Setting Up

In addition to placing students, you need to do the following to set up the program:

• Print a student roster
• Set up student workstations
• Prepare a schedule

Printing a Student Roster

Once students have been assigned Read Naturally Live licenses, you can print a roster of students that includes their current placement information. You can use this roster to help with your planning and to quickly see which students have not yet been placed.

To print a student roster report:

1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
2. From the navigation menu, select Reports, and then click Student Roster.
3. On the Reports > Roster page, use column filters and the Search by Group menu to narrow the list of students displayed.
4. Select the students 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.
5. Click the Generate Report for Selected button.
6. 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.

See Also

• Sorting and Filtering
• Searching by Personal Group

Setting up Student Workstations

To use this program, each student needs either an iPad or a computer workstation with a browser. The device and its software must meet the Read Live system requirements. An internet connection is required to use the software.  A set of headphones is recommended for each student.

To help your students easily access the Read Live site each time they open the browser, you can set up a bookmark or favorite for the Read Live student login page (readlive.readnaturally.com/login) on any computer where students will be working in Read Live. Your browser’s help menu should provide information about setting bookmarks or favorites.

• Checking System Requirements

Preparing a Schedule

It is best to set up sessions at least three times per week in blocks of 30 minutes or more. Five days per week is ideal. One direct way to increase the amount of time students spend reading is to schedule more sessions. The more practice your students get, the more quickly they will improve.

As you prepare your schedule, keep in mind that Read Naturally Live is best implemented with a student-to-teacher ratio of no more than eight students per adult. Not all of the adults need to be teachers. The Read Live Assistant role enables teacher-trained educational assistants, parents, or other adult volunteers to help run a Read Naturally Live program.