Fluency Tutor provides teachers with an unrivalled method of
measuring and assessing the reading skills and comprehension levels
of their class. The online nature of the solution frees up
teachers' time, allowing them to be more productive and
efficient.
Login
Teachers log into their school's Fluency Tutor website using a
unique username and password assigned by the administrator. They
will have access to their own Teacher Page.
Assign Practises and
Assessments
Teachers assign reading practises or assessments to an
individual pupil or group of pupils. They also set a target WCPM
(words correct per minute) score. Text difficulty is measured by
MetaMetrics' Lexile levels and teachers can ensure that the
exercises match the pupil's reading ability. Primary or Secondary
content can be selected and each passage comes with comprehension
questions.
On the Dashboard tab, teachers can view all exercises that
have been assigned to a pupil along with the status of each. They
can then preview, mark, review, or remark any of these
exercises.
Teachers can also assign new reading practices or
assessments, view reports, and view details, such as username and
password, for individual pupils.
Listen to and Mark
Assessments
Teachers mark pupils' assessments by listening back to the
pupil's recorded reading. They can identify the following error
types:
- mispronunciation
- hesitation
- omission
- substitution
- repetition
- transposition
- self-correction
The details panel will display the error types and frequency as
well as the WCPM (words correct per minute) score. Teachers have
full control over the marking process, they can clear all errors
and start again, or even reassign the exercise.
In addition to marking for accuracy, teachers also rate the
prosody (expression) of the pupil's recording. Prosody is an
indicator that the reader is actively constructing the meaning of
the passage as the words are being identified and pronounced. The
Prosody score is determined through 4 components:
- Expression
- Phrasing
- Smoothness and
- Pace
To make the marking process as thorough and comprehensive as
possible, teachers can add comments about the assessment.
View Pupil Progress
Teachers access a number of reports/graphs within Fluency Tutor
to view pupils' progress over time.
The Fluency measurement report allows teachers to monitor
pupils' progress over time (in terms of WCPM, prosody and quiz
scores etc).
The Error analysis graph reveals the frequency and type of
errors being made so that teachers can target individualised
instruction.
The Lexile Level performance scatter graph helps a teacher to
identify the right level of text difficulty for each pupil and the
Problem words report will provide a list of words that the pupil
had difficulty with.
Benefits to Teachers:
- Set appropriate reading tasks for their pupils
- Effortlessly manage pupils' reading assessment
- Monitor class performance and improvement over time
- See at-a-glance pupil statistics and performance
- Target individual instruction