Part Three: Word Warm-ups Live

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Word Warm-ups® Live is Read Naturally's research-based phonics intervention. Its audio-supported lessons allow individualization of phonics instruction, and enable students to work independently.

"Part Three: Word Warm-ups Live" addresses assigning students access to Word Warm-ups Live; placing students using a phonics assessment; the structure of each Word Warm-ups Live section; implementing the steps of both Word List and Story exercises; customizing the application; and monitoring student performance.

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Giving students access to Word Warm-ups-Live

Each student must have a Read Live license to work in any Read Live component, including Read Naturally Live or Word Warm-ups Live. 
To work in Word Warm-ups Live, students also need to be assigned access to the Word Warm-ups application. The Read Live Staff Member Module is used to add that access.

In the Staff Member Module, Staff Members can give Word Warm-ups Live access to individual licensed students, one at a time, on the Student Details page. Staff Members can also assign licenses to more than one student at a time on the Word Warm-ups Live Student page.

To assign Word Warm-ups Live access to individual students:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. If you are a Teacher, from the navigation menu, select Student Setup.
    If you are an Account Administrator or School Coordinator, from the navigation menu, select Student Administration, and then click Student Setup.
  3. Sort and filter the list of students to find the one to whom you want to assign Word Warm-ups Live access.
  4. Click the student's last name.
  5. On the Student Details page, below the License heading, verify that the student has a license. 
    Students must have a Read Live license in order to use Word Warm-ups Live.
  6. Select the Word Warm-ups access checkbox. 
    The default Section assignment is Level 1 Section B with a goal of 40 wcpm. You can change that based on the recommended Section from the WWL Phonics Assessment. See Placing Students in Word Warm-ups Live using a phonics assessment.
  7. Click Save & Close.

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Opening Word Warm-ups Live as a student

When a student has access to more than one Read Live component application, a Student Landing Page opens as they log in for each Read Live session. One icon is shown for each Read Live application available to the student.

Students can move directly between Read Live applications using the student navigation menu. 

To open Word Warm-ups Live when logging in:

  1. On the Student Login page, enter the student's Account ID, User ID, and Password.
  2. Click Log In.
  3. Click the Word Warm-ups Live button on the Student Landing Page.

To move between Read Live applications:

  1. When logged into Read Naturally Live, open the student navigation menu in the header.
  2. Select the preferred application from the menu.
  3. A dialog opens, asking the student to confirm that she or he wants to move to the new application.
  4. Select Yes.
    The student's progress in Read Naturally Live is saved, and the new application opens at the student's previously-saved step.

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The Read Live Student Landing Page

Students with access to Read Naturally Live only log directly into that Read Live component application. After clicking Log in, the program takes them to the spot where they left off in any previous session. 

When students have access to more than one Read Live component application, they see the Student Landing Page after logging into the application.

Placing students in Word Warm-ups Live using a phonics assessment

Each student in Word Warm-ups Live starts with a default assignment in Level 1, Section B: Short Vowels. On the Student Activity page, you can assess each student using the printable phonics assessment. Based on that assessment, you can also edit the student's assignment. 

To assess a student's Word Warm-ups Live placement:

  1. Log into the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Student Activity.
  3. Choose the Application-Specific Actions button at the top of the page.
  4. Choose Word Warm-ups Live from the menu.
  5. Choose the Print Phonics Assessment button.
    A PDF opens in a separate browser tab. The PDF document includes a screening assessment and separate phonics assessments for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3, along with detailed administration instructions.
  6. Print the PDF, including the student worksheet.
  7. Follow the administration instructions to administer a phonics placement assessment. 

To change a student's assignment or Goal from the Student Module:

  1. Click Teacher in the header.
  2. Enter your User ID and Password.
  3. Click Log in.
  4. Click Change Level/Section/Goal.
  5. Use the Level, Section, and Word List Goal controls to alter the student's assignment and goal as necessary.
  6. Click Save.
  7. If you are changing the current section while the student is already working on an exercise, a dialog asks when you want to apply the change. 
    Click Immediately to apply the changes now, resetting the student's current exercise.
    - or -
    Click Next Exercise to allow the student to finish the current exercise first, before the changes are applied.
  8. If you choose to apply the changes immediately, a dialog opens to confirm the resetting of the current exercise. Click Yes to do so.

To change a student's Word Warm-ups Live placement from the Staff Module:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Student Activity.
  3. Use the search feature at the top of the page to find the student whose placement whose assignment you need to change.
  4. Expand the applications list for the student.
  5. Choose the Edit button next to the student's current Word Warm-ups Live assignment.
  6. Use the Level, Section, and Word List Goal controls to alter the student's assignment and goal as necessary.
  7. Click Save & Close.

