Students...
- Build fluency in Spanish by reading short, nonfiction passages.
- Increase accuracy and expression with full audio support in Spanish.
- Strengthen comprehension and vocabulary in Spanish.
- Work independently most of the time.
- Experience success and an improved attitude toward reading.
Read Naturally Live—Español provides...
- An interactive reading program for learning to read in Spanish.
- Support and structured practice appropriate for both native Spanish or native English speakers.
- Options to easily differentiate instruction for individual student needs.
- Opportunities for teachers to work with students one-on-one.
- Motivating informational texts.
- English translations for all stories.
Read Naturally Live—Español is a Spanish version of Read Naturally Live that accelerates reading achievement by combining the research-proven strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring. A student works at his or her own pace in an appropriate level of material. Text and audio (completely in Spanish) guide the student through the steps. The student masters a story by reading along with audio and then practicing the story until he or she can read it fluently and with comprehension. The program automatically tracks student progress.
Research basis for the Read Naturally Strategy
Read Naturally Live—Español Rationale and Research
Read Naturally Live Steps
- Select a Story (Seleccione una Lectura)
The student clicks on the story he or she wants to read. Choosing the story deepens the student’s investment in the material. - Key Words (Palabras Claves)
The student reads the key words and their definitions while listening to an audio recording. The key words provide definitions that are important to understanding the story. - Prediction (Predicción)
The student uses the title, picture, and key words to write a prediction of what he or she thinks the story is about. The prediction prepares the student’s mind for reading the story. - Cold Timing (Primer Intento)
The teacher may time the student for one minute as he or she reads the story, or the student may complete this step independently. The student clicks unknown words while reading, and then clicks the last word read during the timing. Read Naturally Live subtracts the unknown words from the total number of words attempted to obtain a cold-timing score and displays the score on a graph. This step establishes a baseline for progress monitoring, the component of the Read Naturally Strategy that motivates the student to improve. - Read Along (Leer Juntos)
The student reads along quietly with a recording of the story, typically three times. This step is the teacher-modeling component of the Read Naturally Strategy, which helps the student learn new words and master others as well as learn proper pronunciation, expression, and phrasing. - Practice (Práctica)
The student practices reading the story without audio support three to ten times until able to read it accurately, with expression, and at the goal rate. This step is the repeated-reading component of the Read Naturally Strategy, which helps the student improve fluency, master difficult words, and understand the story. - Quiz (Prueba)
The student answers questions about the story. Responding to the text holds the student accountable for meaning, develops the ability to answer many types of questions, and provides teachers with information about how well the student comprehends the story. - Retell (Volver a Contar)
The student retells or summarizes the story to improve comprehension. - Pass (Aprobar)
The student reads the story for the teacher to show that he or she can read it at the goal rate, with appropriate expression, and with three or fewer errors. The teacher corrects the comprehension questions and the retelling of the story (if applicable) and reviews the results with the student.
Additional graphs show results for the comprehension questions, and the retelling (if applicable).
Read Naturally Live—Español is a component of Read Live, a subscription program that is licensed per student. Teachers can reassign licenses if students leave the program. Read Live subscriptions include access to ten levels of Read Naturally Live—Español (1.0–5.6) with 24 stories per level.
The student works through the level in the student program, and the teacher manages the student's progress in the teacher program.
STUDENT PROGRAM
High interest, leveled, nonfiction stories include:
- Key words, clickable vocabulary words, and comprehension activities.
- English translation of each story (text and audio)
Extensive audio support includes:
- Spanish audio directions for each step of the process.
- Three appropriately paced recordings that model correct pronunciation and expression in Spanish.
- Spanish pronunciation of words in stories when clicked.
- Audio definitions of key words in Spanish.
- Clickable Spanish vocabulary words with audio-supported, student-friendly definitions.
- An English translation of each story (text and audio).
- Auditory signals that indicate if a student's responses to multiple choice items are correct or incorrect.
Structured instructional process includes:
- Automated steps built around teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring.
- A wait-time activity that builds Spanish vocabulary.
Computerized scoring and extensive reports include:
- Automated correction of multiple-choice questions.
- Calculation of fluency and comprehension scores.
- Graphs and reports showing student performance.
TEACHER PROGRAM
Account set up for district, building, classroom, staff, and/or students includes:
- Enrolling staff and students.
- Licensing students.
- Support for single sign-on tools from ClassLink and Google Classroom.
Management of student programs includes:
- Easily customized options for individual students and extensive student reports.
- Printable stories, reports, parent letters, awards, and completion certificates.
Online supports include:
- Step-by-step instruction for working in the software.
- "How to" section on setting up Read Naturally Live—Español.
- A lesson plan for introducing the program to students.
- Training videos that explain how to set up the software and work with students in the program.
ONLINE RESOURCES AND TECH SUPPORT
To help you implement Read Live successfully, Read Naturally provides free web resources and tech support.
Learn more about Read Naturally's online resources and tech support
Read Naturally Live—Español is an integrated component of the Read Live platform.
Read Naturally Live—Español is an integrated component of the Read Live platform. All Read Live licenses enable full access to the Read Naturally Live—Español curriculum as well as access to the Read Naturally Live curriculum, One Minute Reader Live curriculum, and Word Warm-ups Live curriculum.
