Fluency Tutor

Fluency Tutor for Google helps busy teachers bring struggling readers up to speed.

Great for time-stretched teachers, Fluency Tutor for Google makes reading aloud more fun and satisfying for students who need extra support. It’s a big help for struggling and reluctant readers, as well as students learning English as a second language.

Easy to use with a sleek new look, Fluency Tutor for Google lets students record themselves reading and share with the teacher - away from the pressures of reading aloud in the classroom environment.

Ideal for schools using G Suite for Education, Fluency Tutor for Google integrates seamlessly with Google Drive and Google Classroom. And since it works with almost any online content, it’s great to use alongside other online instructional programs.

Features:

Friendly dashboard interface for teachers and students
Teachers can choose from hundreds of existing reading passages based on content, lexile level or reading age
Teachers can also create their own passages from web pages, docs or other content
Students can create reading passages from almost any web page
Share passages with individual students, or with the entire class using the Google Classroom 'share' button
Passages appear in student's Google Drive
Students can read and record assigned reading passages whenever and wherever it suits them
Extra help is provided including text-to-speech, dictionary, picture dictionary and translate tools
Quick Score gives immediate feedback to students without the need for full assessment
Analytical tools (Premium version) allow detailed graphical review of each student's reading history over time

Fluency Tutor for Google is truly a time saving tool for busy educators looking for ways to help their struggling or emerging readers. All features are FREE - apart from the powerful analytical tools that allow teachers to review each student's progress over time with graphs and historical data. However, you will get a FREE 30 day trial of our Premium version as soon as you download the app.

The Tasks

Click on the image below to check out the playlist for step by step set-up

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Task:

Add the Fluency Tutor for Google extension to Chrome.
Review the videos to the left to learn what Fluency Tutor is all about and what it has to offer.
Go the the Fluency Tutor website and click SHARE PASSAGE.
Use the filter to reduce the number of reading selections available.
Choose Share with Google Classroom button.
Link Fluency Tutor to the appropriate Google Classroom. Then choose CREATE ASSIGNMENT.
You also have the ability to CREATE YOUR OWN CONTENT.
To be awarded your badge, please *screenshot the assignment in your Google Classroom and attach it to the Google Form provided below.

*Please note: you will get a FREE 30 day trial of our Premium version as soon as you download the app.

*Instructions for taking screenshots on a Chromebook:

Full screen screenshot: Ctrl+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key).

Partial screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key). Click and drag around the area you'd like to grab.

Screenshots will be sent to your Downloads file (small blue circular icon with a file folder inside found in the apps menu -- click the small circle icon in far bottom left corner of Chromebook screen to find the Downloads file).

GET THAT BADGE!

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