Unlock Reading Excellence with an Innovative Oral Reading Fluency Program

Turn your struggling readers into confident champions

Build interest and confidence with engaging leveled reading resources

Accelerate reading growth with research-driven activities

Track and assess oral fluency progress with automated running records

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    Lumos Reading Buddy Maximizes Your Student’s Reading Superpowers

    Developed by seasoned educators, Lumos Reading Buddy is a cutting-edge oral reading fluency program that elevates elementary students’ core fluency skills: accuracy, speed, and expression.

    What makes it stand out? Reading Buddy seamlessly blends the science of reading with advances in speech recognition technology, delivering actionable insights for a more personalized support, while efficiently saving teachers valuable time.

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    Empowered by Running Records Assessment

    Lumos Reading Buddy seamlessly integrates running records assessment, offering invaluable insights into your students’ fluency levels. Pinpoint areas for improvement and establish personalized goals guided by insightful reading proficiency reports.

    Compare cold and hot reading activities, summarizing accuracy, performance, and fluency rate.

    Identify areas for prosodic or expressive reading skill development.

    Intensity Comparison Report

    Pitch Comparison Report

    Highlight word-level articulation and phonological errors, including prolonging, rapid reading, substitutions, insertions, repetitions, omissions, text comparison, and interjections.

    Prolonging Report

    Rapid Reading Report

    Text Comparison Report

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    How Lumos Reading Buddy Works

    Reading Buddy introduces a systematic framework grounded in research-driven methodologies like teacher modeling and repeated reading. This approach empowers students to engage in sustained, ongoing practice, fostering continuous improvement in oral reading fluency skills.

    The Reading Buddy student portal boasts an interactive Guided Practice feature, fueled by the Lumos AI Assistant. This tool enables students to independently navigate through six dynamic reading activities within a supportive instructional environment.

    Begin with assessing your student’s current reading level through two diagnostic tests. This foundational step tailors the Lumos Reading Buddy experience to their unique abilities.
    Students participate in an independent reading activity, recording and submitting their read-aloud session of a passage or story to gauge baseline reading fluency skills.
    Enhance word comprehension through targeted exercises that make learning effective.
    Students now complete a teacher modeling activity where they listen to the story or passage read by an expert. Lumos Reading Buddy employs patented technology, highlighting the text for improved understanding and pronunciation.
    Apply learned skills with another independent reading exercise to track progress.
    Assess understanding and reinforce key concepts.

    Diagnostic Test Preview

    Diagnostic Report

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    Why Choose Lumos Reading Buddy?

    Encourage Students To Practice Reading

    Encourage

    Students To Practice Reading

    Engage students in practicing captivating stories and passages tailored to their independent reading level. This approach builds interest, fostering improved confidence and achievement in reading.

    Improve

    Students’ Overall Reading Ability

    Experience proven research-based methodologies like independent reading, teacher modeling, and repeated reading. Picture a student effortlessly navigating through engaging activities, steadily enhancing core fluency skills – accuracy, speed, and expression.

    Track

    Students’ Oral Fluency Progress

    Utilize rich and accessible automated reading proficiency reports. Gain valuable insights with visualizations that make monitoring and measuring progress a breeze.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Lumos Reading Buddy

    Lumos Reading Buddy transforms struggling readers into confident champions by providing a personalized learning experience. It focuses on improving accuracy, speed, and expression through engaging activities and insightful reading proficiency reports.
    Running records assessment is a method used by educators to evaluate a student’s reading abilities and track their progress over time. It involves observing and recording a student’s oral reading fluency as they read a selected passage aloud.
    • Selection of a Text: The teacher chooses a passage or text appropriate for the student’s reading level.
    • Oral Reading: The student reads the selected passage aloud while the teacher listens and makes notes.
    • Recording Errors: The teacher records any errors made by the student during the reading, including substitutions, omissions, insertions, and repetitions.
    • Timing: The teacher notes the time taken by the student to complete the reading, providing insights into reading speed.
    • Analysis: After the reading, the teacher analyzes the recorded data to assess accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and other aspects of the student’s reading performance.
    In Lumos Reading Buddy, running records assessment is seamlessly integrated to provide educators with valuable insights into students’ oral reading fluency.
    • Assessment Integration: Lumos Reading Buddy begins with a diagnostic assessment that includes running records.
    • Performance Monitoring: The platform continuously monitors students’ oral reading fluency through various activities.
    • Automated Data Collection: Lumos Reading Buddy automatically collects data during student interactions with the platform.
    • Reading Proficiency Reports: The system generates comprehensive reading proficiency reports based on the running records data.
    • Personalized Feedback: Educators receive actionable insights into each student’s reading proficiency.
    Lumos Reading Buddy is specifically designed for elementary students, covering a range of grade levels. It caters to diverse reading abilities within this educational stage.
    Yes, Lumos Reading Buddy offers a customizable experience. It can be tailored to address specific needs and goals within your school, ensuring a flexible and effective solution for improving reading fluency.
    Yes, Lumos Reading Buddy is designed to complement existing curricula. Its flexibility allows for seamless integration, enhancing your current instructional practices and providing additional support for reading fluency.
    Lumos Reading Buddy engages students through interactive Guided Practice activities, including diagnostic tests, vocabulary practice, teacher modeling, and comprehension quizzes. The program is designed to make learning enjoyable and effective.
    Lumos Reading Buddy generates insightful reading proficiency reports, including Fluency Metrics, Intensity & Pitch, substitutions, omissions, insertions, and repetitions. These reports offer a comprehensive view of each student’s progress, enabling teachers to make informed instructional decisions.
    Lumos provides comprehensive training and ongoing support for schools adopting Reading Buddy. This includes onboarding sessions, training materials, and ongoing assistance to ensure a smooth and successful implementation.
    Lumos Reading Buddy is designed with adaptive features to meet the varied reading levels of elementary students. The program utilizes diagnostic tests to assess individual reading levels and tailors activities accordingly.
    Yes, Lumos Reading Buddy is designed to be flexible and can be used in various learning environments, including remote or hybrid settings, offering continuity in reading instruction.
    Lumos Reading Buddy recognizes and accommodates different learning styles through a variety of activities, including independent reading, teacher modeling, and vocabulary practice. The program caters to diverse needs to ensure an inclusive learning experience.