TO:
Elementary Schools
FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Consultant in Teaching & Learning
Amira will be rostered and ready for teachers and students to use on August 27th. Once the rostering is complete, teachers and students can log in through the HMH link found in the waffle. It is recommended that students take the placement test when they first log to be placed in the correct reading Lexile. The program will adjust and find the right Lexile for the students without the placement test, but it will take five or six reading sessions for the program to fully adjust without the placement test. Students do not need headphones or microphones to be able to use Amira, but the use of headphones may help with classroom noise. It is important that students spend adequate time reading text aloud and Amira will be a great tool to help build oral reading fluency. It is recommended that students spend at least 30 minutes per week reading aloud with Amira in addition to other oral reading fluency activities provided in the classroom.