The value of oral reading (reading aloud):
Oral reading is critical in improving reading fluency, comprehension, and prosody. Reading Assistant Plus™ is an innovative online guided reading tool that provides intensive reading practice. Participants use the tool to read developmentally appropriate texts both silently and aloud. What makes Reading Assistant Plus™ such an innovative reading practice tool is its use of patented technology that listens as each word is read aloud and delivers immediate support whenever a participant struggles with or mispronounces a word – reinforcing reading skills, vocabulary, and fluency.
What Reading Assistant PlusTM Does
Provides Guided Reading Support
- Reading Assistant Plus™ uses patented speech recognition technology to deliver real-time corrective guided reading feedback, enabling the participant to self-correct as they are reading aloud.
Improves Both Silent Reading and Oral Reading Skills
- Unlike other digital reading practice resources that only allow participants to record themselves reading aloud, Reading Assistant Plus™ actually listens and helps participants whenever they struggle or mispronounce a word – it’s like having a personal guided reading tutor available 24/7!
Tracts Progress
- Automatic calculation of words correct per minute (WCPM), and actionable comprehension and vocabulary reports make it easy to track participants’ reading levels and specific areas of strength and weakness. Graphical depictions show usage, performance, reading level trends, and participant proficiency levels.
Pre-teaches Vocabulary
- Built-in Word Wall activities pre-teach vocabulary, activate prior knowledge, and provide pronunciations for words before participant begins each e-book passage.
Reaches the Reluctant Reader
- Reading Assistant Plus provides reading selections from a wide array of genres and authors for a variety of interests and reading levels, plus frequent comprehension checks, to keep participants motivated and focused on reading for meaning.