Goals
Targets of Educational Activities
Literacy (EGRA = Early Grade Reading Assessment)
- Alphabet: See letter, say name
- Phonemic Awareness: Hear word, say initial sound
- Listening Comprehension: Hear story, answer questions
- Sight Words: See common word, say it
- Decoding: See non-word, say it
- Fluency: See text, read aloud
- Reading Comprehension: Read text, answer questions
- Copying/Dictation: See or hear letter/word/sentence, write it
- Sentence Writing: Given a prompt, write a complete sentence
Numeracy (EGMA = Early Grade Math Assessment)
- Number Identification: See number, say it
- Number Discrimination: See two numbers, pick larger number
- Number Pattern Identification: See series, fill in missing number
- Arithmetic: Add, subtract, or multiply 1 or 2 digit numbers
- Word Problems: Hear word problem, say answer
Educational Activities to Develop and Test
Tutors
- Demonstrate concept or skill
- Assisted practice
Games
- Fluency practice for speed and accuracy
Shared Components to Develop and Test
- Persona: provide visible, animate, attentive audience
- Student Model: assess actions, trace student knowledge
- Activity Selection: decide what to do next
- Mentor: help relect on performance and progress
- Hear: number, word, oral reading, free-form speech
- Write: digit, letter, number, word, sentence
- Tell: prompt, digit, letter, number, word, sentence
- See: users, faces, mouths
- Banner: displays and controls consistent throughout
- Session control: start, enroll, log in, exit, pause, time out
- Logging: save data to use in app and analyze off-line