Getting Started

To get started using Read Live, you need to know some basic information, including:

Checking System Requirements

Any computer from which you, your staff members, or your students access Read Live must conform to certain minimum requirements. The list of requirements can be accessed from the Read Live Help page (www.readnaturally.com/read-live-help).

Check the system requirements to make sure the program will run properly on each computer that students or staff members will use to run Read Live. These requirements change periodically. When first using Read Live, when upgrading or changing your browser, or if you experience any difficulty running Read Live, begin by checking the system requirements.

To check system requirements:

On the Read Live Home page, click Check System Requirements.
Under Audio Test, click Click here.
If you can hear the audio, click Yes. If you cannot hear the audio, click No.
Under Meets Requirement, look to see if any requirements have not been met.
If you have requirements that have not been met, click Display system requirements for Read Live to determine what changes need to be made.
Once you have resolved any problems, check the requirements by clicking Check System Requirements again.

Setting Up Your Read Live Account

The main account contact will receive an activation email from Read Naturally, Inc., with information and instructions about setting up the Read Live account.

From the Read Live Home page, click Staff Member.
Enter the account number, user ID, and temporary password from the activation email.
Click Log In.
The first time you log in:
1. You are prompted to change your password. Enter and verify your new password, and then click Save.
2. On the Set Security Question page, select a question and enter an answer that you will easily remember. Then click Save. If you forget your password, you must answer this question to access the software.
3. On the Welcome page, click Go to Home Page.
Add schools.
1. Each account starts with one school. If you want to rename your default school or add more schools, select Account & School Administration from the navigation menu. Then click the existing school name or click Add School.
  Learn more about adding schools
2. Reserve licenses for specific schools if necessary. By default, schools can use any available licenses in the account.
  If your account has more than one school, Read Naturally recommends that your reserve a specific number of licenses for each school. To reserve a number of licenses for each school, open the navigation menu and select Account & School Administration. Review all the schools in the account, and then click the name of a school to reserve a specific number of licenses for it.
  Learn more about reserving licenses for schools
Add staff members.
1. Each staff member who will be working with students in Read Live needs to be in the system. To add any additional staff members, from the navigation menu, select Staff Member Administration. Then click Add Staff Member.
  Learn more about adding staff members
Add students and license them. Each student needs a license to work in Read Live.
- To add students one at a time:
1. From the navigation menu, select Student Administration, and then click Student Setup. Click Add Student to add a student and assign him or her a license and lead teacher.
  Learn more about adding students individually
- To schedule an import of multiple students at a time and then license the students:
1. From the navigation menu, select Student Administration, and then click Student Import. Follow the instructions for scheduling an import of student data.
  Learn more about importing student data
2. Once the students are imported, assign licenses and lead teachers to them. From the navigation menu, select Student Administration, click Student Licensing, and then select the school for the students you want to license.
  Learn more about assigning licenses to students

Notes

Staff member passwords can be a minimum of 8 characters and are case sensitive.
Answers to the security question are not case sensitive.
Lead teachers are assigned whenever students are given a Read Naturally Live license. A student's lead teacher should be the staff member who makes educational decisions in Read Naturally Live for that student.

Logging In

Read Live is composed of the following parts.

The staff member module is used by most staff members. Staff members log in from the Staff Member Login page.
The student module is used by students. Students log in from the Student Login page.

Open a browser, and go to the Read Live Home page.
Choose one of these options:
1. To log in to the staff member module, click Staff Member and continue to log in:
  1. On the Staff Member Login page, enter your account ID (from the account activation email), user ID, and password. Then click Log In.
    1. If you are an Account Administrator or School Coordinator, a Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) dialog opens at your first login, and a 4-digit code is sent to the email address associated with your User ID.
    2. Enter the MFA code in the dialog to enter the Staff Member Module.
      Note: Selecting the Remember me on this computer checkbox limits the number of times you will be asked to enter a MFA code when logging into the Staff Member Module. Do not select this checkbox if the computer you are logging into is used by students.
2. To log into the student module, click Student to log in:
  1. On the Student Login page, students should enter their Account ID, User ID, and password.
    After logging in, students with access to more than one Read Live component will see a Landing Page that allows them to choose which application to open.

