Reading Assistant Plus achievement goals

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About student achievement

When a student completes an activity or selection, Reading Assistant Plus measures the student’s achievement in that activity or selection and then awards the appropriate achievement marker to the student.

Check mark. The student is still developing competency with the material.

Silver star. The student has shown competency with the material.

Gold star. The student is accomplished with the material.

Student achievement markers serve as a reward for hard work and help motivate students to keep working on the component.

Where to find achievement markers

Students can see their achievement markers throughout the component:

On the activity progress tracker in the reading selections
On the dialog that appears when the student completes an activity
On the book covers of completed selections in the student's library
On the student progress reports within Reading Assistant Plus
Throughout the Reading Assistant Plus reports (teachers only)

Each achievement marker awarded to a student represents the first (or best initial) score earned in the activity or selection. The marker will never change, even if the student repeats the activity or selection.

Student achievement in the activities

Students earn an activity achievement marker after completing an activity for the first time. Reading Assistant Plus measures student achievement in each of the three main activities (the Word Wall vocabulary preview does not track student achievement and is therefore not included):

Each marker represents the first (or best initial) score earned in the activity and will never change, even if the student repeats the activity.

Markers	Preview and Read	Read and Record (Fluency)	Take the Quiz (Comprehension)
Check mark	Less than 80% of items responded to correctly on first attempt	First 3 readings, with all readings less than 75% of WCPM goal	Less than 80% of questions answered correctly on first attempt
Silver star	N/A*	First 3 readings, with at least 1 reading at 75% of WCPM goal	N/A*
Gold star	80% or more of items responded to correctly on first attempt	First 2 readings, with at least 1 reading at or above 100% of WCPM goal	80% or more questions answered correctly on first attempt

*The silver star is only available for the Read and Record activity. This is because students can only pass or fail the other two activities, whereas the Read and Record activity has a wider skill level range that can be measured.

Student achievement in the selections

Students earn a selection achievement marker after completing a selection for the first time. Reading Assistant Plus measures two critical reading skills to show student achievement in a selection:

Fluency. How quickly and accurately the student can read the material, measured by comparing the words correct per minute (WCPM) score to a fluency goal specific to each selection. Students demonstrate fluency in the second activity, Step 2 – Read and Record.
Comprehension. How well the student understands the material, measured by the quiz score. Students demonstrate comprehension in the third activity, Step 3 – Take the Quiz.

Each marker represents the first (or best initial) score earned in the selection and will never change, even if the student repeats the selection. Note that to earn a silver or gold star, the student must meet the both the fluency and comprehension requirements. To earn a check mark, students only need to complete the selection.

Markers	Reading skill level	Fluency (Read and Record)*		Comprehension (Take the Quiz)*
Check mark	Low fluency and/or low comprehension	First 3 readings, with all readings less than 75% of WCPM goal	AND/ OR	Less than 80% of questions answered correctly on first attempt
Silver star	Moderate fluency and good comprehension	First 3 readings, with at least 1 reading at 75% of WCPM goal	AND	80% or more questions answered correctly on first attempt
Gold star	Good fluency and good comprehension	First 2 readings, with at least 1 reading at or above 100% of WCPM goal	AND	80% or more questions answered correctly on first attempt

*Selection achievement does not include results from the first two activities—Word Wall and Preview and Read—which provide instruction rather than assess achievement.