About Power Up To Read
http://putr.telecompioneers.org The primary purpose of Power Up To Read is to help children improve their reading comprehension skills.

Power Up to Read is an engaging multimedia reading program with universally designed features to help all levels of students learn reading comprehension strategies. The program is available online, in print and on CD.

Power Up To Read is designed to support the academic learning standards for the English Language Arts as set forth by the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).  It also addresses technology standards developed by the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE) as well as supports the “No Child Left Behind” goal to develop students’ reading comprehension.

Leveraging the latest research-based approaches to reading instruction, Power Up To Read helps students improve reading comprehension, build enthusiasm for reading, and develop essential technology skills. The program is based on two books written in a reader-friendly folk-tale format.  Research has shown folk tales to be an effective way to help students clearly understand what they are reading.  Each of the folk tales has companion educational text that further supports the subject matter.

Program content is geared toward 4th- and 5th-grade students as they transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” Children at this grade level are expected to rely on their reading skills to gather information about other subject areas. But if reading skills are poor, they often fall behind in other subjects.  Power Up To Read provides positive direction at a very critical point in the education process.

Students can be expected to build a stronger vocabulary, strengthen word-recognition skills, and develop fluency.  Together, these three components serve as the foundation for the development of comprehension skills critical to success.

Progress is measured through a Worklog and also through a feature known as Quick Checks. The Worklog automatically records student responses to Stop and Think prompts in the text.  Quick Checks enables tutors and students to measure a student’s understanding of the text.

Power Up to Read has user-friendly interface and step-by-step supports to help students, tutors, and parents get started right away.

We encourage you to all to become a part of this international education program.

Getting Started

How to Obtain a Username and Password for the Online Program

1.    Launch your Internet browser and type in the address http://putr.telecompioneers.org

2.    At the Login screen, enter your username and password (if known) and click the <GO> button.

3.    If you have credentials in the TCP database and have forgotten your password, OR if you have never had login credentials before, click the “Forgot your password?” link below the <GO> button.

4.    Click the link to continue.      

5.    You will be asked to enter your e-mail address and your password will be sent to you at that address (assuming your e-mail address is on file).

If you do not have a username and password, a unique username and password will be sent to you at the e-mail address you provide - if the e-mail address you provide is on file.

6.    If your e-mail address is not recognized, you will be directed to contact the TelecomPioneers Resource Center for further assistance.

7.    If you are not a Pioneer and/or do not have an e-mail address in the TCP database, please call 800-872-5995 to obtain a username and password to access the program.                        

Please Note: Your username and password is standard for all TelecomPioneers applications such as Power Up to Read, Project Connect and PALS.  If you change your password in any one of these applications that will change your password for ALL of them.