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Power Reading Online® (PRO®)Teacher’s Guide

by Marie Carbo, Ed.D. and Karen Zaffos, MBA

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Getting Started

1. Clickoneitherofthe“MyAccount”buttons. 2. Onthisscreenyoucanemaillicensestoothers,changeyourpassword,andupdateyouraccountinformation.

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Getting Started

3. Toaddnewstudents,clickoneitheroneofthe“Students”buttons.

4. Click“AllStudents”.

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5. Afterclickingthe“Students”link,youarereadytoenterthestudents.Click“AddaStudent.”

6. Next,completetherequiredfieldsforthestudent.Thenclickononeofthe“Save”buttons.

Note:Thisscreenenablesyoutosendastudent:tintedscreens(toreducevisualproblems);Spanishstoryintroductions(ifhelpful);thereadingleveland/orLexilemeasureofeachstory(whichprovidesfeedbacktostudentsabouttheirprogress);scoredanswersforstoryquestions.

Getting Started (con’t.)

Students highlighted in blue are ready for readback

Students highlighted in red have expired licenses

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Now the Student Can Begin

7. Thestudentlogsinandclicks“Start.” 8. ThestudentbeginsthePlacementTestbyreadingincreasinglydifficultstoryexcerptsandansweringquestions.

Note:ThePlacementTesthasnorecordingsandreadbacksarenotdone.

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9. AftercompletingthePlacementTest,thestudentclickson“STArTPrO.”

10. Astoryappearsonthestudent’sscreen.Thestudentlistenstoandfollowsalonginthestory2xor3x.Next,thestudentclicks“PlayGame”onpage2ofthestory.

The Student Begins the First Story

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...and then plays the story game.

11. Thegameappearsandthestudentanswersthegamequestions.

12. Afterplayingthestorygame(morethanonceisfine),thestudentclicks“readback”andwaitstobecalledbyhisteacherforthereadback.

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The Student Readback (con’t.)

13. StudentswhoarehighlightedinblueontheStudentManagementscreenarereadyfortheirreadback.Theteacherchoosesastudent,clicks“readback,”andbeginsthereadbackwiththestudent.

(Note:Toprintastory,clickonthestorytitle.)

Students highlighted in blue are ready for readback

Students highlighted in red have expired licenses

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14. Duringthereadback,theteacher: •Entersthenumberoftimesthestudent

listenedtothestory. •Decides“yes”or“no”forwpm.* •Thenclicks“Beginthereadback.” •Canclick“PrintStory”toprintthestory.

*wpmisnotanoptionforprimer-levelstudents

The Student Readback

15. wordsperminute(wpm) •Iftheteacherchooses“no,”thestudentreadstothe

highlightedword. •Iftheteacherchooses“yes,”followthedirectionson

thescreen.

Print Story

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16. Afterthestudenthasreadaportionofthestory,theteacher: •EntersthenumberofErrorsmadebythestudent; •Scoresthestudent’sExpression; •Clicks“ViewSummary,”andreadstheTeacherSummary. •Listenstoandscoresthestudent’ssummary. •Clicks“Save.”

Note:Ifthestudent’sscoresarelow,theteachercanclick:“Havestudentlistenagainandredoassessment.”

The Student Readback (con’t.)

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Story Questions

17. Thestudentgoesbacktohis/hercomputer,answersthestoryquestionsonthescreen,andclicks“Done.”

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18. Thescoredanswerstothequestionswillappear.Afterreceivingthisfeedback,thestudentclicks“Done,”andreceivesthenextstory.

Story Questions (con’t.)

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What’s Special for Grades 4-12?

19. StoryChoicesandWildcardsStudentsingrades4-12withareadinglevelof3.0orabove,canchoosesomeoftheirstoriesandtryhigher-levelstoriesforfasterprogress.Afterthestudentreadsthreerequiredstories,achoiceofstorytopicsandstoriesarepresentedtothestudent.Studentsingrades6-12alsoreceivewildcards,whichpresentsomestoriesatanevenhigherreadinglevel.

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PRO’s GREAT RTI REPORTS

Displaysthereadingskillstested,thestudent’sscoreatthebeginningandendofthetestingperiod,andtheaveragescoreforeachskill.Fluencyscoresandtotalskillsscoresaregraphed.

Individual Total Report

Produce PRO’s RTI reports for any given time period simply by entering the starting and ending dates.

Individual Story Choices ReportThisgraphshowstherequiredandchosenstoriesreadbythestudent,aswellasthetopicselected,thereadinglevelofeachstory,andthestudent’stotalreadingscoreforeachstory.

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Displaysthereadingskillstested,theaveragescoreforeachskill,andthequestionsansweredbythestudentcorrectlyorincorrectly.Clickonan“X”ora“3”toviewthestudent’sanswerandthecorrectanswer.

Individual Reading Skills Report Teacher Summary ReportForeachteacher,thisreportdisplaysthenumberofstudentstaught,averagePrOscore,averagebeginningandendingreadinglevels,andaveragereadinggain.

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A School Summary Report and a District Summary Report can also be produced quickly, and data can be disaggregated easily.

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A Group Reading Skills Report is also available.

See all reports at nrsi.com

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Full-Year License

# of Student Licenses Price Per Student License*

1-99 $35100-249 $30250-999 $251,000andup $20

*PowerReadingOnline®licensesareforoneyear(365days).Whenastudentpermanentlyexitsfromalicense,thatlicensecanbeusedforanotherstudent.

DiscountsDeduct5%whenyoupurchaselicensesfortwoconsecutiveyearsandprepaythetotalamount.Deduct10%whenyoupurchaselicensesforthreeconsecutiveyearsandprepaythetotalamount.

Quick and Easy Student Placement • Theonlineplacementtesttakesabout5-10minutes. • At-riskreadersingrades4-12startwithhigh-interest/low-readabilitystories.

High-Interest, Specially Recorded Stories Raise Reading Levels Fast! • Includes550high-interestCarbo-recordedstorieswithrecordedquestions. • Eachstoryhasareadinglevel. • Eachrecordedstoryincludesaskillsgame. • StoriesarerecordedbyMarieCarboandBobColeusingMarie’spowerful

recordingmethod(featuredinEssential Readings on Fluency,IrA2009).

Story Choices Create Motivated Readers • Studentsingr.4-12choosemanyofthestoriestheyread. • Studentsmoveupfasterwhentheychooseandscorewellonhigh-level

stories.

Differentiated Instruction for Students • ASpanishintroductionisavailableforeachstory. • Tintedcomputerscreensareavailabletostudents. • recordedstoriescanbeprintedout.Studentscan

accesstheirrecordedstoriesandstorygamesathome.

PRO’s Special Features Instant, Detailed Progress Monitoring • TeacherscanaccessPrOathome. • Storysummariesareprovidedforteachers. • Automaticprogressmonitoringisongoing,andmovesstudents

forwardatthecorrectpace. • Words-per-minute(wpm)areautomaticallycalculatedasan

optionalfeature.

Can two students use a PRO License? Yes!Whenastudentpermanentlyexitsfromalicense,thatlicensecanbeusedforanotherstudent.

How to OrderCompletethePROOrderFormatnrsi.com.ThensendyourcompletedPROOrderFormtoNRSI: •OnlineorbyFax(withcreditcardinformation) •WithyourP.O.,Check,orMoneyOrder

Callforcreditcardorders.

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