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Measure Oral Reading Skills Using Fast and Flexible Advanced Speech Recognition Technology

Measure Oral Reading Skills Using Advanced Speech Recognition Technology

Teachers can quickly and easily measure and score how many words a student can read accurately with Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) assessment. The fast and flexible advanced speech recognition technology provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate their reading fluency through the oral reading of text.

The Educator’s Thermometer

Use Oral Reading Fluency to Measure Learning Loss

Oral reading fluency (ORF) is a measure of how quickly and accurately students can read aloud. At first glance, this may seem like a strange thing to quantify, but decades of research have shown ORF to be highly correlated with reading comprehension, especially for young, nascent readers, which makes it useful as a screening tool.

Recoup Skill Loss with Powerful Intervention Strategies

How to Recoup Skill Loss with Powerful Intervention Strategies

Recouping skill loss after the challenges created by COVID-19 is top of mind for educational leaders planning for back to school. Amidst school closures, educational leaders must find new ways to help teachers and parents learn how to get students back on track using powerful, proven intervention strategies.

Red Cape Classroom: Make Blended Learning a Part of Your Child’s Day

How to Make Blended Learning Part of Your Child's Day

Istation’s mission has always been to help students succeed and grow. In uncertain times, that support is even more important. With that in mind, Istation launched a video series, Red Cape Classroom.

Red Cape Classroom: Keep Your Child Focused Not Frustrated

10 Ways to Keep Children Focused Not Frustrated

Istation’s mission has always been to help students succeed and grow. In uncertain times, that support is even more important. With that in mind, Istation launched a video series, Red Cape Classroom.

Students Gain 2 Months' Reading Ability Over the Summer

Students Gain 2 Months' Reading Ability Over the Summer

Istation helped young students maintain literacy skills over the summer by providing its award-winning reading educational technology to community centers in Dallas, including Casa de Lago, Catholic Charities, Circle of Support, Cummings Rec Center, Frazier Revitalization, Jubilee Park, Readers 2 Leaders, and Trinity River Mission. Serving students in kindergarten through third grade, the Tackle Summer Slide program was staffed by more than 30 on-site reading specialists.