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Changing a student's Level, Section, or Word List Goal

The default starting assignment in Word Warm-ups Live is Level 1, Section B: Short Vowels. Teachers can change this assignment from either the Teacher menu in the Student Module or the Student Activity page in the Staff Module.

To change a student's assignment or Goal from the Student Module:

  1. Click Teacher in the header.
  2. Enter your User ID and Password.
  3. Click Log in.
  4. Click Change Level/Section/Goal.
  5. Use the Level, Section, and Word List Goal controls to alter the student's assignment and goal as necessary.
  6. Click Save.
  7. If you are changing the current section while the student is already working on an exercise, a dialog asks when you want to apply the change. 
    Click Immediately to apply the changes now, resetting the student's current exercise.
    - or -
    Click Next Exercise to allow the student to finish the current exercise first, before the changes are applied.
  8. If you choose to apply the changes immediately, a dialog opens to confirm the resetting of the current exercise. Click Yes to do so.

To change a student's assignment or Goal from the Staff Module:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Student Activity.
  3. Find the student whose assignment you need to change.
  4. Expand the student's line on the list to reveal the Applications level.
  5. To the right of the Word Warm-ups Live line's Assignment column, Click the Edit button.
  6. Choose a new Level or Section assignment for the student using the drop-down controls.
  7. If necessary, change the student's Word List Goal using that control.
  8. Click Save & Close.

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Enabling and disabling individual exercises in a section

Teachers can disable individual exercises in Word Warm-ups Live. Disabled exercises on a student's Select an Exercise page are dimmed and display the word "Off."

To enable or disable individual stories in Read Naturally Live and Read Naturally Live-Español:

In the Staff Member Module:

  1. From the navigation menu, select Student Activity.
  2. Find the student whose assignment you need to change on the list.
  3. Expand the student's line on the list to reveal the Applications level.
  4. To the right of the Word Warm-ups Live Assignment column, Click the Edit button.
  5. On the Change Level, Section or Goal page, set the toggles under the Exercises in this section list to ON or OFF. 
  6. Click Save & Close.

In the Word Warm-ups Live Student Module:

  1. Open the Teacher menu.
  2. Select the Change Level/Section/Goal menu item.
  3. On the Change Level/Section/Goal page, set the toggles under the Exercises in this section list to ON or OFF. 
  4. Click Save & Close.

View the Scope and Sequence of Word Warm-ups Live

The view the scope and sequence of all available Word Warm-ups Live curriculum, visit the Staff Module's Student Activity page. To view the Scope and Sequence:

  1. Log into the Read Live Staff Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Student Activity.
  3. Click the Application-Specific Actions button at the top of the page.
  4. In the side menu, choose Word Warm-ups Live.
  5. Click the Scope and Sequence button. 
    A Word Warm-ups Live Scope and Sequence By Level PDF opens in a new tab. You can print this document as needed.

Word Warm-ups Live sections and exercise types

Each Section in Word Warm-ups Live includes exercises teaching a set of similar phonics patterns. Students complete exercises in order, allowing them to build on previously-learned patterns. Note: If a student does not need to work on a specific phonics pattern, the Change Level/Section/Goal page in the Teacher Menu can be used to turn one or more exercises off.

The Introduction step:

Before working on exercises, the student learns about phonics patterns in the section on the Introduction step. The Introduction includes a general lesson about the section as a whole. A set of words and images then describe specific phonics patterns to the student.

Word List Exercises:

Most exercises in a section guide students to practice reading Word Lists aloud until they meet their Words Per Minute goal. Students always read through each list completely in Word Warm-ups Live. Students then practice spelling a set of words from the list. The Pass step for Word List exercises involves repeating the Word List with a teacher present.

Two special exercises, the Review and Challenge, include the same steps as other Word List exercises, but emphasize slightly different content:

Story Exercises:

One exercise in each section is a Story, which lets students experience phonics patterns they have learned in the context of a larger text.

Story exercises in Word Warm-ups Live are not necessarily structured to increase reading fluency, as is the case in Read Naturally Live. The student listens to an audio Read Along in order to hear the pronunciation of words correctly modeled. A Practice step then lets the student read the text aloud independently, but Practices are not timed in Word Warm-ups. Students are encouraged to read carefully in order to answer a single comprehension question in the next, Quick Quiz step.

