Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure) is a Digital Reader feature that provides students with structure and support during independent reading and center time. This feature provides students with three randomized and system-generated books selected for the student based on their assigned Reading Adventures Lexile range.
In each Reading Adventures book, students will follow Bella and Rosie as they make 4–5 stops along the path. Each Reading Adventures book begins with word study activities and a video book introduction that will ensure your student is prepared to read. Then, students will read the book and complete a quick quiz. Reading Adventures books will appear on the the Reading Adventures panel again the next day for a re-read. This will be indicated by a book icon with a “repeat” arrow.
To introduce your class to Reading Adventures, please see Reading Adventures Walk-through Video for Students (1:15), a short introductory video made specifically for students.
Now, on to the adventure! This article will cover the following topics:
- How to set up your students for Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure)
- How to view your students’ Independent Track Progress
- How students access Reading Adventures
- What books are in Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure)?
How to set up your students for Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure)
To choose Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure) and adjust a student’s Reading Adventures Lexile range, follow the steps below.
From your dashboard, click on Students.
Choose the student whose Reading Adventures Lexile range you would like to adjust and click on the Pencil icon.
Make sure the student's Independent Track is set to Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure). Adjust the student’s Independent Track Instructional Step to the appropriate Lexile range. Click Save Student at the bottom of the page.
How to view your students' Reading Adventures progress
The Activity Feed Tab allows you to see your students’ progress through each Independent Track journey. Here you can see the date a student completed each Independent Track activity including Interactive Word Study results, time spent reading and rereading the book, and quiz answers.
Note: Entries on this page also show reading sessions from assignments, lessons, and other independent reading opportunities. These entries do not include Quiz and Reread, activities exclusive to Independent Tracks.
The Independent Tracks Tab allows you to see your students’ progress through each Independent Track Instructional Step. A progress bar shows the number completed out of the total number of books for the current step for each student. You can also reset a student’s journey to the first step in their current Lexile range, change their Reading Adventures Lexile range, or set them on a different Independent Track.
How students access Reading Adventures
To embark on Reading Adventures, your student will begin by selecting one of books listed in the Reading Adventures section of their Student Dashboard.
After selecting a Reading Adventures book, your student will be directed to a brief introductory video explaining the stops that they will make on Reading Adventures: Play the Games, Watch the Video, Read the Book, and Think about the Story.
The voiceover will end the introduction with a cheerful, "Let's Go!" and the student will be transported into one of five Reading Adventures landscapes, ready to proceed through the adventure with Bella and Rosie on a road trip with the following stops: Play*, Watch, Read, and Think.
The first stop is Play the Game. By clicking anywhere on the screen, the student will start a Word Study activity appropriate for their Reading Adventures Lexile range: Picture Sorting, Making Words, or Make a Big Word. When the student is finished, clicking Done will bring them back to their Reading Adventures map where Bella and Rosie will drive to the next stop.
*Some Lexile ranges will have two Play stops: one Word Study activity and one Learn a Sight Word activity.
The next stop on Reading Adventures is Watch the Video. By clicking anywhere on the screen, the student will watch a video introducing the book. When the student is finished, clicking Done will bring them back to their Reading Adventures map where Bella and Rosie will drive to the next stop.
The next stop is Read the Book. By clicking anywhere on the screen, the student will be directed to read the book.
After reading the text, the student will indicate that they’ve finished by clicking Done.
The last stop is Think about the Story. By clicking anywhere on the screen, the student will start a brief comprehension quiz.
When the student has completed the quiz, they click Done.
When the student is finished, clicking Done will wrap up the last activity, and Bella and Rosie will drive across the screen…off to their next adventure! The student will land back on their student dashboard where additional Reading Adventures books in their current Lexile range will be available to read.
Recently completed Reading Adventures books will appear again the next day so they can reread the book, officially completing their Reading Adventure.
What books are in Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure)?
The Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure) Bookshelf is a collection of books that are used in the Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure) activities. To locate and navigate the Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure), please follow the steps below.
1. From your dashboard, click on Bookshelf.
2. Scroll down to Independent Tracks and click on Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure).
3. Within the bookshelf, you can filter by Book Title, Genre, or Lexile range.
4. Clicking into a book will allow you to access the Reading Adventures (by Lexile® measure) Word Study Activities, video, and quiz for that book. Use the icons in the left rail to preview the activities students will be completing independently.