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…Enhancing the Power of Progress Tracker!

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Reading Progress Indicator can…Reading Progress Indicator can…

1.1. Quickly evaluateQuickly evaluate the effects of Fast ForWord product use on a student’s reading progress.

2.2. Easily access accurate progress informationEasily access accurate progress information that correlates to nationally recognized normed assessments – including the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement, Third Edition

3.3. Automatically track student progress and report resultsAutomatically track student progress and report results to parents, teachers and administrators via Progress Tracker and

Bookette’s Benchmark Tracker.

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Special FeaturesSpecial Features

• computerized, summative, normed assessment, developed by Bookette Software Company

• will quickly evaluate the effects of Fast ForWord product use on a student’s reading progress

• Assessments can be individually and/or group administered, unlike other tests

• provides Fast ForWord customers with a reliable validated assessment that is easy and economical to administer

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Customer BenefitsCustomer Benefits

Easy to administer and implement• computerized assessment available at every Fast ForWord computer

• Scoring and reporting is done automatically and easily available on Progress Tracker and Bookette’s online Benchmark Tracker

Accurately reflects student’s progress • correlated to nationally recognized normed assessments

• valid and reliable – no bias for gender, ethnicity, or US region

• Self-paced, less stressful test provides for a more accurate assessment of student performance

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How Reading Progress Indicator How Reading Progress Indicator helps…helps…

Teachers teach better? • Demonstrates how Fast ForWord Products are helping their students

• Provides individual student progress reports that highlight both strengths &

weaknesses Students learn more?

• Ensures that every Fast ForWord student’s time is invested appropriately

Parents become involved? • Helps parents understand how our brain-based learning approach is

benefiting their child

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Which word has the same vowel sound as

the vowel sound in the word stay?

A. plan □

B. sleigh □

C. steal □

D. star □

Check Correct answer

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A. drispy □B. risply □ C. dripsy □ D. draspy □

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Which word does not contain the underlined sound?

feast

A. cough □

B. leaf □

C. graph □

D. sight □

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If the room is hot, you might want to open the __________.

A. car □ B. window □ C. mother □ D. broom □

What does the word severe mean in the following sentence?

The girl knew that what she had done was wrong. She hoped that her punishment would not be too severe.

A. sharp □B. delicate □ C. harsh □ D. confusing □

Hungry Ralphie Whenever it was time for dinner, Ralphie was never late. Every night, Ralphie cleaned his plate. At the table, Ralphie said, “Pass the jam and pass the bread!” “Pass the ham and pass the peas, I want to eat more food, please!” One night when it was time for bed, Ralphie stayed up to eat instead. He ate his shoes, he ate his socks. He even ate his building blocks. He nibbled his way down the stairs and ate the kitchen table and the chairs. Just when his parents thought he would eat the house, Ralphie stopped and wiped his mouth. He said, “My tummy is beginning to hurt. I’ll think I will go ahead and skip dessert.”

What did Ralphie eat for dessert?

A. peas and ham □

B. his house □

C. he did not eat dessert □

D. ice cream □

A. S P E 2 f □ B. a T 3 U P □ C. G E A 3 4 □ D. L o 8 6 A □

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So, how long will it take?So, how long will it take?

Tests are untimed– Typically less than 40 minutes, depending upon grade level and

ability of student– May be completed in multiple sittings

Assessment Level Time Range Required

•K-1 •5 – 20 Minutes

•2-3 •8 – 25 Minutes

•4-6 •10 – 32 Minutes

•7-10 •15 – 40 Minutes

11th and 12th grade students assessment level will default to 7-10 assessment level