The Pass step for Story exercises involves the teacher listening to the student read through the story text. Because student ability may vary in Word Warm-ups, the teacher is instructed to grade Story performance in terms of his or her expectations for each individual student. The teacher also reviews the student's responses from the Quick Quiz question before deciding whether the student has adequately completed the exercise.

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Completing the Introduction step for each section

Before a student begins choosing exercises to work on, the Introduction step provides an interactive set of audio lessons about the phonics patterns in each section. Students must hear all the lessons on the page before moving to the Select an Exercise step.

To complete the Introduction step:

  1. As the student begins a new section, she opens the Introduction page.
  2. Listen to a phonics lesson as the page opens. The lesson describes phonics patterns in the new section.
    Note: If necessary, a user can use the stop and play controls next to the step name on this page to interrupt the lesson audio. If the lesson is stopped, choosing the play control will play it again from the beginning.
    When the lesson is done, the words on the page become enabled, allowing the student to click on them.
  3. Click any word on the page. Students can click the words in any order.
    As each word is clicked, a window opens with an image highlighting the phonetics of the word.  
  4. Listen to a short lesson about the phonetics of the word.
    When the lesson is over, the word's window closes. A star appears over the corner of the word.
  5. Click another word.
    Continue clicking words, in any order, until the lessons have played for all words on the page.
  6. When all of the lessons have been played, the Next button becomes enabled.
    Click Next to continue to the Select an Exercise step.

Selecting an Exercise

On the Select an Exercise page, students choose exercises to work on. Students complete exercises in order, allowing them to build on previously-learned patterns. Note: If a student does not need to work on a specific phonics pattern, the Change Level/Section/Goal page in the Teacher Menu can be used to turn one or more exercises off.

To complete the Select an Exercise step:
  1. The student opens Word Warm-ups Live.
  2. The student completes the Introduction step for a section, and clicks Next.
  3. On the Select an Exercise page, the student selects an exercise.
    The usual recommended order for completing exercises is shown in numbered stars on the page. 
    The Challenge exercise for each section is locked until all other exercises in the section have been completed.
  4. Students advance to the first step in the selected exercise.

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Implementing the steps of Word Warm-ups Live exercises

Word Warm-ups Live sections include two different types of exercise, which include different steps:

Word List exercises include the following steps:

Story exercises include these steps:

Students also play an engaging phonics word game, Phontastic, while waiting for their teacher in either type of exercise.

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Steps in a Word Warm-ups Live Word List exercise

A Word List exercise consists of the following steps: 

 

Completing the Look, Listen & Respond step

The Look, Listen & Respond step teaches the student the phonics pattern taught in the exercise. General lessons on top of the page are followed by specific examples below. Students hear all the lessons on the page before advancing to the next step.

To complete the Look, Listen & Respond step:

  1. Listen to a phonics lesson as the page opens. The lesson describes phonics patterns in the exercise.
    Note: If necessary, a user can use the stop and play controls next to the step name on this page to interrupt the lesson audio. If the lesson is stopped, choosing the play control will play it again from the beginning.
  2. When the lesson is done, the words on the page become enabled, allowing the student to click on them.
  3. Click each of the words on top of the page from left to right.
    Some words open a series of flashcards. Students are asked to pronounce each flashcard's text and then compare their attempt to a model pronunciation. 
    Most words open a window with an image highlighting the phonetics of the word. Listen to an audio lesson about the word. 
    When all of the lessons on top of the page have been heard, a lesson describing the words across the bottom of the page. After the lesson plays, those words are enabled.
    Note: If necessary, a user can use the stop and play controls next to the step name on this page to interrupt this lesson audio. If the lesson is stopped, choosing the play control will play it again from the beginning.
  4. Click each word on the bottom of the page, in any order.
    As the words are clicked, a window opens displaying each word's phonetics and playing an audio lesson about the word.
    When all of the words have been clicked, the Next button is enabled.
  5. Click Next to move to the next step.

Completing the Decode & Read Along step

The Decode & Read Along step helps a student learn to decode an exercise's word list by reading the list twice. When the student chooses Start Read Along on this page, the application:

To complete the Decode & Read Along step:

  1. Choose the Start Read Along button.
    Warm Warm-ups Live moves down each column of the word list decoding each word, and then reads the words across each row.
  2. After completing the required number of Decode & Read Alongs, choose Next to move to the next step.

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Completing the Practice Word List step

The Practice Word List step guides students as they read each word list twice, once down the columns and then once across the rows.

