The video is broken into four or five short clips and a set of lessons is built around each clip. Each time the student enters the Reading Lab the instructional sequence begins by having the student view a video clip. This is followed by having the student read a text passage that describes the video that was just viewed. If the student cannot read the passage, which is likely, the tutor offers support. The support comes in several forms.
Students can also get help with pronunciation of individual words by clicking on a word.
At this point, the program makes a decision to determine if the student has mastered a set of target words included in the text passage they just reviewed. If yes, the student begins as set of activities to enhance comprehension. Comprehension activities occur in two different ways. In this activity, the student again views a video clip and is then given three text passages that are very similar and describe the video clip. One of the passages, however, more accurately describes the video clip than do the other two passages.