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Page Description

The Congratulations page shows badges for student work—gold medallions if basic requirements were met, or medallions with ribbons if the student's work was above and beyond.

Alias

interpreting-the-congratulations-screen

When a student completes a story, a Congratulations page appears with reward badges for various aspects of the student’s work on the story.  Badges can appear as a gold medallion (met the basic requirement), or as a medallion with ribbons (went above and beyond). 

​This page can motivate students who understand that excellent performance is rewarded by ribbons. Tell students what they have to do to earn the badges and blue ribbons. Many students strive to excel so they can receive all blue ribbons.

How Students Earn Badges

Basic Requirement

Above & Beyond

Accuracy

Student had 3 or fewer errors on the hot timing

Student had no errors on the hot timing

Goal

Student met the goal on the hot timing

Student met the goal on the first try at the hot timing

Expression

Student got an expression score of 2 or 3 on the hot timing

Student got an expression score of 4 on the hot timing

Quiz

Student got all the quiz questions correct.

Student got all the quiz questions correct on the first try.

Retell (Sequenced and Idioms stories)

Student’s retelling of the story met teacher expectations

Student’s retelling of the story met teacher expectations on the first try.

Word List (Phonics stories only)

Student passed the word list

The student passed the word list on the first try