By default, the practice timings last one minute. However, it may be beneficial to change to a:

• Two-minute timing if you have a student who is working on the longer stories (level 5.6 and above), or if you want to encourage an older student to read for longer, more sustained periods.

• Whole-story timing if you have a student who is working on the lower-level materials, which have shorter stories, or if you want the student to read the entire story to increase comprehension. Use whole-story timings with great caution, though, because some students lose their motivation when asked to read the entire story for each practice.

To change the length of the practice timings:

1. Open the Story Options page, either at the student's workstation or in the Staff Member Module.

2. Under Practice, select a 1 minute, 2 minute, or Whole story duration.

3. Click Save or Save & Close.

See Also

• Opening Story Options

• Completing the Practice Step

• Restoring Story Options to Their Default Values