Literably Instant: Automated Formative Literacy Assessment

In Phase I, the project team will develop a prototype of an automated oral reading fluency assessment that employs speech recognition software to assess oral reading. At the end of Phase I, a pilot study will be conducted with 8 Kindergarten to grade 3 educators as well as a literacy coach who works with each educator. Students in these classes will use the prototype for automated oral reading fluency assessments. Literacy coaches will support teachers in implementation, data interpretation, and in instructional adjustments using the results from the automated assessment. At the conclusion of the implementation period, educators will the rate the usability and feasibility of the assessment. Analyses will also determine the accuracy and reliability of the automated scoring relative to human scoring.