Read Naturally Webinars

This webinar gives an overview of Word Warm-ups Live, a component of web-based Read Live that builds automaticity in phonics and decoding through explicit and systematic phonics instruction.

• A comparison of the four components of Read Live
• How to log in as a teacher and set up students with access to Word Warm-ups Live
• How to assess students so you can select the appropriate curriculum option to meet their phonics needs
• A demonstration of logging in as a student and working through the steps of word-list and story exercises
• Reports for monitoring students’ progress
• Resources available on the Read Naturally website, including the Read Live Help page

Correct placement is crucial to success in Word Warm-ups Live. The program consists of three levels with multiple sections in each level. Each section focuses on different phonics elements. Phonics elements are taught in a specific order, so it is important to determine the earliest element of phonics the student has not yet mastered. The Word Warm-ups Live Phonics Assessment determines:

• What the student’s phonics needs are.
• Where to begin phonics instruction in Word Warm-ups Live to meet the student’s earliest phonics needs.
• Whether a Read Naturally Live Phonics level could provide the necessary phonics instruction along with the student’s fluency instruction.

• Learn how to assess a student’s phonics skills and needs.
• Learn how to select the appropriate Word Warm-ups Live level and section for a student.
• Learn how to determine whether a student should be placed in the Read Naturally Live Phonics Series or assigned to Word Warm-ups Live.
• Learn when a student should be assigned to both Word Warm-ups Live and Read Naturally Live.
• Receive free resources that will help you implement your current curriculum more effectively.

• Any staff members using Word Warm-ups Live.
• Anyone wishing to learn more about the placement process for Word Warm-ups Live.

Attend this webinar for a brief navigation of Read Live. Learn how to set up Read Live for an account with one school and one teacher. There will be time for Q&A after the short presentation.

• Read Live initial login
• Main navigation menu and home page overview
• How to set up a Read Live account for one school with one teacher
• How to individually add students, assign licenses, and access to Read Live programs

Proper placement is critical to student success. You can accelerate a student's achievement by using Read Naturally Live's built-in placement test and then checking initial placement after the student has completed the first three stories. By checking initial placement, you can determine if the student's initial level and goal are appropriate, or if you should adjust either the level or the goal.

• Why proper placement is critical to each student’s success.
• Why it’s important to check a student’s initial placement after the first three to six stories.
• Why the teacher should be present during the cold timing for at least the first three stories.
• What are the key criteria used to evaluate a student’s initial placement level and goal.
• How to generate a Students At-a-Glance report and how to analyze the data.
• How to determine when a student’s initial level and goal are appropriate and when a student’s initial level or goal should be adjusted.
• How to find free resources on the Read Naturally website, including the step-by-step instructions for Checking Initial Placement, plus a worksheet for analyzing your students’ results.

• Any staff member currently using Read Naturally Live
• Anyone wishing to learn more about checking and adjusting student placement in Read Naturally Live

Keeping students challenged is critical to making progress in Read Naturally Live. Students make the most progress when they are challenged—but not frustrated. By understanding how to interpret the data, you can quickly monitor each student’s performance and make instructional decisions that will maximize each student’s progress.

• Why it’s critical to keep students challenged
• How to monitor a student’s performance
• How to quickly interpret the data on a Students At-a-Glance report
• How to determine when a student is ready for more challenge
• How to determine whether to change a student’s level or goal
• What guidelines to follow when making a change
• How to access additional resources on the Read Naturally website

• Any staff member currently using Read Naturally Live
• Anyone wishing to learn more about using data to monitor student progress in Read Naturally Live