Read Naturally

What do you like best?

I like Read Naturally because it relies heavily on routines and requiring the student to 'touch' or read the article many times. It is a very intuitive software to use and allows students to read a variety of academic genres.

What do you dislike?

The only thing about Read Naturally that I don't love is that it requires the teacher to be working 1:1 with a student while other students work on their own. This is only 1 minute at a time, but it takes a while to get through the entire class. The other thing that is difficult is that it requires so much time in the classroom. In order to use the program appropriately, a teacher needs to spend at least 3 full days using the program which doesn't leave a lot of time for teaching other things.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

This helps students with reading comprehension. It requires students to be attending to the article and paying more attention than just browsing through the reading once.