Notes

For new accounts, check your account activation email for your account ID and the main account contact's user ID and temporary password.
To easily access the Read Live site each time you open the browser, you can set the Staff Member Login page or Student Login page as a bookmark or favorite.
Staff member with the Read Live Assistant role do not have full access to the Staff Member Module. When assistants log in, they are taken to a Read Live Assistants page with resources to support them in working with students.

Exiting the Software

From any page in Read Live, click Log Out to exit the software. You return to either the Staff Member login page or the Student login page. To return to the main Read Live Home page, click the home icon in the upper left-hand corner of either login page.

Note

Both students and staff members should always click Log Out when leaving the Read Live application rather than simply closing the browser window or tab.
Clicking Log Out ensures that students are properly logged out of the software, and prevents students from working in each other's stories. It allows staff members to monitor and manage student activity in the program more effectively.

Contacting Read Naturally, Inc.

There is a link to Read Naturally's current contact information on the Read Naturally website under the "About Us" menu:
pointer Read Naturally contact information

You can also view Read Naturally contact information if you are logged into the staff member module:

Log into the staff member module.
Click the Contact Us link in the page footer. The Contact Us page lists the most up-to-date contact information for Read Naturally, as well as your account information.
When finished, click Back.

You may need to provide your account information when you contact Read Naturally.

Permissions by Role

Permission to complete different actions is based on your assigned role in the software. The following table outlines the permissions available to each role.

Permissions by Role in Read Live

Permission	Account Administrator	School Coordinator	Teacher	Read Live Assistant
Edit your profile or password	yes	yes	yes	yes
Account
Add, edit account information	yes	no	no	no
Start a new school year	yes	no	no	no
Schools
Add, edit, or delete schools	yes	no	no	no
Reserve Read Live licenses for schools	yes	no	no	no
View school-level reports	yes	yes	no	no
Staff Members
Add, edit, or delete other staff members:
Account Administrators	yes	no	no	no
School Coordinators	yes	yes	no	no
Teachers	yes	yes	no	no
Read Live Assistants	yes	yes	no	no
Unlock staff member user IDs	yes	yes	no	no
Students
Add, edit students	yes	yes	yes	no
Delete students	yes	yes	no	no
Assign license & Read Naturally Live lead teacher to student	yes	yes	yes	no
Remove license from students	yes	yes	yes*	no
Add Word Warm-ups Live access to student	yes	yes	yes	no
Change student homerooms	yes	yes	yes	no
Transfer student to a new school	yes	no	yes**	no
Import student data	yes	yes	no	no
Add, edit, delete personal Groups	yes	yes	yes	no
Place student	yes	yes	yes*	no
View & print reports, parent letters	yes	yes	yes*	no
Change Story Options in Read Naturally Live	yes	yes	yes*	no
Change Exercise Options in Word Warm-ups Live	yes	yes	yes	student module only
Change series/level/goal in Read Naturally Live	yes	yes	yes*	no
Change level/section/goal in Word Warm-ups Live	yes	yes	yes	student module only
Print welcome letter	yes	yes	yes	no
Reset story in Read Naturally Live	yes	yes	yes*	student module only
Reset exercise in Word Warm-ups Live	yes	yes	yes	student module only
Print awards	yes	yes	yes*	student module only
Print stories in Read Naturally Live and exercises in Word Warm-ups Live	yes	yes	yes	student module only
Force logout of logged-in student	from student module, or when logging in as a student from the staff module
Conduct cold timings and pass activities	from student module, or when logging in as a student from the staff module
Review Student Work	student module only

* Actions marked with a single asterisk can be performed in the staff member module by a Teacher only if they are the student's Read Naturally Live lead teacher. For example, if Ms. Brown is assigned a Teacher role, in Read Naturally Live, she can use the Staff Member Module to place only students for whom she is the lead teacher.

