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5. Use of audio and visual corrective feedback when errors occur before a new instructional stimulus is presented
6. Software that adapts practice based on the individual learner’s accuracy and speed of response. The most recent items moved to long-term storage get the most practice.
The amount of time spent on each computerized lesson is based on individual student performance (accuracy and response time). Embedded assessments evaluate the skills needed for upcoming series of lessons, customized to each child’s instructional path and focused on his or her unique areas of need. Students work on a discrete skill or skills group, engaging in activities that initially focus on accuracy, then turn to activities that build uency/automaticity over time with those same skills.
As a general rule, iRead requires students to demonstrate accuracy before reducing response time to build uency. Fluency in the iRead context refers to automaticity in recognizing words, sound-spellings, and letters. In Units 1 and 2, the uency focus is on automaticity in letter recognition. In Units 3 and 4, the goal is to build accurate letter-sound correspondence, decoding, and word recognition. Beginning in Unit 5, the focus is uent letter-sound correspondence, decoding, and word recognition.
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