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Detailed workflow guide

Run an oral reading session

Oral reading sessions help teachers choose a learner and passage, start or resume a session, mark miscues and answers, and review local reading notes.

Teacher goal

How do I record oral reading miscues and notes without exposing learner data?

Use this guide when this is the task in front of you. Stop if the selected class, learner, role, school year, file, or output does not match.

In-app path

  1. Phil-IRI Toolkit
  2. Oral Reading

Get ready

Check the starting point

These are the minimum conditions for the workflow to make sense.

Before you start

Estimated time: About 5–10 minutes

  • The intended local learner and passage
  • Teacher-observed miscues, score, and notes
  • A teacher review of the local interpretation before follow-up

You should see

Oral Reading shows the intended learner, passage, miscues, score, and saved local interpretation for teacher follow-up.

Steps

Complete the task in order

Review choice points, save or preview behavior, and any stop condition before continuing.

  1. Phil-IRI Oral Reading workspace for a selected learner and passage with reading-session controls.View full size
    Captured July 11, 2026.

    Step 1

    Choose the learner and passage

    Select the learner, passage, phase, and reading setup before starting the session.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Start or resume the timer

    Use the session controls to start, pause, resume, or continue the reading session as the learner reads.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Mark miscues and answers carefully

    Record counting and non-counting miscues, answers, and teacher observations only as needed for reading support.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Review the local session notes

    After the session, review miscues, comprehension notes, and any follow-up ideas before saving or exporting anything.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Back up reading records

    Use Settings backup before changing laptops, cleaning old reading records, or moving local work to another device.

Review

Check these before relying on the work

These checks cover saved, previewed, generated, and teacher-review states.

  • Learner and passage match

    The selected learner and passage should match the actual reading session.

  • Timer and notes are reviewed

    Confirm the recorded session details before saving the record.

  • Privacy is protected

    Keep reading notes local and avoid unnecessary sensitive details in exports or shared files.

  • Follow-up is teacher-owned

    Use notes to plan support without making automatic decisions about the learner.

Blocked states and recovery

Fix the blocker before continuing

Use the direct recovery action when GuroAssist is waiting for setup, data, access, policy, or file readiness.

  • No learner selected

    Choose the learner before starting or saving a learner-specific oral reading session.

    After recovery: The intended learner is selected and the learner-dependent action is available.

    Review roster help
  • No passage selected

    Select an available passage or import a teacher-provided one first.

    After recovery: The blocker is no longer shown, and the intended next action is available for teacher review.

    Troubleshoot this blocker
  • Session details are incomplete

    Review timer, miscues, answers, and notes before saving.

    After recovery: No unresolved scan or manual-check item remains, and the reviewed result is ready to save.

    Troubleshoot this blocker
  • Records need backup

    Back up local reading records before device changes or major cleanup.

    After recovery: The backup or restore summary shows the intended local workspace and a clear success or recovery state.

    Open backup and restore help

Safety note

Oral reading records contain sensitive learner reading notes. Keep them local, review them carefully, and share only through the teacher's intended process.

Finish

Verify the result

Do not treat a saved screen or generated filename as proof that the work is ready.

You’re done when

Oral Reading shows the intended learner, passage, miscues, score, and saved local interpretation for teacher follow-up.

Glossary

Expand the terms used in this guide

Use the plain-language meaning here, then follow the exact label in GuroAssist.

Phil-IRI
Philippine Informal Reading Inventory; GuroAssist keeps reading work local and review-based.
GST
Group Screening Test used to identify the next local reading step.

Guide details

Guide verification

Use these details to confirm that this guide matches the GuroAssist version and school year you are using.

Verification
Verified with GuroAssist 1.0.0.0
Last reviewed
July 11, 2026
Screenshots
Captured July 11, 2026
Applies to
2026–2027

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