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QReads Technology Edition

For Middle and High School Grade Students

Reading Levels: A–F

Help students build fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary through independent practice with advanced, research-based technology. Available for PC or Mac in Standalone and Network versions.

QReads is a quick, strategic intervention program that increases fluency, comprehension, and background knowledge for middle and high school students. The program uses short, high-interest readings based on the instructional routine developed by Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert.

Quarter-Hour

Just 15 minutes a day!
The QReads instructional routine takes just 15 minutes every day. You can supplement your regular intervention program to help those students struggling most with reading.

Quantity

Students read every day
Struggling students need to read passages more than once. In QReads, students read a passage three times to improve fluency and comprehension. Struggling readers are often lacking critical vocabulary and background knowledge QReads helps systematically build both while they become fluent readers.

Step One Students read a QReads passage to themselves, either aloud or silently, at their own pace. They build on their prior knowledge and work on remembering the main idea of the passage.

Step Two Students then hear the same passage modeled by a fluent reader. Listening to someone read helps the student understand how a passage should sound.

Step Three Students read as much of the passage as they can in one minute. This allows for assessment of fluency and comprehension.

Features

Based on the same advanced Scientific Learning software that powers QuickReads Technology Edition, QReads Technology Edition creates a highly motivating learning environment that consistently builds student confidence and achievement by extending additional support to students individually and precisely when it is needed.

Whether in a general education, special education, ESL, Title 1, summer school, or after-school setting, your students will become independent, fluent readers with QReads Technology Edition.

Content

Content Explorer: View Topics and Passage Titles for QReads Technology Edition

• Just like QuickReads, the topics in QReads follow the national standards in that content area.

• Each QReads Level contains passages from each of the four content areas, Science, Art & Culture, Social Studies, and Literature & Language. There are three subjects per content area. One topic in each subject, 4 passages in each subjects. The total count for passages per level is 48.

• Science subjects include Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science

• Art & Culture subjects include Cultural Studies, Fine and Performing Arts, and Everyday Arts

• Social Studies subjects include Civics, Geography/Economics, and History

• Literature & Language subjects include Literature, Communication, and Everyday Reading

System Requirements

Network Edition v4 Server Requirements

A dedicated server is preferred but not required. Contact Pearson technical support prior to purchase for non-dedicated configurations.

• Windows 2000 or 2003 Server
• Intel Pentium IV 2 Ghz processor or equivalent
• 1 GB RAM
• 120 GB available hard drive space
• CD-ROM compatible drive
• Ethernet LAN port
• T1 (1.5 Mbps) bandwidth or better

Stand-Alone and Network Edition v4 Client Requirements

Microsoft Windows

• Windows 2000, Windows XP Home/Professional with SP2, Windows Vista Business or Enterprise Edition
• Windows 2000/XP: Pentium III 667 MHz or equivalent processor (minimum); Windows Vista: 1 GHz processor (minimum)
• Windows 2000/XP: 256 MB RAM (minimum), 512 MB RAM or better (recommended); Windows Vista: 512 MB RAM (minimum), 1 GB RAM or better (recommended)
• Available hard drive space: 200 MB minimum, 500 MB for downloaded content, plus 100 MB additional per user
• 800×600 resolution display (minimum), 1024×768 resolution display (recommended); 16-bit color level for the monitor
• QuickTime 6.0+
• Support for DirectX 9 graphics
• T1 (1.5 Mbps) bandwidth or better
• Sound card with DirectSound support (if a second sound card is
  present it must be disabled)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+, Firefox 1.5+
• Scientific Learning approved microphone headset
• Standard True Type Fonts

Apple Macintosh

• Mac OS 10.2.6 or later
• Macintosh with a G3 600 MHz processor (minimum); G4, G5, or Intel processor (recommended)
• 256 MB RAM (minimum), 512 MB RAM or better (recommended)
• Available hard drive space: 200 MB minimum, 500 MB for downloaded content, plus 100 MB additional per user
• 800×600 resolution display (minimum), 1024×768 resolution display (recommended); thousands of colors display
• QuickTime 6.0+
• T1 (1.5 Mbps) bandwidth or better
• Safari 2.0+, Firefox 1.5+
• Scientific Learning approved microphone headset with USB adapter
• Standard True Type Fonts
• Available USB port

Additional Requirements

Users must have administrative permissions to install this application. File system access control software must allow read and write access to the application and data folders. All applicable operating system, and sound and video device patches should be applied.