The application times students, calculating a Words Per Minute rate for each word list attempt. When students have read the word list the required number of times, meeting their goal rate at least once, they can move on to the next step.

By default, students read all the words in the list twice to complete the word list timing, first down the columns and then across the rows. Teachers can also change the timing duration to end timings after one minute. 

To complete the Practice Word List step:

  1. When a timing is not in session, click any word in the list to view a decoding animation for that word. Multisyllabic words' syllables are pronounced and highlighted, one at a time, as an aid in decoding the word. 
  2. To start a timing, click the Start Timing button.
    A student can click Cancel Timing at any point to stop a timing.
  3. Saying each word aloud, read the list of words down the columns. 
    The student can click on any of the words during a timing to review the decoding of that word.
  4. After reading all the columns, click Finished. 
  5. Read the list of words across the rows.
  6. Complete the timing in one of two ways:
    • After reading all the rows, click Finished again. (Note that for students with the default Whole list Duration exercise option, this is the only way to complete a timing.)
    • If the Duration exercise option is set to 1 minute and the list is not complete after a minute, a bell will sound. Click the last word you read when the bell sounded to complete the timing. 
  7. Review the practice results in the Scores box.
    Word List timings are scored in words per minute (wpm). Whether a student read the whole list and then clicked Finished for a second time to end the timing, or chose the last word they read after the 1-minute timer sounded its bell, the application calculates the wpm score based on the number of words read in the elapsed time.
  8. Practice until reaching the Word List goal and reading the list for the required number of times.
    Note that after 10 practice attempts, students can move on to the next step even without meeting their goal.
  9. Click Next to continue to the next step.

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Completing the Spelling Step

The Spelling step asks the student to correctly spell five words from the word list for each exercise.

This step asks the student to spell one word at a time. Students click the audio icon to hear each word once, along with a sentence using the word. After attempting the spelling once based on the audio, the students click Show Me to check the original spelling try against the correct spelling of the word. After making any corrections, students click Check to verify their attempt against the correct spelling.

Each time a student clicks Check, one of three possible results appears to the right of the button:

To complete the Spelling step of a Word List exercise:

  1. Click the audio icon to hear the spelling word, along with a sentence using the word.
    The student can click the audio icon to hear the word pronounced again at any time.
  2. In the blank, type the word based on the audio example.
  3. Click the Show Me button.
    The correct spelling of the word appears in blue directly above the student's attempt.
  4. Type any corrections by comparing the attempt to the correct spelling above it.
  5. Click the Check button.
    A feedback icon appears to the right, as described above.
  6. If a red X appeared, meaning the spelling is still incorrect, continue typing any corrections and clicking Check until the spelling is right.
    When a star or a green X appears to the right of the Check button, Next is enabled on the bottom of the screen.
  7. Click Next when the word has been spelled correctly. 
    The application moves to the next word. After five words, it moves to the next step.

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Completing the Word List Pass step

After completing the Spelling step, students wait for the teacher to help them perform a Pass attempt for their Word List exercise. While they wait they can play Phontastic, an engaging word game based on phonics patterns in the current section. 

To enter the Pass step for a Word List exercise:

  1. As a teacher, click the yellow Conduct Pass Activities button in the page header.
  2. Type your User ID and Password in the Teacher Login dialog.
    The Pass/Word List step opens.

To complete the Pass step for a Word List exercise:

  1. As the student, click Start Timing. 
    The Student can click Cancel Timing at any point to stop the timing.
  2. As the student, saying each word aloud, read the list of words down the columns. 
    The teacher listens and keeps track of any errors made by the student.
  3. As the student, after reading all the columns, click Finished. 
  4. As the student, read the list of words across the rows.
  5. As the student, after reading all the rows, click Finished again.
  6. As the teacher, use the Number Missed control to indicate the number of errors the student committed during the timing.
    The Words Correct Per Minute change to reflect the adjusted rate based on the number of errors.
  7. Click Next.

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Reviewing the student's Pass / Word List Graph

The Pass / Word List Graph shows the student the results of each Pass / Word List attempt.

The graph includes a Rank image based on the WCPM score. Word List Graphs display the student's Hot Timing attempt, in red, next to the student's WCPM Goal in grey.

Rank images:
Based on the student's words correct per minute (wcpm) reading rate from the Pass / Word List attempt, each attempt is given a rank by the application. Ranks are as follows:

To leave the Pass / Word List Graph step, click Next.

Reviewing the student's Word List exercise work on Pass / Review Work

After the student has completed the Pass/Word List step of a Word List exercise, review the student’s results on the Pass/Review Work step.

