Guides

Step-by-step help for students, teachers and school administrators. The pictures come from a made-up showcase school, so no real student appears in them.

See READSmart at work

A quick look at what each person can do, straight from the guides.

  • The sign-in page on a phone

    Student

    Sign in

    Students sign in with a short username and password from their teacher.

  • Ana's home page

    Student

    Your home page

    Each student's home page shows open reading checks, their own stories and their latest reading.

  • The reading check rules

    Student

    Take a reading check

    Official reading checks run at school or at home, with one start per student and a time limit.

  • The story library

    Student

    Read a practice story

    A library of practice stories in English and Filipino that students can read aloud any time.

  • Where READSmart heard something different

    Student

    See what READSmart heard

    After a practice reading, students see where READSmart heard something different from the story.

  • Asking for a new story

    Student

    Make your own story

    Students can ask for a new practice story about something they like. A teacher checks each story first.

  • Ana's progress page

    Student

    See your progress

    Students follow their reading speed, accuracy and understanding over time.

  • The teacher overview

    Teacher

    Your overview

    A daily overview of each class, its students and the readings waiting for review.

  • A class overview

    Teacher

    Your classes

    Each class page shows who needs attention, how practice is going and what to do next.

  • A guardian's refusal on record

    Teacher

    Guardian consent

    Using READSmart counts as consent, and a guardian's refusal stops recording at once.

  • The class story library

    Teacher

    Class story library

    Check student-made stories and their questions before the class reads them.

  • Reading checks for a class

    Teacher

    Open a reading check

    Open an official reading check for the whole class or chosen students, at school or at home.

  • Reviewing a recording

    Teacher

    Review a recording

    Listen to each reading, see where the transcript differs from the passage, and save your own score.

  • Class statistics

    Teacher

    Class statistics

    Class statistics by language, with Phil-IRI levels and comprehension by question type.

  • A printable Form 3

    Teacher

    Print Phil-IRI forms

    Print Phil-IRI Forms 3A, 3B and 4 straight from READSmart.

  • The school's classes

    School admin

    Set up classes

    School administrators create classes and give each one its teacher team.

  • A pending teacher request

    School admin

    Approve teacher requests

    Teachers ask to join their school, and an administrator approves each request.

  • Usage and costs

    School admin

    Usage and practice limits

    See recording activity and estimated costs, and set daily and monthly practice limits.

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