ClearFluency is our digital guided reading tool. In addition to the features available in previous generations of the component (known as Reading Assistant Plus), ClearFluency provides student and teacher resources to deliver an even greater comprehensive guided reading experience—at school or at home—and includes brand new content, with hundreds more passages planned for future releases.
Features include:
ClearFluency pairs advanced speech recognition technology with scientifically-based reading interventions to help students strengthen their reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
First, ClearFluency guides the student as he/she previews vocabulary, listens to a model fluent reading of the selection, reads the selection silently, and then responds to comprehension checks. Then, using patented, research-validated speech recognition and verification technology, ClearFluency listens as the student reads a passage aloud, providing immediate feedback when a student mispronounces or struggles with a word. Finally the component assesses the student’s understanding of the passage by asking questions designed to close the student’s comprehension skill gaps.
As a general rule, students should use the ClearFluency component for 20 to 40 minutes a day, two or more days a week, with more time recommended for older students. When planning your implementation, choose the scheduling method that's right for you.
Let ClearFluency set and manage how many minutes a student spends using the component each day. The component will automatically let the student know when it's time to stop.
Choose how long you want the student to use the component each day (20, 30, or 40 minutes), then let ClearFluency manage your student's time.
Opt out of the ClearFluency schedules entirely and manage the student's time on your own.
Students complete ClearFluency in several stages.
When using ClearFluency, students practice three critical reading activities—plus a vocabulary preview—while reading a wide variety of content.
Word Wall Activity. When the student first starts a selection, this pre-reading activity lets students explore important vocabulary words from the selection, helping English learners build comprehension and fluency while learning the pronunciation of some important English words from the upcoming reading.
Step 1 - Preview and Read. ClearFluency invites the student to listen to a model fluent reading of a text, to read silently at his or her own pace, and to review word definitions. To improve the student’s comprehension of the selection, the activity provides Think About Its—questions and activities based on the current text. Think About Its act as a during-reading activity, similar to what a student might experience in a guided reading lesson.
Step 2 - Read, Record, and Listen to the Recording. Using research-validated speech recognition and verification technology, the software monitors a student as he or she reads aloud, providing the much needed practice that benefits all readers. If needed, the software assists the student when challenged by a word.
Step 3 - Take the Quiz This post-reading activity challenges the student to answer comprehension questions about the text.
When using a recommended progression method (locked or student-selected), the student must complete an activity before moving on to the next activity, and must complete all activities in a selection before moving on to a new selection. The student can return to a completed activity at any time to work on it again.
ClearFluency provides English instructional text within the activities. As an alternative, you can choose to present this text in Spanish.
