Part Four: One Minute Reader Live

One Minute Reader® Live is an independent, structured reading activity for developing readers. 

"Part Four: One Minute Reader Live" addresses assigning students access to One Minute Reader Live, the structure of each One Minute Reader Live step, and monitoring student performance.

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Assigning Access to One Minute Reader Live

Students must have a Read Live license to work in any Read Live component, including Read Naturally Live or One Minute Reader Live. 

To work in One Minute Reader Live, students need to be assigned access to the application. The Read Live Staff Member Module is used to add that access.

In the Staff Member Module, staff members can give One Minute Reader Live access to individual licensed students on the Student Details page. Staff Members can also assign licenses to more than one student at a time on the One Minute Reader Live Student page.

To assign One Minute Reader Live access to individual students:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. If you are a Teacher, from the navigation menu, select Student Setup.
  3. If you are an Account Administrator or School Coordinator, from the navigation menu, click Student Administration, and then click Student Setup.
  4. Sort and filter the list of students to find the one to whom you want to assign One Minute Reader Live access.
  5. Click the student's last name.
  6. On the Student Details page, below the License heading, verify that the student has a license and Lead Teacher. 
    Students must have a Read Live license in order to use One Minute Reader Live.
  7. Select the One Minute Reader access checkbox. 
  8. Click Save & Close.

To assign One Minute Reader Live access to a group of students:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select One Minute Reader Live.
  3. Sort and filter the list of students to find those to whom you want to assign One Minute Reader Live access. For example, you could filter the list by grade to see only students in a certain homeroom.
    Note that the OMR Access column shows which students already have access to the application.
  4. Select the checkbox to the left of each student who will use One Minute Reader Live.
  5. Click the Add One Minute Reader Access button at the top of the screen.
  6. A dialog opens describing information about One Minute Reader Live access. 
  7. Click the Yes button to confirm adding access to all of the selected students.

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Opening One Minute Reader Live as a Student

When a student has access to more than one Read Live application, the Landing Page displays as they log in. One icon is shown for each Read Live application available to the student.

To open One Minute Reader Live when logging in:

  1. On the Student Login page, enter the student's Account, User ID, and Password.
  2. Click Log In.
  3. Click the One Minute Reader Live button on the Student Landing Page.

To access other applications:
If a student needs to access a different application, they can log out and back in to return to the landing page.

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Placing Students in One Minute Reader Live

One Minute Reader Live allows students to work more independently than our other applications.

Placement in One Minute Reader Live isn’t required. It suggests content to a student, but does not restrict the stories in which a student can work.

When students take the placement test, they choose a level of story to read, complete the reading, and then are recommended a level based on their score.

To access placement in One Minute Reader Live:

  1. Log into Read Live.
  2. Select One Minute Reader from the landing page.
  3. On the Select a Book screen, click the Placement button in the top-right corner.

If a student has never logged into One Minute Reader Live before, a modal displays and asks them if they would like to take a placement test.
 

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One Minute Reader Live Levels, Books, and Stories

One Minute Reader Live content is organized by level, books, and stories.

Levels range from E to five, with E being the easiest.

Each level contains several books with different themes. Themes range from animals, human achievements, bugs, events, and more.

Each book contains several stories about topics related to the theme of the book.

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Printing Stories from the Staff Module

To print One Minute Reader Live stories from the Staff Member Module:

  1. From the navigation menu, select One Minute Reader Live.
  2. Click the Print Stories button.
  3. On the Print Stories page, select the level, book, and story you want to print.
  4. Click Print.
    A PDF of the story opens in a new browser tab.

Story Options: Customizing the Program for One Minute Reader Students

You can use story options to customize the program for all students, specific groups of students, or individual students.

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Opening Story Options for One Minute Reader Live

You can open a student's Story Options from either the student's workstation or the Staff Member Module.

Opening Story Options from a student's workstation enables you to change the options for that student only. Opening them from the Staff Member Module enables you to change the story options for any of your students, including multiple students at one time.

To open Story Options from a student's workstation in One Minute Reader Live:

  1. With a student logged in, navigate to the Select a Book page.
  2. Click the Options button in the header.
  3. If prompted to log in, enter your user ID and password and click Log in.