  1. On the Pass/Review Work step, Exercise Details tab, review the student's exercise performance:
    The student's pass results are listed in the Summary section.
    Information about the student's Practice Word List attempts appears in that section.
    The Spelling section tells you which words were spelled correctly on the student's first attempt. All the student's incorrect spellings are also displayed, allowing you to consider which patterns may be causing problems for the student.

    On the Exercise Details page, some items are marked with a star or an X.
    • A star indicates the student has met the requirement.
    • An X indicates the student has not met that requirement.
       
  2. Select the Word List or Spelling tabs to see the student's performance in those two steps graphed for all completed exercises in the section.
    Information about each specific exercise is available by hovering over the graph columns.
     
  3. On any of the graph tabs, click the printer icon Printer icon to print.
  4. Click Next to continue to the Pass/Remedial Actions step or the Congratulations step, depending on whether the student has met all requirements for passing.

Options for Students Who Do Not Pass

If a student does not successfully meet one or more of the criteria for passing a Word List exercise, after reviewing the student's work, the teacher decides the best course of action on the Pass/Remedial Actions page.

  1. On the Pass/Remedial Actions page, view the student's results for each pass requirement.
     
  2. Select a remedial action for each pass requirement that has not been met.​

If the student did not meet her WCPM goal for reading the Word List, or had more than 3 errors in reading the list, you can:

If the student did not spell all five Spelling words correctly, you can choose Redo spelling. The student will be returned to spell all of the words she has not yet spelled correctly without being shown the correct spelling on the page.

If the student has not met all of the requirements, but you want to pass the student with the current scores anyway, you can choose Pass with current scores. The student will see the Congratulations page and then go back to the Select an Exercise step.

  1. Click Next to continue.
    ​The student is required to complete any remedial actions you selected. If you selected multiple remedial actions, the software prompts the student to complete the steps in order.

Ranks on Word List exercises

On Word Warm-ups Live Word List exercises, students receive ranks to describe the rate at which they read the word list. The ranks help to motivate students to engage with the word lists and increase their reading rate.

Ranks appear in the Pass/Word List Graph step, and also appear alongside the badges on the Congratulations page at the end of each exercise.

Rank images:
Based on the student's words correct per minute (wcpm) reading rate from the Pass / Word List attempt, each attempt is given a rank by the application. Ranks are as follows:

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Steps in a Word Warm-ups Live Story exercise

A Word Warm-ups Story exercise consists of the following steps: 

 

Completing the Read Along step in Word Warm-ups Live

The Read Along step in Word Warm-ups Live is similar to the same step in Read Naturally Live. It is a modeling step where students actively read along with a recording of the story. 

Stories in Word Warm-ups Live use the phonics patterns taught in the same section. This step helps students review the patterns and practice difficult words. It encourages proper pronunciation, expression, and phrasing.

To complete the Read Along step:

  1. On the Read Along page, the student clicks Start Read Along.
  2. The student quietly reads aloud as the narrator reads each sentence.
    The student can click Cancel Read Along to stop the read along. Canceled read alongs, when the student stops the recording before it is finished, do not count toward the number of completed read alongs.
  3. The student reads with the narrator until he or she finishes the required number of read alongs. On the right, the page displays the number of required read alongs remaining.
  4. After completing the required number of read alongs, the student can either click Start Read Along again for more practice or click Next to continue.

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Completing the Practice Story step in Word Warm-ups Live

The Practice Story step in Word Warm-ups Live does not require students to read at a goal rate. Students are asked to complete reading the whole story, but the step tracks only a count of their Practice attempts.

Students are encouraged to read carefully in order to answer the Quick Quiz about the story in the next step. As they read, they again encounter the phonics patterns from the current section in the story text.

To complete the Practice Story step:

  1. On the Practice step, the student turns the Reading Guide ON or OFF, as desired or as instructed by a teacher.
  2. The student clicks Start Reading.
  3. The student reads the story aloud quietly and clicks on any words that are difficult.
    The student can click Cancel Reading at any point to stop the timing.
  4. The student uses the page controls at the bottom of the screen to move through the pages of the story.
  5. When the student completes the story, he or she clicks Finished Reading.
  6. The student continues practicing until he or she reads the required number of times.
  7. Once the student has read the required number of times, he or she can click Start Reading to practice again or click Next to continue to the Quick Quiz step.

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Completing the Quick Quiz step

The Quick Quiz step, which tests students on their comprehension, encourages students to engage with each story's content as well as the phonics patterns in the story. In Word Warm-ups, Quick Quizzes consist of a single question with five blanks. The student chooses which of several possible answers fits each blank.

