How does Reading Assistant help during Practice?
During Practice sessions, Reading Assistant constantly adjusts both the kind of interventions provided and the timing before intervention. Reading Assistant adjusts feedback based on the type and frequency of student errors. Reading Assistant follows the best practice of allowing 3+ seconds for productive struggle. The mean time before Reading Assistant jumps in is approximately 6 seconds. This personalized tutoring is a key component of the Reading Assistant Practice model, minimizing student frustration and maximizing motivation.
Reading Assistant delivers personalized coaching to readers -- the proper intervention on the right word at the right time. These are called micro-interventions. As a student reads, Reading Assistant provides enough support to encourage “productive struggle.”
Reading Assistant's Micro-Intervention Encylopedia
Below is a sampling of some common micro-interventions students may encounter while practicing with Reading Assistant, including when they are encountered and how the student participates in the intervention. If you have questions about any of these micro-interventions or would like more details, please contact your Customer Success Specialist.
This document includes intervention names, backing research, video examples, and more.
EPS Reading Assistant Intervention Encyclopedia.
Customizing Micro-Interventions
Administrators can customize the presence of images in stories, intervention frequency, and enablement of the "give word" strategy on the app settings tile of the administrator dashboard. Any changes made will impact all students.
