How does Amira help during Practice?

During Practice sessions, Amira constantly adjusts both the kind of interventions provided and the timing before intervention. Amira adjusts her feedback based on the type and frequency of student errors. In general, Amira follows the best practice of allowing 3+ seconds for productive struggle. The mean time before Amira jumps in is approximately 6 seconds. This personalized tutoring is a key component of the Amira Practice model, minimizing student frustration and maximizing motivation. 

Amira delivers personalized coaching to readers -- the right intervention on the right word at the right time. These are called micro-interventions. As a student reads, Amira provides just enough support to encourage “productive struggle.”

Micro-Interventions in Action

Want to see some micro-interventions in action? Here is a video of a practice session including some micro-interventions for you to view! Check out the playlist below for a sampling of the Amira interventions.

Amira's Micro-Intervention Gallery

Below is a sampling of some common micro interventions students may encounter while practicing with Amira, when they are encountered, and how the student participates in the intervention, among other details. If you have questions about any of these micro interventions or would like more detail, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager.

For a full list of our Interventions, please review this Google doc of our Interventions Encyclopedia .

Customizing the Micro-Intervention Frequency

You have the ability to customize how often micro-interventions are provided via the Science of Reading Configuration tile in Amira. For more information on that, including how to enable giveword as a possible intervention, please see this article: Science of Reading Configurations

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