Teacher Resource Hub

Admin Quick Reference Guide

FOR ADMINISTRATORS An at-a-glance overview of Amira reports and configuration tiles.

Admin Dashboard Setup Guide

FOR ADMINISTRATORS A self-paced checklist for district administrators.

Downloading EOY Data

FOR ADMINISTRATORS Explains what/when rollover is, which reports admin/teachers should download prior to rollover, and why the data is important.

Managing Your Pacing Guide

FOR ADMINISTRATORS Details on how to manage the Instruct Pacing Guide throughout the school year.

Admin Observation Checklist

FOR ADMINISTRATORS Checklist for observing and documenting effective Amira usage, routines, and student readiness during classroom walkthroughs.

Metrics Guide

FOR ADMINISTRATORS Explains Amira’s key metrics -- the ARM Score, ARM Percentile Rank, Estimated Mastery,MAST Score, and DRI Score.

MOY Benchmark Guide

FOR ADMINISTRATORS Guide outlining what to do before, during, and after the Amira Middle-of-Year Benchmark assessment.

Launch Checklist

FOR ADMINISTRATORS Step-by-step checklist for a smooth Amira launch.

Configurations & Reporting Guide

FOR ADMINISTRATORS Detailed instructions on how to configure settings and analyze reports via the Admin Dashboard.

Educator Appreciation Cards

Blank & pre-filled cards to thank teachers for their hard work.

Amira and Your Child's Privacy

Family-friendly guide explaining how Amira protects student privacy and uses children’s voice recordings.

Family Communication Guide

A comprehensive guide outlining what to communicate with families, when to communicate it, and how to do so effectively.

Summer Break Family Letter

Letters to families encouraging reading over summer break. Includes options for students with and without access to Amira at home. + SPANISH

Family Resource Reference Sheet

One-page quick reference with of the resources that Amira offers for families.

Amira Family Letter

Letter to families introducing Amira Learning. + Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, Korean, Russian, Farsi

Family Resource Overview

Describes all the resources that Amira offers for families.

Family Update Packet

Letters to send before and after each benchmark. +Spanish

Spring Break Family Letter

Letters to families encouraging reading over spring break. Includes options for students with and without access to Amira at home. + SPANISH

Positive Notes Home

Customizable notes to share student reading wins with families. + SPANISH

Parent Report Overview

A one-page guide to help explain the Parent Report, covering each section and how families can interpret student scores. + Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, Korean, Russian, Farsi

Amira at Home Handout

Editable PDF with login details and tips to encourage Amira usage at home. ‍ + Spanish

Tech Care Letter

Family letter for students borrowing devices to use Amira at home, includes care reminders and tips for safe, effective use. + Spanish

Positive Notes Home

Customizable notes to share student reading wins with families. ‍ + SPANISH

Achievement Certificates

Customizable certificates to celebrate student and class achievements. + SPANISH

Milestone Certificates

Customizable certificates to celebrate class milestones. + SPANISH

Spot Foster Contract

Customizable contract allowing students to foster Spot for a specific timeframe, encouraging responsibility and a commitment to reading with joy.

Spot Adoption Certificate

Customizable certificate celebrating the adoption of Spot as a school or class pet. + SPANISH

Spot Posters

Printable multi-page posters of Spot in three poses.

Amira Posters

Printable multi-page posters of Amira in three poses.

Birthday Certificate

Customizable birthday certificate from Amira and Spot. + SPANISH

Amira Competition Guide

Step-by-step guide with examples and planning tools to help you organize and launch an Amira Reading Competition.

Ready, Set, Read!

(Recommended September-October) ‍ Teams race to the finish line by moving their car along a race track, hitting milestone flags as they achieve reading goals. + SPANISH

Reading Blizzard

(Recommended November-December) ‍ Students create snowflakes for each reading milestone, building a "blizzard," with the class or grade with the most snowflakes winning. + SPANISH

Read Your Heart Out

(Recommended February-March) Teams track their progress by coloring in or moving up on the READometer, aiming to reach the top by reaching their reading goal. ‍+ SPANISH

Slam Dunk Stories (March Madness)

(Recommended March-April) Teams compete in a bracket-style tournament, advancing weekly based onthe most stories read or minutes logged, until a champion is crowned + SPANISH

Amira Bingo

(Recommended May-June) Teams work toward Amira goals by completing squares on a Bingo board. + SPANISH

Spot Keychain Cutouts

Cut out the images and insert them into picture frame keychains* to recognize effort, celebrate milestones, and motivate students. ‍ *KEYCHAINS NOT INCLUDED

Spot Stickers (2"x4" Shipping Labels)

Use pre-filled “Spot On” stickers for instant recognition or customize your own to mark milestones, send notes home, or encourage students. For best results, print on Avery 5163 Shipping Labels (2" × 4").

Spot Background Video

Positive Notes Home

Customizable notes to share student reading wins with families. Share milestones, goals reached, progress, or praise for effort and focus during Amira time. ‍ + SPANISH

Desk Notes

Customizable notes to leave on students’ desks. Write messages celebrating their effort, growth, or commitment during Amira time.

Blank Spot & Amira Cards

Blank cards featuring Spot and Amira for students to color and personalize with a handwritten message.

Valentine's Cards (Filled)

Valentine’s Day cards featuring Amira and Spot with fun, encouraging reading-themed messages to celebrate students’ progress and effort. ‍ + SPANISH

Dear Amira, Thank You

This gratitude project begins with a letter from Amira that students can hear read aloud. Then, students write back to share what they’re thankful for. + SPANISH

Coloring Pages (Fall Theme)

A fun, flexible tool for the classroom. Track stories, reading minutes, and activities, celebrate goals, reward effort, or give students a mindful break with Amira & Spot.

