welcome to oxford reading club the
digital library for graded readers from
oxford university press
to get started you'll need a desktop
computer or laptop this can be a windows
or a mac
or an apple or android mobile device and
an internet connection
how to register and sign in to oxford
reading club
go to www.oxfordreadingclub.com
if you do not have an account and need
to create one yourself select register
enter an id and password your email
address and other details asked for
read the terms and conditions and
privacy policy and tick the boxes to
agree
then click register
you will first need to join your
institution
click on institution and enter the
institution code that your teacher has
given you
then click enter the institution code
until the school has placed you in a
class and given you access to books you
will only see a small number of sample
books in your library
if your school has created an account
for you and given you your id and
password details select log in and enter
your id and password
then click login
you do not need to enter the institution
code but you do need to add your own
email address to your profile
hover over your name in the top right of
the home page then click edit profile
enter your correct email address in the
email field then click apply
followed by ok in the pop-up that
appears
how to use a coupon code to access books
if you have bought or have been given a
coupon code you can use this to access a
collection of books
you will need to register to create an
account or log in if you already have
one
click the enter code at the top of the
screen and enter your code
then click the enter code button
how to download the app to your mobile
device you can also access oxford
reading club using your mobile device by
downloading the app version to your
smartphone and tablet
once the book has been downloaded to
your library you do not need to have an
internet connection to read your books
if you use an oxford reading club app
go to the apple app store if you have an
ipad or iphone or go to the google play
store if you have an android smartphone
or tablet
search for the oxford reading club app
and follow the instructions to download
the app onto your device
how to take a level test
you can take a test so you know which
series of books are best for you to
start reading first
click where to start then click the
option that best describes you to start
the test
push
you will need to answer all the
questions to get the book
recommendations at the end
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you can only take the level test when
you access oxford reading club via a
website browser and not via the app
version
how to get started with your reading
lower level books have an interactive
five-step reading process
go to your my library homepage and click
on the cover of a book you want to read
to open the pop-up window where you can
select the five steps
click start to open step 1 warm-up in a
new window
then click let's play to start the
activities
cat
when you have completed the activities
you will be given your score
click play again to repeat step 1 if you
want to improve your score or press exit
to move on to step 2.
click start to open step 2. listen up
then click start
the book will open in a new window and
you will hear it being read to you the
man's got a seed you can click along the
hair and tortoise slider on the right
hand side of the green toolbar along the
top of the screen to speed up or slow
down the audio
he goes in the garden
the man's happy you can pause the audio
by clicking the blue pause button in the
green bar
the seed grows
and
click the play icon to restart the audio
rose
it's a turnip
at the end of the book you can choose to
listen again or go to step three
click start to open step three
read
read the book using the blue arrow at
the side of each page to turn to the
next one or go back to the previous page
click on any sentence at any time to
hear it spoken
the seed grows
and
you can also use the more advanced
features during step 3 which appear in
the toolbar at the top of the page
click the read to me icon to listen to
all the words of the book being spoken
as you read along the seed grows
and grows
it's a turnip
click along the hair and tortoise slider
on the right hand side of the green
toolbar to speed up or slow down the
audio recording
click the green cross button to go back
to the main toolbar
click the record button to record
yourself reading the words and practice
your pronunciation
click on the area of the page you want
to place the recording note then click
the blue record button to start
recording your voice
the seed grows and grows
click the record button again to stop
recording when you have finished
speaking
click the play button to listen to your
recording
the seed grows and grows
click the save button if you want to
save the recording or click the delete
button if you don't want to save it
click the pen button in the toolbar to
draw or write on the page to make notes
click on the colored circles to choose a
pen color
then click and drag your mouse on the
page to make pen marks
you can delete pen marks by clicking the
eraser option then click and drag your
mouse on the area you want to delete
marks from
to delete all the pen marks for the
pages you are on click the delete icon
to erase all then click ok in the
message that appears
click the green cross button to go back
to the main toolbar
select the dictionary button to search
for words you don't recognize
click in the please add a word box and
type in the word you want to find then
click insert
you will see a box appear showing the
dictionary tab which gives you the
meaning of the word
click the example sentences tab to see
examples of the word being used
click add to your vocabulary if you want
to learn the word and add it to your
vocabulary page
click the vocabulary button to review
the words you have selected to learn
from the book
click on the word to see the definition
and example sentences in the pop-up that
appears
click anywhere on the web page outside
the pop-up box to remove it when you
have finished and then click the back
arrow at the top of the screen to return
to the book
click the page button to see a view of
every page in the book
click on the page you want to jump
straight to it or click the back arrow
at the top to exit
when you have finished step 3 click exit
at the top right of the screen
click the step 4 speak up button to move
on to step 4
then click start
click start again to listen to the first
sentence
the turnip doesn't move
click listen again to repeat it
click the record button and record
yourself repeating the sentence
the turnip doesn't move
click the record button again to stop
recording when you have finished
speaking
click the play button to listen to your
recording
the turnip doesn't move
or click the record again button to try
again
click the next button to move to the
next sentence
when you have finished all the sentences
click complete
at the end you can choose to record
again or go to step 5.
click start to open step 5 wrap up
then click let's play
ready
seed
click the letters in the correct order
to spell the word in the picture
and keep trying until you get it correct
seed
move
click listen again to repeat the word
being spoken out loud
move
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when you have finished click play again
to repeat step 5 or select exit to
finish
you can click on the reading notes
button in the 5 steps pop-up window to
see the keywords from the book you've
selected
click on the vocabulary tab to review
the words you selected to learn from the
book
click the recorded sentences tab to
review the sentences you recorded when
doing step 4 of the 5 step reading
process
higher level books for more experienced
readers include the advanced features
already described in step three of the
five-step reading process
click on one of these books
you will see that step three read is
highlighted
click start to begin reading the book
and use the recording tool audio tool
the pen
dictionary vocabulary and page view
features already described
how to see your reading progress
you can access a report to check your
reading progress
click on go to report in the monthly
report box on the right hand panel of
your my library home page
you can see the number of books you've
read
the amount of time you've spent reading
and your average daily reading time and
the number of words you've read
you can download your report and save it
or print it if you want to show your
parents or discuss your results with
your teacher
click on the download pdf button in the
top right of the screen to save or print
it
how to check and complete your
assignments
your teacher can set you reading
assignments
to check if you've got any assignments
click on my assignments at the top of
your my library home page
select the assignment to see the details
of the book or books you've been set and
when you need to have read them by
click on the cover of the book to start
reading
you can keep going back to the my
assignment area to continue reading the
books you've been set until you've
completed them
how to see your study badges
you will get study badges as you start
reading and the more books you read the
more badges you get
click on see more in the study badges
box on the right hand panel of your my
library homepage
badges are awarded for attendance
time spent reading
the number of books you've read
the number of words you've added to your
vocabulary page and the number of voice
recordings you have done
how to see your study calendar
click see more in the study calendar box
on your my library homepage to quickly
see what days you have logged on and
been reading
how to see your vocabulary
click see more in the vocabulary box on
your my library homepage to review and
practice the words you selected to learn
from the books you have read
how to see the reading chart
click on reading chart at the top of
your my library home page to see a
reading chart which can help guide you
through the books in order of difficulty
depending on your reading ability
click on any of the books in the reading
chart to start your reading activities
how to change your password
you can change your password if you need
to
hover over your name in the top right of
your my library homepage
then click on change password
enter your current password in the first
field then enter your new password in
the second field
you will need to enter your new password
again to confirm it then click apply
need more help
send us an email at elt support at
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