To open One Minute Reader Live Story Options in the Staff Member Module:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, Select One Minute Reader Live.
  3. Select the student(s) whose story options you want to change by clicking the boxes on the left. You can select multiple students if you want to make the same story changes for many students at one time.
  4. Click Change Story Options for Selected.

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Changing Story Options for One Minute Reader Live

Story options for One Minute Reader Live include:

To change the number of required read alongs:

  1. Open the Story Options page, either at the student's workstation or in the Staff Member Module.
  2. Click the dropdown menu under Read Along.
  3. Select a number from the list.
  4. Click Save or Save & Close.

Setting the required read alongs to zero does not disable the step. This setting allows the student to read along if desired, but they can click next to continue without completing a read along.

To change the number of required practices:

  1. Open the Story Options page, either at the student's workstation or in the Staff Member Module.
  2. Click the dropdown menu under Read Alone.
  3. Select a number from the list.
  4. Click Save or Save & Close.

To change the number of required practices:

  1. Open the Story Options page, either at the student's workstation or in the Staff Member Module.
  2. Click the dropdown menu under Read Alone.
  3. Select a number from the list.
  4. Click Save or Save & Close.

To enable or disable Full Audio Directions for a student:

  1. Open the Story Options page, either at the student's workstation or in the Staff Member Module.
  2. Turn the Full Audio Directions toggle ON or OFF in the Teacher menu, or
    Select or Deselect the Full Audio Directions checkbox in the Staff Member Module.
  3. Click Save or Save & Close.

To change the levels available:

  1. Open the Story Options page, either at the student's workstation or in the Staff Member Module.
  2. Click a toggle near the desired levels to set them to either on or off.
  3. Click Save or Save & Close.

​Notes about Levels in One Minute Reader Live:

Default Settings

To restore defaults, click the Restore All Defaults button.

The default settings are:

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Implementing the Steps of One Minute Reader Live

General

These steps include placement and the navigation pages the student uses to select which content they want to read.

Story Steps

These are the steps included in each story.

​Bonus Step

The bonus Did You Know? step shows trivia and extra story images for the student as a reward for completing an entire book.

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Completing a Placement Test

Placement in One Minute Reader is designed to guide a student to the right level without needing teacher intervention.

Students can read a story from a chosen level, and the application will give them a recommendation based on their performance.

Page One

The student selects at which level they want to test.

The levels range from E to 5.

  1. Select a level from the list.
  2. Click Next to go to the next page.

Page Two

The second page displays the placement story for the selected level.

Similar to the Cold Read step, the student starts the timer and reads the story.

  1. Click Start Timing to start the 60-second timer.
  2. Read the story until complete or the timer finishes.
    1. If the story reading is done before the timer finishes, click the Finished button at the end of the story.
    2. If the timer finishes before the story is done, click the last word read.
  3. Click Next to go to the next page.

Page Three

The third page of the placement test displays the results of the test.

The student will hear and see a recommendation based on their performance.

Recommendations include:

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Select a Book

The Select a Book screen allows students to select a level, a book of stories, and access the placement test.
 

Books

Each book displays on the screen as a tile with an image and title. 

Clicking on a book displays the Select a Story screen with all the stories in the selected book.
 

Reset Book

Students can reset stories in a book by clicking the Reset Book icon. It appears as two swirling arrows in a circle.

In progress and completed stories are reset when resetting a book.
 

Book Summary

If at least one story is complete in a book, the Book Summary icon displays. It appears as a circle icon with small bars within.

Clicking the Book Summary icon displays a report of completed stories within the book. 

Information about scores, steps, and points display within the report.

If a story or book is reset, this Book Summary information resets as well.
 

Levels

At the bottom of the screen are levels. Students can click a level to change what books are shown.

For example, selecting Level 3 will display books from level three.
 

Placement

To access the placement test, students can click the Placement button at the top of the screen.

 

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Select a Story

Each story displays on the screen as a tile with an image and title.

Click a story tile to begin.
 

Reset Story

Students can reset stories by clicking the Reset Story icon. It appears as two swirling arrows in a circle.

In progress and completed stories can be reset.
 

