Students...
- Build fluency in Spanish by reading short, nonfiction passages.
- Increase accuracy and expression with full audio support in Spanish.
- Strengthen comprehension and vocabulary in Spanish.
- Work independently most of the time.
- Experience success and an improved attitude toward reading.
Read Naturally Live—Español provides...
- An interactive reading program for learning to read in Spanish.
- Support and structured practice appropriate for both native Spanish or native English speakers.
- Options to easily differentiate instruction for individual student needs.
- Opportunities for teachers to work with students one-on-one.
- Motivating informational texts.
- English translations for all stories.
Read Naturally Live—Español is a Spanish version of Read Naturally Live that accelerates reading achievement by combining the research-proven strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring. A student works at his or her own pace in an appropriate level of material. Text and audio (completely in Spanish) guide the student through the steps. The student masters a story by reading along with audio and then practicing the story until he or she can read it fluently and with comprehension. The program automatically tracks student progress.
Research basis for the Read Naturally Strategy
Read Naturally Live—Español Rationale and Research
Read Naturally Live Steps
- Select a Story (Seleccione una Lectura)
The student clicks on the story he or she wants to read. Choosing the story deepens the student’s investment in the material. - Key Words (Palabras Claves)
The student reads the key words and their definitions while listening to an audio recording. The key words provide definitions that are important to understanding the story. - Prediction (Predicción)
The student uses the title, picture, and key words to write a prediction of what he or she thinks the story is about. The prediction prepares the student’s mind for reading the story. - Cold Timing (Primer Intento)
The teacher may time the student for one minute as he or she reads the story, or the student may complete this step independently. The student clicks unknown words while reading, and then clicks the last word read during the timing. Read Naturally Live subtracts the unknown words from the total number of words attempted to obtain a cold-timing score and displays the score on a graph. This step establishes a baseline for progress monitoring, the component of the Read Naturally Strategy that motivates the student to improve. - Read Along (Leer Juntos)
The student reads along quietly with a recording of the story, typically three times. This step is the teacher-modeling component of the Read Naturally Strategy, which helps the student learn new words and master others as well as learn proper pronunciation, expression, and phrasing. - Practice (Práctica)
The student practices reading the story without audio support three to ten times until able to read it accurately, with expression, and at the goal rate. This step is the repeated-reading component of the Read Naturally Strategy, which helps the student improve fluency, master difficult words, and understand the story. - Quiz (Prueba)
The student answers questions about the story. Responding to the text holds the student accountable for meaning, develops the ability to answer many types of questions, and provides teachers with information about how well the student comprehends the story. - Retell (Volver a Contar)
The student retells or summarizes the story to improve comprehension. - Pass (Aprobar)
The student reads the story for the teacher to show that he or she can read it at the goal rate, with appropriate expression, and with three or fewer errors. The teacher corrects the comprehension questions and the retelling of the story (if applicable) and reviews the results with the student.
Additional graphs show results for the comprehension questions, and the retelling (if applicable).
Read Naturally Live—Español is a component of Read Live, a subscription program that is licensed per student. Teachers can reassign licenses if students leave the program. Read Live subscriptions include access to ten levels of Read Naturally Live—Español (1.0–5.6) with 24 stories per level.
The student works through the level in the student program, and the teacher manages the student's progress in the teacher program.
STUDENT PROGRAM
High interest, leveled, nonfiction stories include:
- Key words, clickable vocabulary words, and comprehension activities.
- English translation of each story (text and audio)
Extensive audio support includes:
- Spanish audio directions for each step of the process.
- Three appropriately paced recordings that model correct pronunciation and expression in Spanish.
- Spanish pronunciation of words in stories when clicked.
- Audio definitions of key words in Spanish.
- Clickable Spanish vocabulary words with audio-supported, student-friendly definitions.
- An English translation of each story (text and audio).
- Auditory signals that indicate if a student's responses to multiple choice items are correct or incorrect.
Structured instructional process includes:
- Automated steps built around teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring.
- A wait-time activity that builds Spanish vocabulary.
Computerized scoring and extensive reports include:
- Automated correction of multiple-choice questions.
- Calculation of fluency and comprehension scores.
- Graphs and reports showing student performance.
TEACHER PROGRAM
Account set up for district, building, classroom, staff, and/or students includes:
- Enrolling staff and students.
- Licensing students.
- Support for single sign-on tools from ClassLink and Google Classroom.
Management of student programs includes:
- Easily customized options for individual students and extensive student reports.
- Printable stories, reports, parent letters, awards, and completion certificates.
Online supports include:
- Step-by-step instruction for working in the software.
- "How to" section on setting up Read Naturally Live—Español.
- A lesson plan for introducing the program to students.
- Training videos that explain how to set up the software and work with students in the program.
ONLINE RESOURCES AND TECH SUPPORT
To help you implement Read Live successfully, Read Naturally provides free web resources and tech support.
Learn more about Read Naturally's online resources and tech support
Read Naturally Live—Español is an integrated component of the Read Live platform.
Read Naturally Live—Español is an integrated component of the Read Live platform. All Read Live licenses enable full access to the Read Naturally Live—Español curriculum as well as access to the Read Naturally Live curriculum, One Minute Reader Live curriculum, and Word Warm-ups Live curriculum.
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Customer Reviews
Janet Apr 7, 2014
5
We are so glad that we have this program. It follows the research for best practices in fluency instruction and intervention. Our students have made great gains as evidenced by our progress monitoring data. I don't know what we would have done without it! Reply Jackie Uphoff Apr 7, 2014
5
I have tutored in a reading lab using Read Naturally for twelve years. We are now using Read Naturally Live. We have gone through the upgrades over the years and the program just gets better and better! Not only has it improved test scores but also the interest in reading and pride of the students as they see their improvement. It is a valuable tool for teachers, students, and parents. Reply Kay Mar 11, 2014
5
My school district started using the cassette version in 1998, and we switched to the Software Edition in 2005. Now we are moving to Read Naturally Live, the Cadillac of this successful reading intervention. Read Naturally has increased the reading achievement of thousands of students in our district over the last fifteen years, and we plan to use it for years to come! Reply