To complete the Quick Quiz step:

  1. The student chooses an answer for each blank in the quiz text.
    The story text is available for review on the left side of the page. 
  2. After answering all of the blanks in the quiz text, the student clicks Next to continue. 

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Completing the Story Pass step in Word Warm-ups Live

After completing the Quick Quiz step, students wait for the teacher to help them perform a Pass attempt for a Story exercise. While they wait, they can play Phontastic, an engaging word game based on phonics patterns. 

To enter the Pass step for a Story exercise:

  1. As a teacher, click the yellow Conduct Pass Activities button in the page header.
  2. Type your User ID and Password in the Teacher Login dialog.
    The Pass/Word List step opens.

To complete the Pass step for a Story exercise:

  1. On the Pass/Review Story page, listen to the student read all or part of the story aloud.
  2. Based on your expectations for the student, choose Exceeded expectations, Met expectations, or Did not meet expectations based on the student's reading.
    Because the Story exercise may be too difficult for some students and too easy for others, the teacher's knowledge of the student is the basis for assessing the student's performance. 
  3. Click Next.
  4. On the Pass/Review Quick Quiz page, review the student's responses to the Quick Quiz. 
    The page allows you to easily compare the student's answers to the correct ones. You can also click a response to open a list of all the possible answers a student chose between.
  5. Click Next.
    If the student's answers for the Quick Quiz were all correct and you chose Met expectations or Exceeded expectations on the Review Story page, the student will be taken to the Congratulations page.
    If the student made one or more mistakes on the Quick Quiz or you chose Did not meet expectations on the Review Story page, the Remedial Actions page opens.

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Options for Students Who Do Not Pass

If a student does not successfully meet one or more of the criteria for passing a Story exercise, after reviewing the student's work, the teacher decides the best course of action on the Pass/Remedial Actions page.

  1. On the Pass/Remedial Actions page, view the student's results for each pass requirement.
     
  2. Select a remedial action for each pass requirement that has not been met.​

    If the student's performance in reviewing the story did not meet expectations, you can return the student to the Read Along and/or Practice Story steps again.

    If the student's Quick Quiz attempt included one or more wrong answers, you can return the student to fix the wrong responses by choosing Redo quick quiz. 

    If the student has not met the requirements, but you want to pass the student anyway, you can choose Pass with current scores. The student will see the Congratulations page and then go back to the Select an Exercise step.
     
  3. Click Next to continue.
    ​The student is required to complete any remedial actions you selected. If you selected multiple remedial actions, the software prompts the student to complete the steps in order.

Playing Phontastic while waiting for a teacher

Phontastic is a word game in Word Warm-ups Live that keeps students engaged and learning while they wait for a teacher to conduct an exercise's Pass steps. The game includes a variety of multiple choice questions involving phonics patterns. Students interact with words, images, and sounds to answer each question.

Phontastic questions include the phonics patterns from the student's current section in Word Warm-ups Live. 

To play Phontastic:

  1. The student reads each Phontastic question. Each question begins with a word, image, or audio icon, followed by question text. For example, a question might consist of a picture of a hen, followed by the text "has the same ending sound as."
    The student can click any of the question elements, including images and audio icons, to hear words spoken aloud. For example, by clicking an image the student might hear the word "hen."
  2. The student reviews the possible answers.
    Answers can take the form of words or images. Clicking the answer options' words or images lets the student hear each possible answer as a spoken word. 
  3. The student answers the question by clicking the button next to the best answer. 
    The application plays a sound effect to indicate whether the answer was right or wrong. The correct answer word is displayed below the question.
    Each correct response adds 2 points to the student's score on the lower right. Each incorrect answer subtracts a single point from the student's score. If the student gets 5 correct answers in a row, they will see a "Bonus! 5 in a row!" message appear on their screen and receive 5 points instead of 2 for the answer.
  4. The student clicks Next to try another question.
  5. When the teacher is ready to conduct the Pass step for the exercise, she or he clicks Conduct Pass Activities in the header to log in.

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Resetting Exercises

You can reset an exercise in Word Warm-ups. Resetting clears the student's data and scores for the exercise. He or she can try it again later. 

Account Administrators and School Coordinators, Teachers, and Read Live Assistants can reset stories for any students, regardless of the students' lead teachers. Read Live Assistants can reset stories only from a student's workstation.