Story Summary

The Story Summary icon displays on a story tile when the story is complete. It appears as a circle icon with small bars within.

Clicking the icon displays a report of that story.

Information about scores, steps, points, and similar display within the report.

If a story is reset, this Story Summary information resets as well.
 

Select a Book

Students can return to the Select a Book screen by clicking the Select a Book button.

 

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Completing the Cold Read Step

The Cold Read step enables students to see how many words they read correctly in one minute on a new story. This step sets a baseline for the story, so the student can see improvement after practicing.

Steps

  1. Click Start Timing to start the 60-second timer.
  2. Read the story until complete or the timer finishes.
    • If the story reading is done before the timer finishes, click the Finished button at the end of the story.
    • If the timer finishes before the story is done, click the last word read.
  3. Click Next to go to the next step.

The student earns a Words Per Minute (WPM) score and points after completing the story. 

This score is compared to practices in future steps to track their improvement.

While points have no actual impact on the application, they are tracked as a way to reward students for good performance.

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Completing the Read Along Step

The Read Along step is a modeling step, where students actively read along with a recording of the story.

This step helps students learn unknown words and practice difficult words. It encourages proper pronunciation, expression, and phrasing.

A minimum of one Read Along is required to continue by default.

  1. Click Start Read Along.
  2. The student quietly reads aloud as the narrator reads each sentence. The student can click Cancel Read Along to stop the read along. 
    • Canceled read alongs do not count toward the number of completed read alongs.
  3. The student reads with the narrator until he or she finishes the required number of read alongs. On the right, the stars fill in as read alongs are completed.
    • When a read along is not in progress, the student can click the highlighted vocabulary words to see and hear their definitions.
  4. After completing the required number of read alongs, the student can either:
    • Click Start Read Along for more practice
    • Click Next to continue.

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Completing the Read Alone Step

The Read Alone step asks students to read the story until they are happy with their score. In this step, students get the opportunity to master the text. By default, they are required to read at least once. However, they are awarded points for every practice.

When a student is happy with their score, they can click Next to save their latest score as their hot timing and continue.
To complete a Read Alone attempt:

  1. Before starting the timing, the student can click the highlighted vocabulary words to see and hear their definitions. 
  2. Click Start Timing.
  3. The student reads the story and clicks on any words that are difficult.
    The student can click Cancel Timing at any point to stop the timing.
  4. A timing can end if:
    • the bell sounds, and the student clicks the last word read; or
    • the student completes the story before the bell sounds and clicks Finished.
  5. After the student finishes each Read Alone timing, he or she can click Start Timing to read again or click Next to continue with the next step.

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Completing the Quick Quiz and Joke Jumble

The Quiz step helps develop comprehension skills and reminds students to read for meaning.

On the Quiz step, the student answers multiple-choice questions.

Answering a question correctly earns the student points and unlocks a letter of the Joke Jumble.

After answering a question, the student clicks Next to continue.

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Completing the Short Answer Step

The Short Answer step asks the student to write a text response to a question. ​Students then assess their own response against a model. If they decide their response needs revision, they can rewrite it.

The Short Answer step helps develop comprehension skills and reminds students to read for meaning. It also provides the student with a change to compose her or his own written response.

​Students earn points for both writing and revising responses. 

To complete the Short Answer step:

  1. Read the question.
  2. Write a text response to the question in the text field.
  3. Click Next.
    A set of possible correct answers is displayed below your response.
    The page asks Is this answer correct?
  4. Select either Yes or No, try again in response to the question. 
  5. Click Next.
  6. If you selected No, try again, revise your answer and click Next again. 

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Completing the Crossword Puzzle

When all stories in a book are completed, the crossword puzzle for that book is enabled. The crossword contains words and clues based on stories in the book. Readers can leave or return to the crossword puzzle while it is in progress.

To work a Crossword Puzzle:
  1. Complete all of the stories in a book.
  2. Click the Crossword Puzzle tile on the Select a Story page for that book.
  3. Click a clue, or a space in the crossword, to display the word bank of possible answers. 
  4. To answer the clue, choose a word from the word bank.
  5. When all the correct answers are chosen, click the Next button.
Notes:

Crossword puzzles can be reset from the Select a Story page. They are also reset whenever an entire book is reset on the elect a Book page.

