New to Reading Progress
Have you heard about Microsoft Reading Progress from a colleague and want to know why they are so excited about this tool? Have you seen a Twitter post about this tool and want to learn how to use it?
Well this page is your one-stop space to learn all the basics of the tool. Scroll down the page and peruse the resources in each section to start exploring the different features of Reading Progress.
What is Microsoft Reading Progress?
Reading Progress in Teams is an app that supports students in building fluency through independent reading practice, educator review, and educator insights.
Educators can upload a single reading passage as a Teams assignment or differentiate for their students' many levels. Students read the text out loud, creating an audio and video recording that educators can assess at any time.
Creating recordings allows educators to check student progress more regularly while also freeing up time for active instruction.
Hear one teacher and student's story
Use the links on the right to visit the section of the page you wish to learn more about:
Experience this new tool as a student!
This section will allow you to experience a Reading Progress assignment as if you were a student. If you are totally new to Reading Progress, this is a great place to start to get a feel of what your students would experience when completing an assignment.
You need to have a CQSB email address for this to work.
Click here for a taste of what students will see. This will allow you to complete an assignment as if you were a student.
Check out the instructions on the right if you need help.
Did you click on the link above and it did not work?
If you are a CQSB teacher and don't have access to the assignment above, contact the RECIT or ELA consultant to be added to the test Team.
Check out the video below to see what this same assignment looks like from the teacher's perspective.
Instructions for completing the test Reading Progress assignment
When prompted, choose "Open in Teams app". You will be sent to a test MS Team where you will be put into your students' shoes.
You will be directed to a post. The post should read "Read to Ms. Murdock - Reading Fluency Check-in #2".
Click on "View Assignment".
You can read the example instructions if you wish.
When you are ready, scroll to the "My work" section of the assignment instructions and click on the attached assignment called "Mike Fink : King of the Keelboatmen". This will open up the assignment title page.
Make sure your camera and microphone work.
When ready, click on the "Start" button. You will have a 3-second countdown before the recording starts. The text you are meant to read will appear on the screen.
Read the text. You can add mistakes on purpose if you wish.
When you reach the bottom of the text, click "I'm done". Here you can watch your recording and then click "Next".
You should then be returned to the Assignment page. From here, click on the "Turn in" button in the top right corner and you are done!
Learning all the Basic of Reading Progress!
See ALL the features of Reading Progress at a glance in the 20-minute video on the right.
See how to create a Reading Progress assignment
Discover the student view of the assignment
Learn how you can review your students work and so much more!
Learn more about all the basics of Reading Progress through this 60-minute self-paced learning course.
Make sure to log-in in the top right corner using your CQSB email and password to save your progress.
Here is a written guide if you prefer learning this way.
You can also scroll down and explore the different components of Reading Progress through the different sections of this webpage.
Creating your First Assignment with Reading Progress
To get a flash overview of how the tool works, complete this 10-minute module. You will get a glance of all of the basics of Reading Progress. You can click on the "Start Now" button to get started and the interactive tool will guide you through the steps needed to complete your first Reading Progress assignment.
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Peruse the Genially below to get an even more targeted approach to creating a complete Reading Progress Assignment!
Reviewing student assignments!
Watch the videos below to learn about 2 ways you can review your students' Reading Progress assignments. You can have the Microsoft AI do most of the work or you can manually review the students' work yourself. You choose!
This video describes how to review your students assignments with Microsoft AI
This video describes how to manually review your students assignments instead of using the Microsoft AI
Use Insights to check students' Reading Progress data!
Learn about even more useful features!
Check-out how to create customized reports for your students! Choose what information is shared with them!
Create Challenge Assignments using the words the Microsoft AI recognizes as challenging!