ROAR® Grade One

• Whole class completes ROAR at the same time, if possible
• Introduce students to Magpie and ROAR (powerpoint slides)
• Plan for students to complete the 3 assessments over 1-2 days (can be 3 if doing in small groups and only have 20 minutes at a time). Often first graders can complete Letter and Phoneme on one day and Word the second day.
• Show students in the powerpoint slides where to STOP each ROAR day and raise their hand
• When they finish, give students another activity to do until everyone has finished

ROAR Phoneme (~20 min) - DAY 1 or DAY 2

Press START to begin ROAR Phoneme assessment

Progress bar fills up as student completes assessment

Student finishes assessment and progress is saved

 

STOP when student sees ROAR Word start screen or complete the ROAR Word assessment on the same day if students remain focused. Raise hand so teacher can give another activity to work on while other students finish ROAR.

Show students to click the Sign Out button to sign out of Magpie. If using shared devices, sign out of ClassLink as well.

ROAR Word (~15 min)  DAY 2

Notes:

• Words flash on the screen and disappear very quickly. Students should look at the screen the whole time during the ROAR Word assessment
• Students use Left and Right arrow keys to indicate a word is a made-up (Left) or real (Right) word
• There are sound effects that accompany answer selections in ROAR-Word (different sound for correct/incorrect responses) that are designed to help students maintain their focus on the test since the item prompts are only visible for a short window of time so it is important that students are paying attention throughout the test

Press START to begin ROAR Word assessment

If using a keyboard: “Press any key to continue.”

Student uses Left and Right arrow keys to indicate made-up (Left) or real (Right) words

Progress bar fills up as student completes assessment

Student finishes assessment and progress is saved

 

STOP when student sees Welcome to Magpie start screen. Raise hand so teacher can give another activity to work on while other students finish ROAR.

Show students to click Sign Out button to sign out of Magpie. If using shared devices, sign out of ClassLink as well.

After finishing ROAR Days, students begin Magpie Days playing learning games independently for 45-60 minutes each week on a regular Magpie schedule.