Points are awarded for correct answers. While attempts are unlimited, points are only awarded for the first or second answer attempts. 

Completed crossword puzzles are described on the Book Summary report.

The format of the reported data is: Clues correct on the first attempt / Total Clues.
A crossword puzzle for which the student correctly guessed 3 of the 8 clues on the first try displays as: 3/8.

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Monitoring Performance of One Minute Reader Live Students

To monitor performance, you can check students' data for trends. To access the student data, generate One Minute Reader Live reports.

Each report includes important information about a specific student's progress or the progress of a group of students. Use the data from the reports to keep students challenged.

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​To report on a specific group of students, you can add a personal group. Groups let you quickly access a specific set of students, including when you need reports. Only you will be able to see groups you have created.

 

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Generating a Students At-a-Glance Report

This report includes a student-by-student summary of results for One Minute Reader Live stories passed for a selected set of students. Use this report to quickly identify students who may not be making adequate progress in fluency and comprehension and therefore may require adjustments in their programs or additional instruction.

Staff members in the Teacher role can create a Students At-a-Glance report only for students for whom they are the lead teacher.

Account Administrators and School Coordinators can create a Students At-a-Glance report for any students, regardless of the students' lead teachers.

To generate a Students At-a-Glance report:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click One Minute Reader Live Reports.
  4. Click the Students At-a-Glance tile.
  5. On the Students At-a-Glance page, use column filters or the Search by Group menu to narrow the list of students displayed.
  6. Select the students you want to include in the report by checking the boxes next to their names. You can select one student at a time, or shift-click to choose a range of students from the list.
  7. Click the Generate Reports for Selected button.
  8. Select the beginning and ending dates for the report period.
  9. Click Generate Reports.

To print the report, click the Print button.

Note
A student's lead teacher should be the staff member who makes educational decisions in Read Naturally Live for that student. Lead teachers are assigned whenever students are given a Read Naturally Live license.

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Generating a Level Summary Report

The Level Summary report describes a student’s progress in all aspects of a particular level of One Minute Reader Live. The report enables you to spot trends in different measures of fluency and comprehension. The report includes:

Staff members in the Teacher role can create student-level reports for students for whom they are the lead teacher. Account Administrators and School Coordinators can create reports for any student, regardless of the student's lead teacher.

To generate a Level Summary report:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click the One Minute Reader Live Reports tile.
  4. Click the Level Summary tile.
  5. Select the students you want to include in the report by checking the boxes next to their names. You can select one student at a time, or shift-click to choose a range of students from the list.
  6. Click the Generate Report for Selected button.
  7. Select how many levels to display in which the student was active.
  8. Click Generate Reports. 

To print the report, click the Print button. 

 

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Generating a Book Summary Report

The Book Summary report displays a student’s story performance in a selected book. The report enables you to review completed stories and spot any trends. The report includes:

Only books with completed stories can generate reports. For in-progress information, generate a Level Summary report.

Staff members in the Teacher role can create student-level reports for students for whom they are the lead teacher. Account Administrators and School Coordinators can create reports for any student, regardless of the student's lead teacher.

To generate a Book Summary report:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click the One Minute Reader Live Reports tile.
  4. Click the Book Summaries tile.
  5. Click the Generate button for the student for which you want to generate a report.
  6. Select the desired level and book on which to report.
  7. Click Generate Report. 

To print the report, click the Print button. 

 

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Generating a Story Summary Report

The Story Summary report displays a student’s performance in a selected story. The report enables you to review completed stories.

The report includes:

Only completed stories can have reports. For in-progress information, generate a Level Summary report.

Staff members in the Teacher role can create student-level reports for students for whom they are the lead teacher. Account Administrators and School Coordinators can create reports for any student, regardless of the student's lead teacher.

To generate a Story Summary report:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click the One Minute Reader Live Reports tile.
  4. Click the Story Summaries tile.
  5. Click the Generate button for the student for which you want to generate a report.
  6. Select the desired level, book, and story on which to report.
  7. Click Generate Report. 

To print the report, click the Print button.

 

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