Help millions of children keep learning with just 15 minutes!
By reading a passage aloud you can help children across the nation access valuable science knowledge and grow as readers.
Providing texts read aloud by a real person has many benefits, especially as students experience learning losses from COVID-19. Read-alouds:
ReadWorks will make your recording available for the millions students accessing these texts across our digital platforms. All it requires is a smartphone, an internet connection, a quiet space, and your most expressive reading voice!
Providing texts read aloud by a real person has many benefits, especially as students experience learning losses from COVID-19. Read-alouds:
- grow students’ knowledge and vocabulary;
- support access to complex texts while learning at home; and
- expose students to a model of fluent reading.
ReadWorks will make your recording available for the millions students accessing these texts across our digital platforms. All it requires is a smartphone, an internet connection, a quiet space, and your most expressive reading voice!
How to Record Your Audio Passage
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Read the full instructions on recording and submitting audio.
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Sign up as a volunteer to access list. Put your name in the "Claimed" column once you have chosen.
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Sign into ReadWorks to view the passage, using the preset volunteer login.
Username: [email protected] Password: audiodrive2020 |
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Record the passage as a WAV file. Refer to the instructions as a guide. Note: Please look up any pronunciations of unfamiliar or tricky words in the passage - we cannot use recordings with incorrect pronunciations!
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Upload the recording using this drive and mark the recording as complete in the Google Sheet under "Completed & Submitted" column. Make sure the file name includes the title of the passage.
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THANK YOU.
You are making a difference in the lives of millions of children.
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Share your volunteer experienceTake a picture or video reading your passage and post it to social media. Tag @ReadWorks and use #AudioforGood
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