Assessment

Assess reading mastery and screen for Dyslexia risk in under 10 minutes

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Written by Stacey Daigle and Sara Erickson

How do I get students ready for the assessment?

Use this checklist of talking points, a modeling video, and best practices to help students do their best.

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago

What are the components of the Benchmark Assessment?

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated yesterday

How do I assign an assessment?

Learn more about how to to assign an assessment

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago

How do I review assessment recordings?

Best practice is to listen to all assessments after they are completed

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago

How do I use the Benchmark assessment data to inform instruction?

Here is how data from the Benchmark assessment can be analyzed to inform future instruction

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago

What is the Reading Level based on?

Understand how we calculate the Reading Level

Written by Sara Erickson
Updated over a week ago

Tips

What do yellow words mean?

Amira listens for audio interference and flags phrases as yellow for the teacher to rescore

Written by Sara Erickson
Updated over a week ago

How do I view Amira as a student for the Benchmark?

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago

What is grade level equivalent in Amira?

Grade level proficiency cut points for oral reading fluency, vocabulary, reading mastery, and phonological awareness.

Written by Sara Erickson
Updated over a week ago

How does Amira measure reading comprehension?

How Amira assesses for reading comprehension

Written by Sara Erickson
Updated over a week ago

What is downleveling?

How Amira "downlevels" or adapts as students assess

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago

How do I configure my classroom space?

Suggestions/recommendations for configuring classroom space for when students use Amira

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago

How do I see my whole class?

Written by Stacey Daigle
Updated over a week ago