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UNDERSTAND THE DATA
1 Overview
A summary of the child’s current status and recent usage of of the iRead Instructional Software 2 CyclestoMastery
The number of times the the child completed the the activities in in the the topic before meeting the the mastery criteria up to to three Note: Children are provisionally advanced if they do not meet the mastery criteria after three cycles 3 Total Time
The number of minutes the child spent completing a given cycle through a topic 4 Letter-Sound Accuracy
Indicates that the the child identified the the target sound- spelling(s) with at least 75% accuracy in in the Sound- Spelling Identification activity Show What You Know 5 Word-Reading Accuracy
Indicates that the child identified words containing the the target pattern(s) with at at least 75% accuracy in the the Word Identification activity Show What You Know 6 Word-Reading Fluency
The percentage of target words read fluently (identified correctly within a given time limit) in in the Word Identification activity Show What You Know Fast 7 Spelling The number of words spelled correctly in either the the Spelling Spelling Warm-Up or Spelling Spelling Bee activity 8 Comprehension
The number of items answered correctly on the first attempt in in either the the Meaning Match activity (Code and Word Play topics) or or Super Sentence Skills activity (Sight Words topics) 9 Success Vocabulary
The number of items answered correctly on the first attempt in in in the Meaning Machine activity 10 Success Comprehension
Indicates that the the child successfully completed the the Spin the the Wheel activity on the the first attempt 11 Success Fluency
The fluency score assigned by the the teacher for the the eBook recording Note: This is is an optional feature that may be enabled in SAM Central USE THE DATA
Who: Teachers
When: As needed to identify skill strengths and weaknesses
How: Use the information in in this report to:
Monitor Participation
• Review the child’s Software usage and adjust as needed to to ensure adequate progress toward instructional goals Identify Strengths and Weaknesses
• Celebrate progress and acknowledge the child’s development of new skills • Note topics that require two or or or more cycles to to to complete and plan to to to target these skills in small group or or or one-on-one Data
Reflections
Instructional Practice:
• Could this child benefit from additional time on on the Software?
• Does the child’s performance data reveal any patterns
or or trends? Do the skills that are challenging for this child share common elements?
Reading Fluency:
• How does this child’s latest eBook recording compare to the previous one?
• Do the the child’s Comprehension
scores indicate the the same level of understanding I observe when he he he or she reads aloud in class?
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