessment.”
The Student Readback (con’t.)
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Story Questions
17. Thestudentgoesbacktohis/hercomputer,answersthestoryquestionsonthescreen,andclicks“Done.”
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18. Thescoredanswerstothequestionswillappear.Afterreceivingthisfeedback,thestudentclicks“Done,”andreceivesthenextstory.
Story Questions (con’t.)
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What’s Special for Grades 4-12?
19. StoryChoicesandWildcardsStudentsingrades4-12withareadinglevelof3.0orabove,canchoosesomeoftheirstoriesandtryhigher-levelstoriesforfasterprogress.Afterthestudentreadsthreerequiredstories,achoiceofstorytopicsandstoriesarepresentedtothestudent.Studentsingrades6-12alsoreceivewildcards,whichpresentsomestoriesatanevenhigherreadinglevel.
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PRO’s GREAT RTI REPORTS
Displaysthereadingskillstested,thestudent’sscoreatthebeginningandendofthetestingperiod,andtheaveragescoreforeachskill.Fluencyscoresandtotalskillsscoresaregraphed.
Individual Total Report
Produce PRO’s RTI reports for any given time period simply by entering the starting and ending dates.
Individual Story Choices ReportThisgraphshowstherequiredandchosenstoriesreadbythestudent,aswellasthetopicselected,thereadinglevelofeachstory,andthestudent’stotalreadingscoreforeachstory.
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Displaysthereadingskillstested,theaveragescoreforeachskill,andthequestionsansweredbythestudentcorrectlyorincorrectly.Clickonan“X”ora“3”toviewthestudent’sanswerandthecorrectanswer.
Individual Reading Skills Report Teacher Summary ReportForeachteacher,thisreportdisplaysthenumberofstudentstaught,averagePrOscore,averagebeginningandendingreadinglevels,andaveragereadinggain.
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A School Summary Report and a District Summary Report can also be produced quickly, and data can be disaggregated easily.
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A Group Reading Skills Report is also available.
See all reports at nrsi.com
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Full-Year License
# of Student Licenses Price Per Student License*
1-99 $35100-249 $30250-999 $251,000andup $20
*PowerReadingOnline®licensesareforoneyear(365days).Whenastudentpermanentlyexitsfromalicense,thatlicensecanbeusedforanotherstudent.
DiscountsDeduct5%whenyoupurchaselicensesfortwoconsecutiveyearsandprepaythetotalamount.Deduct10%whenyoupurchaselicensesforthreeconsecutiveyearsandprepaythetotalamount.
Quick and Easy Student Placement • Theonlineplacementtesttakesabout5-10minutes. • At-riskreadersingrades4-12startwithhigh-interest/low-readabilitystories.
High-Interest, Specially Recorded Stories Raise Reading Levels Fast! • Includes550high-interestCarbo-recordedstorieswithrecordedquestions. • Eachstoryhasareadinglevel. • Eachrecordedstoryincludesaskillsgame. • StoriesarerecordedbyMarieCarboandBobColeusingMarie’spowerful
recordingmethod(featuredinEssential Readings on Fluency,IrA2009).
Story Choices Create Motivated Readers • Studentsingr.4-12choosemanyofthestoriestheyread. • Studentsmoveupfasterwhentheychooseandscorewellonhigh-level
stories.
Differentiated Instruction for Students • ASpanishintroductionisavailableforeachstory. • Tintedcomputerscreensareavailabletostudents. • recordedstoriescanbeprintedout.Studentscan
accesstheirrecordedstoriesandstorygamesathome.
PRO’s Special Features Instant, Detailed Progress Monitoring • TeacherscanaccessPrOathome. • Storysummariesareprovidedforteachers. • Automaticprogressmonitoringisongoing,andmovesstudents
forwardatthecorrectpace. • Words-per-minute(wpm)areautomaticallycalculatedasan
optionalfeature.
Can two students use a PRO License? Yes!Whenastudentpermanentlyexitsfromalicense,thatlicensecanbeusedforanotherstudent.
How to OrderCompletethePROOrderFormatnrsi.com.ThensendyourcompletedPROOrderFormtoNRSI: •OnlineorbyFax(withcreditcardinformation) •WithyourP.O.,Check,orMoneyOrder
Callforcreditcardorders.
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