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Read Naturally Strategy Programs
The following programs are based on the Read Naturally Strategy:
Read Naturally Live, Encore, GATE, Masters Edition, Software Edition (discontinued), and One Minute Reader.
Choosing the Right Read Naturally Strategy Program
- How can content for grades 1–8 be an appropriate intervention for grade 1 through adult? Are any of these strategy programs appropriate for high school students?
- If a student just needs intervention for comprehension, which one of these programs would be best?
- If a student needs phonics intervention, how do I determine which program would be best for the student? What’s the difference between the Phonics series and GATE?
Read Naturally and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Is Read Naturally evidence-based under the guidelines for ESSA?
- Do the Read Naturally Live and Read Naturally Encore stories align with the Common Core State Standards?
- I have been asked to align Read Naturally with state standards. Does data show a transfer of skills from reading fluency to the state test and to classroom performance?
Understanding Read Naturally Strategy Programs
Placing Students
Conducting Timings
Adjusting Levels and Goals
Working with Students: General Topics
Working with Students on Comprehension
- How can I help a student who is having trouble with the comprehension questions?
- Do you have suggestions or strategies for teaching students how to answer the specific types of questions?
- I'm having trouble with a lot of my students getting the "put the sequence of events in correct order" question wrong almost every time. When I go back to help them, it seems like they have the correct answer but the program keeps counting it wrong.
Read Live
Since Read Naturally Live is based on the Read Naturally Strategy, you may find the answers to some of your questions in the Q & A for "Read Naturally Strategy Programs."
Checking Initial Placement in Read Naturally Live
- When should I check initial placement?
- What should I do if I cleared the Teacher Required option for cold timing when my students began working in Read Naturally Live?
- What should I do if I didn’t use the built-in placement test in Read Naturally Live, and most/some of my students do not meet the Read Naturally Initial Placement Criteria?
Working with Students: General Topics
- What can I do to help a student who scores between 60% and 80% on the Quiz step?
- I'm having trouble with a lot of my students getting the "put the sequence of events in correct order" question wrong almost every time. When I go back to help them, it seems like they have the correct answer but the program keeps counting it wrong.
- Will changing the practice duration in Story Options to "whole-story timing" help a student who struggles with comprehension?
Working with Parents
Read Naturally Live for iPad
Read Naturally Encore / Read Naturally Masters Edition (ME)
Since Read Naturally Encore and Read Naturally Masters Edition (ME) are based on the Read Naturally Strategy, you may find the answers to some of your questions in the Q & A for "Read Naturally Strategy Programs."
- What’s the difference between Read Naturally Encore and Read Naturally Masters Edition (ME)?
- Why are there three separate recordings of each story (on three separate tracks) on the audio CD?
- In the Read Naturally Masters Edition, what is the "R" for after levels 3.5, 4.5, and 7.0?
Classroom Management: Encore or Masters Edition (ME)
Read Naturally GATE
Since Read Naturally GATE is based on the Read Naturally Strategy, you may find the answers to some of your questions in the Q & A for "Read Naturally Strategy Programs."
Word Warm Ups
Take Aim at Vocabulary
Signs for Sounds
Funēmics
Fluency Assessment
Benchmark Assessment
Progress Monitoring
- I use Reading Fluency Progress Monitor for progress monitoring. Should I use passages at the student’s grade level or at the student’s instructional level?
- Please explain the difference between benchmark assessment and progress monitoring.
- On the Correlation Summary page in the back of the Reading Fluency Progress Monitor books, what do the numbers in the Difficulty column mean?
Quick Phonics Screener
Homeschool Reading Curriculum
Read Naturally Software Edition (SE)
Since Read Naturally Software Edition (SE) is based on the Read Naturally Strategy, you may find the answers to some of your questions in the Q & A for "Read Naturally Strategy Programs."
- What can I do to help students using Read Naturally SE when they keep giving the wrong answers to the questions?
- Are there ways to enhance a student's vocabulary development as they use Read Naturally SE?
- When using Read Naturally SE with my first and second grade students, how should I handle students who do not type well?
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