Schedule: The schedule for One Minute Reader Live varies. This program can be used during independent reading time, for additional reading practice in a structured format, for homework, and/or over holiday/summer breaks.
One Minute Reader Live: Estimated Time Per Step
Step | Key Feature(s)/Benefit(s) |
Select a Book/Story | increased student motivation with the opportunity to select the next story to read |
Estimated time: <1 minute | |
Cold Read |
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Estimated time: ≈1.5 minutes | |
Read Along | modeling and supported practice reading the story |
Estimated time: ≈1–6 minutes | |
opportunity to click on highlighted words for explicit instruction in vocabulary | |
Estimated time: ≈7–20 seconds/word | |
Read Alone |
Students decide for themselves when to stop practicing and save the most recent practice as their hot score. |
Estimated time: ≈2–6 minutes | |
opportunity to click on highlighted words for explicit instruction in vocabulary | |
Estimated time: ≈7–20 seconds/word | |
Quick Quiz/ |
Students compare their answer to possible correct answers and judge whether or not they were correct. |
Estimated time: ≈2–4 minutes | |
After clicking on a highlighted word, the students read along as the word, definition, and often a sample sentence are read. The lowest level has several highlighted words per story; the highest level generally more than 15. Option also available in the read along and read alone steps. | |
Estimated time: ≈7–20 seconds/word | |
Review Work | feedback to review regarding the student's performance |
Estimated time: ≈1–2 minutes | |
Crossword | opportunity to develop vocabulary through a crossword puzzle |
Estimated time: ≈3–10 minutes |