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Putting Your Dashboard to Work
Set Up Your Site
Check Monthly Progress
Support Success!
A D M I N I S T R A T O R
S T A R T- U P G U I D E
ADMINISTRATOR START-UP GUIDE 2
Set Up Your Site
™
Teachers can start using Reading Plus with students once you have set up your site.Log in to your Administrator Dashboard at login.readingplus.com.
• Press Students tab.• Ensure you see the names of all
students who will use Reading Plus.
• If names are missing, access instructions for preparing your import file at www.readingplus.com/imports.
Note: If your school has used Reading Plus previously, import only those students new to Reading Plus.
• Press Staff tab.• Press +Add Staff.• Enter name of staff member.• Enter staff member's email
address.• Use email address as Username.• Check the Administrator rights box
if you'd like this staff member to have administrator rights.
• Press Save.• Press Back.
Note: Staff will receive an email with instructions on how to set their passwords.
2. Enter Staff
1. Ensure Students are Imported
Note: Contact Reading Plus Customer Service if your school uses Clever and you would like to integrate with Reading Plus. Call 1-800-732-3758, ext. 1.
3. Create Classes• Press Classes tab.• Press +Create Class.• Enter name for class.• Press Save. • Press +Assign.• Press name(s) of teacher(s) to
assign to class. • Press X to close.• Press Back button.
• Press Reports tab.• From dropdown on Site reports
tab, select Staff Usernames & Email Report.
4. Print Staff Usernames and Emails
The WalkMe tutorial at this link provides on screen instructions on how to create classes.
The WalkMe tutorial at this link provides on screen instructions on how to create staff accounts.
ADMINISTRATOR START-UP GUIDE 3
Bill FastigyMacon Gaines Middle SchoolMay 31, 2015
Site Instructional Summary Report All Completed Weeks
Rate Gains Level Gains
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
SeeReader® Lessons
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
SeeReader® Lessons
Rat
e (w
pm)
Leve
l+53 wpm - Average Rate Gain72% - Reading at Rate Target
20% - Reading at Grade28% - Reading 1 Level Below Grade
75
5.1
3.83.1
2.1
1.00.4
7168
59
40
18
0
20
50
70
10
30
40
60
0
1
2
3
4
5
Use
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
Stu
dent
s
112 Students Enrolled5 Students (4%) Not Assessed
0
10
20
30
40
50 6
SeeReader® Lessons
18
11
5
22
38
13
ClassAvg SRLessons
16
14
12
29
15
8
18
112
Avg. RateGains (wpm)
Avg. LevelGains
% At/Closeto Grade
Mora P4
Mora P3
Mora P5
Fastigy P1
Collins P6
Markowitz P5
Edgars P4
Total
Enrolled# Not
Assessed
14
13
9
26
8
4
8
95
108
70
85
40
48
32
71
72
76
57
66
38
42
18
54
4.1
4.6
2.7
3.6
0.8
1.0
0.6
2.7
75%
79%
67%
72%
13%
25%
6%
51%
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
5
Expect ProgressCheck your Site Instructional Summary Report regularly to ensure that students in all classes are completing weekly assignments and are making rate and level gains.
Note: For maximum rate and level gains, students should complete 100 or more Reading lessons.
Check Use & Gains• Ensure students are on track to completing
100 or more Reading lessons.• By the end of the first semester, students
should have completed approximately 40 Reading lessons.
• By the end of the second semester, students should have completed approximately 80 - 100 Reading lessons.
• Note how varying amounts of use translate into varying rate and level gains.
Make Sure All Classes are Successful• View average number of Reading (SR)
lessons completed to date for each class, relative to end-of-year goal of 100 or more lessons.
• Teachers of low-use classes may need support with implementation.
• Press class name to view more detailed class data.
5. Set Exception Weeks (Holidays, Testing Weeks, etc.)
• Press Site tab.• Press Calendar Settings.• Press Set any weeks your school
has off.• Scroll to find the week, then press
that week.• Add description note for the
exception week.• Press Apply.
Note: During exception weeks students are not assigned any lessons. However, they can still complete lessons in any of the instructional programs.
