Reading Counts!

Click the link to access the HMH Reading Counts! Support Website to troubleshoot.

Access Reading Counts!

Website

Bookmark the site https://h100009073.scholastic.education.com. This site is specific to our school.

You can install and configure Reading Counts! on an Apple iPad for student use. See the directions below.

Requirements

To download and access Reading Counts! on an iPad, districts and users must meet the following requirements:

● iPad 2 or later

● iOS 6 or later

● Hosting Services

● Headphone, optional

Download Reading Counts!

Once you confirm that you meet the requirements for your iPad:

1. From the iPad, open the Apple App Store app and search for Reading Counts!. Apps matching the entered text appears.

2. Scroll, as needed, to find the Reading Counts! app.

3. Tap GET and then INSTALL to install the app.

4. When prompted, enter your password to install the app. The Reading Counts! app appears on your iPad.

Configure Reading Counts! in the iPad Settings App

After you install Reading Counts! on your iPad, you must configure the app in the Apple Settings app.

1. Open the Settings app and scroll to find Reading Counts!

2. Tap Reading Counts! from the Settings menu.

3. Type the Site ID in the Site ID field.

○ Host ID: h100009073

4. Press the home button to close the Settings app.

Log in to Reading Counts!

After accessing the website or the app, type in the student username and password. Each student has been assigned a username and password.

Username: first letter of name + last name + year graduating from St. Pius X

ex. esmith23

Password: pius + year graduating from St. Pius X

ex. pius23

*Website Users* After logging in, open the Reading Counts! Login screen by clicking on the Reading Counts! icon at the bottom of the screen.

Taking a Quiz

Quizzes contain 1 to 30 multiple-choice questions. The Reading Counts! program selects questions randomly from 30 possible questions so that no two quizzes are the same. Your teacher can change the number of questions included in a quiz but the typical number of questions for a quiz is 10.

Find the Quiz

You must search for the quiz you need to take before answering any questions.

1. From the quiz search page, click Title or Author to choose how to search for the quiz.

2. Depending on your search type, type the author name or book title in the Find a Reading Counts! Quiz field and click FIND IT!. Matching book titles and corresponding author names appear in the table.

Note: If you are unsure of the book title, type keywords for the book title and click FIND IT! This search returns every book that includes the text entered. For example, entering “day,” returns any book title with the word “day” as part of the title.

3. Scroll through the list of book titles to find your quiz. Books are listed alphabetically by title.

Take the Quiz

1. After you find the quiz, click the quiz title or the corresponding GO! next to the quiz title. A prompt appears asking you if you want to take the quiz for the selected title.

2. Click OK to take the quiz or Cancel to close the prompt and return to the search page.

When you complete a quiz, a message page appears showing your results. The default passing score is 70 percent, but your teacher can adjust the passing score.

If you pass, a congratulatory dialog appears showing the number of questions you answered correctly.

1. Click NEXT. The READ-O-METER page appears allowing you to rate the book.

2. Click a number, 1-5, to indicate how much you liked the book.

3. Click DONE. The Reading Counts! home page appears.

If you did not pass, a dialog appears showing the number of questions you answered correctly.

➔ Click Next. The Reading Counts! home page appears.

Checking Your Progress

When you click Check Your Progress on the Reading Counts! home page, your Student Reading Report opens in a new browser window. You can check your progress before and after taking a quiz.

Note: This is the same report that teachers and administrators can access.

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