Story Challenge Tracker

Track progress towards 20 or 50 stories read. + SPANISH

100 Challenge Tracker

Record up to 100 stories or activities completed with Amira. + SPANISH

Weekly Progress Tracker

Set and track progress towards weekly Amira goals. + SPANISH

ERSS Progress

Track completion of 6 Early Reader Skills Scaffold (ERSS) tasks per sound. + SPANISH

Accuracy Challenge

Track progress toward reading 15 or 50 stories with 100% accuracy (customizable). + SPANISH

Growth Graphs

Graph accuracy (%) and words correct per minute (WCPM) over time. + SPANISH

Reading Logs

Graph accuracy (%) and words correct per minute (WCPM) over time. + SPANISH

Benchmark Guide

Guide outlining what to do before, during, and after the Amira Benchmark assessment.

Inside Amira ISIP Assess

An overview of each assessment task with a paired example video to illustrate the student experience.

Benchmark Tips

Quick tips for benchmark success.

Success Tips

Use these posters alongside the Getting Started Series to introduce students to Amira and set them up for success. + SPANISH

Assess Tips

Use this poster alongside the Introducing Amira: Assess/Evaluar Series to prepare students for assessments with Amira. + SPANISH

Tutor Tips

Use this poster alongside the Introducing Amira: Tutor/Tutora Series to prepare students for reading with Amira. + SPANISH

Instruct Tips

Use this poster alongside the Introducing Amira: Instruct/Enseñar Series to prepare students for learning with Amira. + SPANISH

Class Goal Tracker

Set a weekly goal (eg. 30 min per week). Add a sticker every time a student in your class meets that goal. + SPANISH

Ready for Amira Poster

Set clear Amira routines with editable posters featuring your students. + SPANISH

Record Poster

Track your class’s total stories read, tutoring sessions, and instructional time -- all in one place. + SPANISH

100 Challenge

Track your class' progress towards 100 stories read, 100 stories read with 100% accuracy, and 100 activities completed. + SPANISH

5K Challenge

Track your class' progress towards 5K tutoring minutes or instructional minutes. + SPANISH

Class Badge Tracker

Track the number of badges earned by each student in your class. + SPANISH

50 Badge Challenge

Track your class' progress towards 50 total badges earned. + SPANISH

Weekly Readerboard

Spotlight your Top 5 or Top 10 readers each week based on minutes or stories read with Amira. + SPANISH

Summer School Guide

Everything you need to seamlessly prepare and launch Amira during summer school.

Implementation Guide

Everything you need to seamlessly prepare and launch Amira in your classroom.

ERSS Overview

An overview of Amira’s Early Reader Skills Scaffold (ERSS) a pathway for building foundational reading skills in pre-readers and early readers.

Launch Checklist

Step-by-step checklist to ensure a strong launch.

Scheduling Tips

Simple tips for how to bring Amira into your classroom schedule.

Amira Badges Guide

Information on how badges are awarded in Amira and what they mean.

BOY Hopes & Dreams

Students share their hopes and goals for learning with Amira this year. + SPANISH

Class Goal Poster

Set and track a class goal for stories read, tutor minutes, activities done, or instruct minutes. + SPANISH

Goal Setting Template

Template to guide student-teacher conferences and student goal cards. + SPANISH

Observation Notes Template

Template to capture observations about student strengths/needs as they learn with Amira.

Conference Log

Take notes while conferencing with students about their progress with Amira and future goals.

MTSS Guide

Guide to using Amira to support MTSS along with structured templates for planning, monitoring, and adjusting Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports.

Intervention Encyclopedia

Details on all of the "Micro-Interventions" Amira uses to support students.

Assess/Evaluar

Tutor/Tutora

Teacher Reports Reference Guide

A quick reference guide to Amira reports, showing each report's purpose, insights, data source and update timing.

Benchmark Report

Assessment scores across metrics, percentiles, and class comparisons in one view.

Class Progress Report

Assessment scores across the school year and a breakdown of Reading Rope domains.

Parent Report

Student reading mastery in a parent-friendly report.

Progress Report

Growth and projection chart for every student session, scored transcripts & recordings of Assess & Tutor sessions.

Reading Risk Report

Dyslexia Risk Indicator (DRI) scores with risk classification.

Reading Rope Insights Report

Whole class and individual student percentiles in each Reading Rope domain, with recommendations.

Skills Status Report

Mastery of individual reading skills across the whole class.

Skills Diagnostic Report

Mastery of individual reading skills, all domains in one view for one student.

Standards Mastery Report

Mastery of your state standards and MAST score.

Student Summary Report

Snapshot of reading risk, usage, domain mastery, and subtest scores.

Usage Report

Weekly summary of tutoring time, stories read, instructional time, completed activities, and badges earned.

Class Job Cards

Editable class jobs designed to optimize Amira time and device management. + SPANISH

Tech Care Contract

Editable contract to hold students accountable for device care. + SPANISH

Login Cards

Editable contract to hold students accountable for device care. + SPANISH

Device Setup Guides

Detailed setup instructions for Chromebook, Mac, Windows PC, ThinkPad, and iPad.

iPad Setup & Instructions

Rcommendations for setting up iPads and headsets to ensure Amira runs smoothly/

Chromebook Setup & Instructions

Rcommendations for setting up Chromebooks and headsets to ensure Amira runs smoothly/

Tech Prep Guide

Template with guidance for developing strategic procedures for equipment management and care.