Read Naturally Live resources throughout the school year

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Whether you are starting Read Live at the beginning of the school year or later in the year, the headings below reflect the sequence of phases you will move through as you implement the program with your students. Click on the links to access helpful resources for each phase of your Read Live implementation. If you want more in-depth information about most topics, use the online Read Live User Guide or check out the Read Live Help Page.

Getting Started

Set up your Read Live account, complete the Read Naturally Live Online Course, and watch the video series: "A Student's Guide to Read Naturally Live" to see how students will learn the best practices for completing each step of the program. Use results from a grade-level benchmark assessment to screen for students who need reading intervention. Use the Read Naturally Live student placement test to determine an appropriate level, series, and goal for each student.

​ Planning & Setting Up

​ Screening — Fall Benchmark Assessment

​ Placing Students

Beginning Instruction

Use the "Implementing the Student's Guide to Read Naturally Live" document to create an interactive instructional experience that demonstrates each step and teaches students how to work through the steps efficiently and independently. Show the video series: "A Student's Guide to Read Naturally Live" to your students, and allow them to work through the featured steps after each video. Check initial placement after three stories to determine if a student’s initial level and goal are appropriate or if you should adjust either the level or the goal.

​ Implementing the Steps

​ Checking Initial Placement

Differentiating Instruction

Use Read Live reports to monitor student performance in Read Naturally Live, and make appropriate adjustments to the level or goal to keep a student challenged. Use story options to differentiate instruction. Fine-tune your implementation using the fidelity checklists. Provide additional support for specific steps.

​ Monitoring Performance

​ Using Story Options

​ Fine-Tuning Implementation

Keeping Students Challenged

Use a grade-level benchmark assessment to measure mid-year growth in overall reading achievement. Continue to use Read Live reports to monitor student performance in Read Naturally Live, and make appropriate adjustments in a student’s level, goal, or story options to keep each student challenged. Continue to fine-tune your implementation using the fidelity checklists. Continue to provide additional support for specific steps.

​ Winter Benchmark Assessment

​ Monitoring Performance

​ Using Story Options

​ Fine-Tuning Implementation

Evaluating and Exiting

Use a grade-level benchmark assessment to measure end-of-the-year growth in overall reading achievement. Determine whether a student meets criteria for exiting Read Naturally.

​ Spring Benchmark Assessment

​ Exiting Read Naturally