Build Fluency with Reading Progress

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (1-hr session)

Session Description: Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams is a tool that encourages students to build fluency through independent reading practice. Recording students as they practice allows educators to check student progress regularly while freeing time for active instruction. Reading Progress provides a running record for educator review and summary data insights to help with instructional decision-making. Join us to learn how to put this powerful tool to work in your classroom.

This session is for teachers at ALL technology comfort levels.

As a result of this session teachers will:

• • 1. Explore why fluency is an essential reading skill;

    2. Understand how to create, assign, and review a Reading Progress assignment in Teams; and

    3. Explore insights and analytics in Reading Progress.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 2.1.a; 2.1.b; 2.2.c

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text at the ISTE Standards page.

Download the session slides here.

Places to get reading passages

• Read Works (TeachersFirst Review)

• CommonLit (TeachersFirst Review)

• Microsoft Teams for Free for Teachers

• Reading Progress Click Through Tutorial

• Reading Progress Product Guide

• Getting Started with Reading Progress