Bill FastigyMacon Gaines Middle SchoolMay 31, 2014
Site Instructional Summary Report All Completed Weeks
Rate Gains Level Gains
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
SeeReader® Lessons
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
SeeReader® Lessons
Rat
e (w
pm)
Leve
l
+53 wpm - Average Rate Gain72% - Reading at Rate Target
20% - Reading at Grade28% - Reading 1 Level Below Grade
75
5.1
3.83.1
2.1
1.00.4
7168
59
40
18
0
20
50
70
10
30
40
60
0
1
2
3
4
5
Use
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
Stu
dent
s
Off Schedule
112 Students Enrolled5 Students (4%) Not Assessed
82 Students (73%) On/Close to Schedule25 students (22%) Off Schedule
On/Close to Schedule
0
10
20
30
40
50 6
SeeReader® Lessons
18
11
5
22
38
13
ClassAvg SRLessons
16
14
12
29
15
8
18
112
Avg. RateGains (wpm)
Avg. LevelGains
% At/Closeto Grade
Mora P4
Mora P3
Mora P5
Fastigy P1
Collins P6
Markowitz P5
Edgars P4
Total
EnrolledOn/Close to
Schedule
14 2
1
3
3
13
9
26
4
3
9
25
8
4
8
82
95
108
70
85
40
48
32
71
72
76
57
66
38
42
18
54
4.1
4.6
2.7
3.6
0.8
1.0
0.6
2.7
75%
79%
67%
72%
13%
25%
6%
51%
Bill FastigyMacon Gaines Middle SchoolMay 31, 2014
Site Instructional Summary Report All Completed Weeks
Rate Gains Level Gains
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
SeeReader® Lessons
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
SeeReader® Lessons
Rat
e (w
pm)
Leve
l+53 wpm - Average Rate Gain72% - Reading at Rate Target
20% - Reading at Grade28% - Reading 1 Level Below Grade
75
5.1
3.83.1
2.1
1.00.4
7168
59
40
18
0
20
50
70
10
30
40
60
0
1
2
3
4
5
Use
1 - 2
0
21 -
40
41 -
60
61 -
80
81 -
100
100+
Stu
dent
s
Off Schedule
112 Students Enrolled5 Students (4%) Not Assessed
82 Students (73%) On/Close to Schedule25 students (22%) Off Schedule
On/Close to Schedule
0
10
20
30
40
50 6
SeeReader® Lessons
18
11
5
22
38
13
ClassAvg SRLessons
16
14
12
29
15
8
18
112
Avg. RateGains (wpm)
Avg. LevelGains
% At/Closeto Grade
Mora P4
Mora P3
Mora P5
Fastigy P1
Collins P6
Markowitz P5
Edgars P4
Total
EnrolledOn/Close to
Schedule
14 2
1
3
3
13
9
26
4
3
9
25
8
4
8
82
95
108
70
85
40
48
32
71
72
76
57
66
38
42
18
54
4.1
4.6
2.7
3.6
0.8
1.0
0.6
2.7
75%
79%
67%
72%
13%
25%
6%
51%
Provide Appropriate SupportIdentify classes with low use. Low-use classes are not yet on track to completing 80 - 100 Reading lessons by the end of the year. Provide teachers of those classes with appropriate support.
Possible Explanations
Low UseStudents are not completing assigned Reading lessons.
Teacher does not make adequate time for Reading Plus.
Help teacher find time for Reading Plus in his or her weekly schedule.
Teacher and students are not prioritizing the Reading component.
Teachers can remind students to work in the Reading component first whenever they log in.
Require students to complete all assigned Reading lessons.
Enrolled students are no longer using Reading Plus or have left the class.
Remind teacher to unenroll students who are not using the program.
Teacher is not logging in to the Teacher Dashboard to complete weekly monitoring.
Encourage teacher to log in to the Teacher Dashboard at least twice per week to monitor Reading lesson completion.
Students and teacher are not held accountable.
Ask teacher to submit Class Instructional Summary Report every two weeks.
Review Reading Plus during weekly staff meetings.
Computer technology is insufficient or malfunctioning.
Ensure teacher has enough computers to serve all Reading Plus students.
Contact school tech support or Reading Plus Customer Service Team.
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