** Staff members can transfer students to another school only if they are affiliated with "All schools." Staff members affiliated with a particular school cannot transfer students.

Viewing Your Role

You can view your assigned Read Live role in your profile, but you cannot change it.

Log in to the staff member module.
In the page header, click your name.
Click My Profile. Your role is listed as part of your profile.

The Navigation Menu in the Staff Member Module

You can access the main features of the Staff Member Module by using the navigation menu on most pages. The contents of the navigation menu depend on your role.

Teachers see the following items in the menu:

Home leads to the staff member module's home page.
Student Setup enables teachers to manage students and their licenses.
Student Activity allows teachers to monitor and support students across all Read Live applications.
Orientation & Resources leads to a page helping teachers to start working in Read Live.
Team lets teachers maintain a list of other Teachers and Read Live Assistants on their personal teaching team.
My Groups lets teachers create convenient groups of students.
Reports helps staff members monitor student performance.

School Coordinators see the following menu items:

Home leads to the staff member module's home page.
Staff Member Administration enables school coordinators to manage staff members working in Read Naturally Live at their school.
Student Administration allows school coordinators to manage students and their licenses.
Student Activity allows school coordinators to monitor and support students across all Read Live applications.
Orientation & Resources leads to a page helping school coordinators to start working in Read Live.
Team lets school coordinators maintain a list of other Teachers and Read Live Assistants on their personal teaching team.
My Groups lets school coordinators create convenient groups of students.
Reports helps staff members monitor student performance.

Account Administrators see the following menu items:

Home leads to the staff member module's home page.
Account & School Administration lets account administrators manage their account and the schools in it, including those schools' licenses.
Staff Member Administration allows them to manage staff members working in Read Naturally Live across their account.
Student Administration allows account administrators to manage students and their licenses across the account.
Student Activity allows account administrators to monitor and support students across all Read Live applications.
Orientation & Resources leads to a page helping account administrators to start working in Read Live.
Team lets account administrators maintain a list of other Teachers and Read Live Assistants on their personal teaching team.
My Groups lets them create convenient personal groups of students.
Reports helps staff members monitor student performance.

See Also

Sorting and Filtering

Sorting and filtering the entries on a list can make it easier to find students and staff members you need to access. Use filters to narrow a list to entries that meet certain criteria. This can be especially helpful if you have many students, and need to locate a particular set.

Click the name of a column to sort by that column. Click the name again to sort in the opposite direction.
Click the filter icon to the left of each column's name to narrow a list using that column. You can choose various ways to narrow the list, including showing only entries that contain the text you enter.
Click Apply to update the list using your criteria.
Click the same filter icon again and click Reset to stop narrowing the list by that column.

Note

You can apply more than one filter at a time. For example, a teacher who has students at more than one school might filter by the School column and then the Grade column, allowing him or her to review the work of 4th graders at a single school.
Any sorting and filters you apply on a page will remain in effect until you clear them or log out of the program. If you narrow a list to review only specific students and then want to see the whole list again, click the filter icon and then click Reset.

Searching by Personal Group

Personal groups are a quick, efficient way to access groups of students. Only you can see your personal groups.

To search by a personal group:

On a page with a list of students, click the Search by Group menu on the upper right.
Choose one of your personal groups from the list in the menu. The list of students on the page updates to show only students from your personal group.

Note

Any other filters applied to a page are applied alongside a search by group. For example, if you have searched by a personal group, you could then also filter the list by Grade to see only 3rd graders in the group.
When you apply a group, only students in the group who would normally be displayed on a page will be listed. For example, the Read Naturally Live page lists only licensed students. When you apply a group on that page, only the licensed students in the group are listed.
Personal groups are selected from the Choose students to view search feature on the Student Activity page.