Pair Reading Progress assignments with Reading Coach

 Assign Reading Coach with Reading Progress

Assigning Reading Coach starts the same way as assigning Reading Progress! Get step-by-step support for creating a reading progress assignment.

Reading Coach defaults to On when you create a Reading Progress assignment. 

• Toggle Reading Coach to Off from here if desired.
• Select Edit to explore and manage the support tools your students will be provided.

• Use the buttons beneath the word to explore the tools your students will have access to.
• Clear the checkboxes for any tools you don't want your students to use. The buttons available will reflect your selections.
• Select Save, then select Next.

Edit any additional aspects of your assignment, like Instructions or Date due, then select Assign. 

Review and return Reading Coach 

Collect valuable data while you review and return student Reading Coach assignments. 

1. Navigate to the desired class, then select the Assignments tab at the top of the page.
2. Under Assigned select the assignment you're ready to review.
3. Assignments are sorted by To return and Returned.
4. In Returned, select a student who has turned in their assignment. Their recording and the text they were assigned will open in your grading panel.
5. To view the words the student practiced with Reading Coach, select Practiced words.

• Attempts shows how many times the student practiced, with stars to indicate how well they performed. 
• Tools used indicates where students used tools to help them practice and which tools they used. 

6. Review the assignment, enter written feedback and points, then select Return.
7. Press the arrows next to your student's name to quickly navigate to the next student.

Complete a Reading Coach assignment

If your teacher has assigned a Reading Coach assignment, after a you finish reading a passage aloud, it will be your next step. 

1. When you're done with your Reading Progress recording, select Use this recording to move on. 

3⁠. Use the tools to get more comfortable with the word.  

• Select Hear the word to listen to the word read to you. 
• Select Stretch the word to break the word into syllables.
• Select See a picture to open an illustration of your word.

4⁠. When you're ready, select the microphone and read the word out loud. 

5⁠. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to your next word. When you've finished your words, select Next. 

6⁠. Select Turn in. 

1⁠. Go to Assignments>Completed to find and select your desired passage.

2⁠. Select the Reading Progress passage labeled My work. 

• Now you can review your mistakes. Select any highlighted word then press Jump to word to see and hear how you read it.
• Select Listen to this word to hear how it is supposed to be pronounced.
• Select Practice word to open Reading Coach and practice again.

5⁠. Talk to your educator about what your results mean and how you can practice to improve your reading!