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Customer Reviews
Beth Linenberg Nov 6, 2024
5
Michelle was a huge help in getting us back up and running as we have several new faces since first using Read Live and her level of patience was appreciated. We hope to watch other tutorials to best use the full spectrum of tools available and also connect our teaching staff to help the team support our EL students with language acquisition and comprehension along with fluency/accuracy.
Reply Charity Di Liberti Nov 1, 2024
5
The placement test was so easy to do! The personalized set-up meeting was great. The coach was patient with me as I navigated the pages. I am not tech savvy, so I appreciate the extra help & the patience while I worked. I used RN in the past when it was only on paper. The computerized version will be so much easier. Most of my students were surprised to find they placed at higher reading level than where they thought. I am looking forward to using this program with my students. They enjoy seeing their progress & getting immediate feedback. Reply Jennifer K. Oct 24, 2024
5
Read Naturally Live is an excellent program for developing reading fluency. I have used it for over 10 years as a station in my support setting. The program provides a visual representation of how practice affects their reading rate. Additionally, the comprehension questions help me identify the specific skills that require direct instruction. I would highly recommend it as part of a robust reading program. Also, the customer service is phenomenal. Christy has been so accommodating and responsive. I am so appreciative of the whole team.
Reply Jeffrey Turner Oct 9, 2024
5
I have used your programs with Special Education students in self-contained classrooms. They were motivated by their progress and enjoyed discussing their stories with others. I have always spoken highly of your programs and recommended the programs to other districts.
Reply Renee Saxon Oct 7, 2024
5
We've been using Read Naturally Live for 3 years in our intervention program and have seen amazing growth in our struggling readers. The program is designed to be easily accessable to students and teachers, while having depth and breadth of instruction to keep students challenged as they grow in oral reading and comprehension. Our program has "graduated" many students back to their regular classroom as they reached grade-level fluency. Read Naturally Live is a wonderful tool to have in your intervention tool kit!
Reply harvey Sep 26, 2024
4
Very patent and supportive
Reply Rebecca R Aug 6, 2024
5
I am a special education teacher and have used Read Naturally for the past 7 years. It is a wonderful reading tool and my students and I have seen a lot of growth in reading achievement. It is also a confidence booster, as my students are eager to read to me when they are ready to pass a story/lesson.
Reply Denise G May 29, 2024
5
Read Live is such a good program. It does need a teacher to work with the students, but it also helps build their independence.
Reply Denise G May 29, 2024
5
I highly recommend Read Live because it helps students build their reading fluency, comprehension, and summarizing skills. It also helps students build background knowledge. The stories are interesting and fun. Reply Denise G May 29, 2024
5
My students were surprised at how much they improved their fluency. They preferred Read Live over the Lexia program currently used at our school. Reply Denise G May 29, 2024
5
One of my favorite features of Read Live is the immediate feedback on the comprehension questions and the timed readings. Reply Denise G May 29, 2024
5
Read Live really shows my students what they are capable of. The graphs and immediate feedback provided by the program are fantastic visuals for them to see their improvement. Reply Jessica A May 23, 2024
4
Read Live has helped my students gain more confidence with independently reading, thus helping their overall reading fluency scores. My favorite feature of Read Live is the Read Aloud, my students’ favorite part of Read Live is seeing their practice scores. I would recommend Read Live to others because it helps struggling readers with fluency, and also puts them on their level.
Reply Jillian C May 22, 2024
5
Read Live has helped my struggling readers grow with fluency, decoding, and comprehension. I would recommend Read Live to others because it helps students read and understand their reading. I love EVERYTHING about Read Live!
Reply Roxann May 22, 2024
4
Many of the students using Read Live are from other countries and struggling readers. Now they are learning to read and comprehend. I would recommend Read Live because the stories are engaging and relatable.
Reply Dawn M May 22, 2024
4
Using Read Live, I have seen great growth in my students' oral reading fluency. My students enjoy the Read Live content. They loved seeing their growth when we did our DIBELS assessments, and they attributed it to Read Live. I would recommend Read Live to others as it has demonstrated to be an effective tool.
Reply Gwyneth M May 22, 2024
5
Read Live has really helped assist students who are just learning the sound out words, along with putting them together to form sentences, etc. My favorite feature of Read Live is the variety of stories that are given…super interesting!!
Reply Debra Wimberly May 1, 2024
5
Michelle Calvin did an excellent job explaining the four components of Read Live. She has been so helpful. I have used Read Naturally for many years and the online version for several years. The students show excellent progress and enjoy the stories. Hoping to get more of our school involved with this great intervention program.
Reply Tracy Cook Apr 22, 2024
5
I have been using Read Naturally since 2012 and I have seen amazing results! I love how it hits all areas of reading. The stories are exciting and the students as well as the teachers learn new things everyday. In all the years that I have been using Read Naturally I have never had a student that didn't like the program.
Reply Dr. Krista Holland Mar 24, 2024
5
Read Live was a game changer for our special needs students. Their confidence grew tremendously with the fluency practice, comprehension strategies and writing activities! Reply