How to create Reading Fluency Assessment Activities

1. Tap the green +Add button.
2. Tap Generate Activity.
3. Tap Reading Fluency and choose your preferred method to create a passage.
   

Generate leveled fiction or nonfiction passages with target vocabulary using AI.

1. Select grade level.
2. Select Non-fiction if needed.
3. Summarize what the passage should be about (up to 1000 words).
4. Add key vocabulary terms (optional).
5. Select student recording time limit.
   
6. Tap Next.
7. Select style.
8. Tap Generate Activity.
9. Your generated content will be available in the Creative Canvas.

Convert existing passages from PDFs, images, or Google files into fluency assessments.

1. Upload a file or choose Google Drive.
2. Select the pages to include.
3. Highlight images you want included.
4. Tap Next.
5. Select style.
   
6. Tap Generate Activity.
7. Your content will be available in the Creative Canvas.

Manually create a Reading Fluency assessment from scratch. There is a text limit in the Passage section set to 2000 characters or 5 minutes of audio.

1. Tap the green +Add button.
2. Tap Create Activity.
3. Tap Reading Fluency.
   
4. Select the recording time limit.
5. Enter your passage and tap Add.
6. Assign the activity to students.

View the Seesaw Library to select an existing Formative Assessment passage.

The assessment is auto-graded with words-correct-per-minute scoring and flagged additions and removals. Note that you can always manually override the automatic grading. 

💡 Learn more about scoring here 

Please be mindful of the following suggestions when creating passages, as they could impact the accuracy of the automatic grading. 

• Homophones
  • These are words that are pronounced the same, but spelled differently.
  • The Reading Fluency Assessment should be able to correctly identify homophones as long as there is some context as to the meaning of the word. For example, in the phrase: “I ate two hot dogs.”, it is clear which two vs. to vs. too is intended.
• Multiple Spellings
  • Some words have multiple accepted spellings.
  • Reading Fluency Assessment will choose what it determines to be the most appropriate spelling.
  • Note that Reading Fluency Assessment expects words to have English-US spellings.
• Numbers and symbols
  • If you use numbers or symbols in your passage text, Reading Fluency Assessment may expect a word (e.g. ‘9’ vs ‘nine’)
• Hyphens and Compound Words
  • Reading Fluency Assessment will attempt to employ the correct usage of hyphens and compound words. This may not match the text in the passage.
• Nonsense Words and Names
  • Reading Fluency Assessment may not be able to recognize nonsense words and some names.
• Accents and Speech Disorders
  • The accuracy of Reading Fluency Assessment may be affected by students with accents or speech disorders.

Background Noise

Background noise, particularly the voices of other individuals, can be picked up in the recording and potentially impact the accuracy of the assessment. 

Recommendations:

• Students should record their readings in a quiet or low volume environment when possible.
• Using a headset with a microphone allows for clearer recording and can minimize background noise.
• Students should be encouraged to speak at a audible volume ("Use your reader's voice!")
• Students can listen to their recording and re-record if they are not satisfied with the recording.

What happens if an Activity is shared with a teacher without SI&I? 
The activity can be viewed and assigned, but not edited. The assessment is downgraded to a text label with no AI transcription or auto-grading. 

How do I view class trends?

1. Open the activity from the Activities tab.
2. Tap Review.
3. View the reporting breakdown.

What happens if a student makes a mistake?
If a student realizes they have made a mistake, they should go back to where they first made the mistake and reread the passage from there. Reading Fluency Assessment will not penalize the student for properly corrected mistakes.