To reset stories from the Student Module:

  1. With a student logged in, click Teacher in the page header.
  2. If prompted to log in, enter your user ID and password and click Log in.
  3. Click Reset Exercise.
  4. Under "Do you want to reset these exercises," change NO to YES for the story (or stories) you want to reset.
  5. Click Reset Selected Exercises and click Yes to confirm.

To reset stories from the Staff Member Module:

  1. From the navigation menu, select Word Warm-ups Live.
  2. Find the name of the student, and in the Reset column, click Reset.
  3. In the Word Warm-ups Live > Reset Exercises page, select the exercise (or exercises) to reset.
  4. Click Reset & Close, and click Yes to confirm.

Note: Resetting the Introduction Lesson for a Section: 

Whenever all of a student's work in a section is reset, the student's progress in the Introduction lesson for that section is also reset. To reset the Introduction from either the Student Module or the Staff Member Module, reset all of a student's exercises as described above.

Exercise options: Customizing Word Warm-ups Live for Students

You can use Exercise Options to change the number of times a specific student performs certain steps.

To open the Change Exercise Options page from the Word Warm-ups Live Student Module:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 

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Changing Decode & Read Along requirements for a student

By default, all students see the Decode & Read Along step, but students are not required to complete the step to move on. A teacher can change whether the Decode & Read Along step is shown to a student, and can assign a required number of Decode & Read Alongs to students who see the step.

To turn the Decode & Read Along step off for a student:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 
  4. In the Word List Exercises area, turn the Decode & Read Along toggle off.
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. Click Close to return to the student's current step.

To change the number of required readings on the Decode & Read Along step:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 
  4. In the Word List Exercises area, choose the new number of decode & read alongs from the Required decode & read alongs control.
    You can require 0 to 3 read alongs on this page. If a student has 0 required read alongs but the step is on, they can choose to perform a read along but they do not need to do so before moving to the next step.
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. Click Close to return to the student's current step.

Setting the number of Word List Practices

By default, three Practice attempts are required for word list exercises. You can set the number of practices from 1 to 5 for each student, depending on the student's individual needs.

Students need to complete the required number of practices while also meeting their WCPM goal at least once in order to move on.

To change the number of required Word List Practice steps:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 
  4. In the Word List Exercises area, choose the new number of practices from the Required practices control.
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. Click Close to return to the student's current step.

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Any student who completes 10 Word List Practice attempts will be able to move to the next step in an exercise, whether or not he or she has met the WCPM goal.

Setting the Duration of Word List Timings

By default, Word List timings are set to a Whole list duration. If you have a student who, after multiple practices and extra support, cannot read a word list's words both down the columns and across the rows, you may want to adjust the student's Word List Goal and/or change the duration story option to 1 minute. 

The 1 minute exercise option stops each timing after 60 seconds. A bell sounds, and students are asked to click the last word they read when the timing ended. Whether a student performed a Whole list or 1 minute timing, the reading rate for a timing is based on the number of words read in the elapsed time. 

To change the length of Word List timings:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 
  4. Under Word List, select a Whole list or 1 minute duration.
  5. Click Save or Save & Close.

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Setting the number of Read Alongs

By default, one Read Along is required for Story exercises. You can set the number of Read Alongs from 1 to 3 for each student. 

To change the number of required Story Read Along steps:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 
  4. In the Story Exercises area, choose the new number of read alongs from the Required read alongs control.
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. Click Close to return to the student's current step.

Setting the number of Story Practices

By default, one Story Practice is required for Story exercises. You can set the number of practices from 0 to 3 for each student. For example, you might set the number of story practices to 0 for an older student who is not challenged by the story exercise. You could set the number to 3 for a student who needs more practice.

To change the number of required Story Practice steps:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 
  4. In the Story Exercises area, choose the new number of practices from the Required practices control.
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. Click Close to return to the student's current step.

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Enabling or disabling Full Audio Directions for a student

Once a student is experienced with a given Read Live application, teachers may want the student to hear less direction audio about how to perform each step. The Full Audio Directions option allows teachers to control this audio feature.

To enable or disable Full Audio Directions in Word Warm-ups Live for a student:

  1. Open the Exercise Options page, either at the student's workstation or in the Staff Member Module.
    In the Student Module, Exercise Options are part of the Teacher menu.
    In the Staff Module, you can Change Story Options from the Word Warm-ups Live page.
  2. Turn the Full Audio Directions toggle ON or OFF in the Teacher menu, or
    Select or Deselect the Full Audio Directions checkbox in the Staff Member Module.
  3. Click Save or Save & Close.

