Below is a "walk-thru" for entering scores for First Grade students. Depending on scores, you may branch and skip some of these steps and that's okay. When running reports, the software will automatically account for any entries skipped due to branching rules.

To get to the scores screen for a particular student, click File from the main menu, then Students. When the student grid appears, click the Scores link beside the student that you want to enter scores for. Also, you can click the Info link to view the basic student information and then click the Scores button located on the Info page.

For an overview of entering scores, click here

To skip past a task (that was not given due to branching rules), just press Enter or the down arrow key. You can use the up arrow key to go back up through the task list as well.

If you administered tasks, even when the branching rules allowed you to skip them, you can still enter those scores. When reports are generated, branching rules are enforced and any "information only" scores you have entered won't affect the report.

There is quite a bit of code that is executing each time you press a key. For example, after you enter the date, the screen may flicker a bit and then the cursor will be placed on the task that immediately follows the date you entered. Try not to get ahead of yourself and allow the code to execute before pressing keys repeatedly. After entering a few scores, you'll get the hang of it. NOTE: When you type in a date, be sure to enter 2 digits for each section. For example, to enter September 3, 2004, enter it as 09/03/04, NOT 9/3/04. Also be aware that you can simply enter the digits and the slashes in the date will be inserted automatically. After entering a date, the screen may take a few moments to reset (and renable the appropriate text boxes, etc.) The date entered for the screening will be copied as the inventory date, so you don't have to enter two dates for the same test.

Beginning of the Year

• Click File, from the main menu, then Students. When the student grid appears, click the Scores link next to the first student you want to enter scores for.
  
• When the scores entry screen appears, type in the Beg Screening Date and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Type in the score from Screening 1 and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Type in the score for Screening 2 and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Type in the score for Screening 3 and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• If you are going to Skip the inventory tasks (if the student was developed on the screening), check the checkbox marked "Beg Inv Skipped"
  
• Type in the score from Beg Inventory Task 1 and press Enter (or the down arrow key) unless you have skipped the inventory
  
• Repeat for the remaining Inventory tasks
  
• Select the Reading Type (Listening or Reading) from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Accuracy Level (Frustrational, Instructional, or Independent) from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Word List Score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Story Read from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Story Grade Level from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Fluency score (if applicable) and press Enter (or the down arrow key) You can also click the Flu link (in blue) and the fluency calculator will appear. See the bottom of this page for details.
  
• Enter the Explicit Correct score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Implicit Correct score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Click the Save button
  
• At the Student grid, click on the Scores link for the next student and repeat the process above.
  

Middle of the Year

• Click File, from the main menu, then Students. When the student grid appears, click the Scores link next to the first student you want to enter scores for.
  
• When the scores entry screen appears, type in the Mid Inventory Date and press Enter (or the down arrow key) Any developed scores from the Beg Inventory will automatically be carried over to the tasks for Mid Year.
  
• Type in the score from Mid Inventory Task 1 and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Repeat for the remaining Inventory tasks
  
• Select the Reading Type (Listening or Reading) from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Accuracy Level (Frustrational, Instructional, or Independent) from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Word List Score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Story Read from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Story Grade Level from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Fluency score (if applicable) and press Enter (or the down arrow key) You can also click the Flu link (in blue) and the fluency calculator will appear. See the bottom of this page for details.
  
• Enter the Explicit Correct score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Implicit Correct score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Click the Save button
  
• At the Student grid, click on the Scores link for the next student and repeat the process above.
  

End of the Year

• Click File, from the main menu, then Students. When the student grid appears, click the Scores link next to the first student you want to enter scores for.
  
• When the scores entry screen appears, type in the End Screening Date and press Enter (or the down arrow key) Any developed scores from the Mid Inventory will automatically be carried over to the tasks for End Year. If the Mid Inventory wasn't given, developed tasks from the Beg of Year will carry over to the End Year tasks.
  
• Type in the score from Screening 4 and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Type in the score for Screening 5 and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• If you are going to Skip the inventory tasks (if the student was developed on the screening), check the checkbox marked "End Inv Skipped"
  
• Type in the score from End Inventory Task 1 and press Enter (or the down arrow key) unless you have skipped the inventory
  
• Repeat for the remaining Inventory tasks
  
• Select the Reading Type (Listening or Reading) from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Accuracy Level (Frustrational, Instructional, or Independent) from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Word List Score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Story Read from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Select the Story Grade Level from the drop-down list (DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!) and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Fluency score (if applicable) and press Enter (or the down arrow key) You can also click the Flu link (in blue) and the fluency calculator will appear. See the bottom of this page for details.
  
• Enter the Explicit Correct score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Enter the Implicit Correct score and press Enter (or the down arrow key)
  
• Click the Save button
  
• At the Student grid, click on the Scores link for the next student and repeat the process above.
  

For Fluency, click the Flu link (located just below the Story dropdown box) and the fluency calculator will appear (see below):

As in our previous desktop software, just enter the number of words read, the number of errors, and the total number of seconds. The fluency rate will be calculated and inserted into the FLU textbox on the score entry screen for you. You can also manually enter the fluency rate if you already have it calculated by typing it directly into the FLU textbox.