Choosing the Story exercise version for a student

Two versions of the Story exercise in each Word Warm-ups Live section are available. You can assign the student the easier or more challenging version:

To choose which story version a student completes:

  1. In the student module, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. In the dialog that opens, enter your User ID and Password and click Log in.
  3. Select Change Exercise Options. 
  4. Under Story version, select Easier or More challenging.
  5. Click Save.

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Monitoring Student Performance

In the Read Live Staff Module, you can print reports describing a student's performance in Word Warm-ups Live. The Word List Graph, Spelling Graph, and Exercise Details reports are available for any section or exercise in which a student has worked.

To access Word Warm-ups reports in the Staff Module:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click Word Warm-ups Live Reports.

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Generating Word Warm-ups Section Reports

Available Word Warm-ups Section Reports include Word List and Spelling Graphs for any sections in which a student has worked.

To generate Word List or Spelling graphs:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click Word Warm-ups Live Reports.
  4. Click Student Section Reports.
  5. On the Student Word Warm-ups Section Reports page, use column filters and the Search by Group menu to narrow the list of students displayed.
  6. Click the Generate button for any student for whom you need a report.
  7. In the dialog that opens, use the checkboxes to choose whether you want to see a Word List Graph, a Spelling Graph, or both.
  8. In the Section dropdown, choose the section for which you want to see reports. 
    Any section is which the student has worked is present in the list.
  9. Click Generate Reports.

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Generating Exercise Details Reports

The Exercise Details report for any exercise a student has worked in is available in the Staff Member Module.

To generate Exercise Details rep:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click Word Warm-ups Live Reports.
  4. Click Exercise Details.
  5. On the Word Warm-ups Exercise Details page, use column filters and the Search by Group menu to narrow the list of students displayed.
  6. Click the Generate button for any student for whom you need a report.
  7. In the dialog that opens, choose the Level and Section of the exercise for which you need a report.
  8. Use the Exercise dropdown to choose the specific exercise for the report.
    All exercises in which the student has worked in this section appear on the list.
  9. Click Generate Report.

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Generating Word Warm-ups Level Reports

Word Warm-ups Level Reports allow a teacher to review student performance across all of the exercises in one or more levels. The Student Level Report includes specific information about how a student performed in each exercise. 

To generate Word Warm-ups Level reports:

  1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Reports.
  3. Click Word Warm-ups Live Reports.
  4. Click Student Level Reports.
  5. On the Student Word Warm-ups Level Reports page, use column filters and the Search by Group menu to narrow the list of students displayed.
  6. Use the checkboxes on the left side of the page to choose students for whom you want to see the report.
  7. Click the Generate Reports for Selected button above the grid. A dialog opens asking how many levels of reporting data you need.
  8. Choose how many levels of recent performance to review for all of the students you selected.
  9. Click the Generate Reports button. 
     

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Reviewing a student's current Level, Section, and Word List Goal from the Word Warm-ups Student Module

To quickly review a student's current assignment and goal from the Word Warm-ups Student Module, use the Level | Goal menu.

  1. While a student is working, open the Level | Goal menu in the header of the Student Module.
    The menu includes detailed information about the student's current level and section. The exercises in the section are listed, along with the skills taught in each exercise. Below the list of exercises, the student's current Word List Goal is displayed in words correct per minute. 

Printing Word Warm-ups Exercises

You can print Word Warm-ups exercises from the Staff Module's Word Warm-ups Live page, or from the Teacher Menu in the Word Warm-ups Student Module. 

To print exercises from the Staff Module:

  1. Log into the Read Live Staff Module.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Student Activity.
  3. Click the Application-Specific Actions button at the top of the page.
  4. Choose Word Warm-ups Live from the side menu.
  5. Click Print Exercises.
  6. Select the level, section, and exercise you want to print.
    You can also choose All in the Exercise dropdown to print all of the exercises in a given section. The exercises will be printed in the same order they appear to the student on the Select an Exercise page in the application.
  7. Click Print. A PDF of the exercise(s) opens in a new browser tab.

To print exercises from the Word Warm-ups Student Module:

  1. With a student logged in, click the Teacher button in the page header.
  2. If prompted to log in, enter your user ID and password and click Log in.
  3. Click Print Exercises.
  4. Select the level, section, and exercise you want to print.
    You can also choose All in the Exercise dropdown to print all of the exercises in a given section. The exercises will be printed in the same order they appear to the student on the Select an Exercise page in the application.
  5. Click Print. A PDF of the exercise(s) opens in a new browser tab.