Amira ISIP Assess

The most accurate, reliable, and valid reading assessment.

Amira proctors, observes, and scores by listening to students read aloud—taking the stress out of assessment.

A Faster, More Accurate Reading Assessment

Amira screens an entire class in 20 minutes or less by simply listening to students read aloud, capturing and analyzing over 10x more measurement points than traditional assessments.

There’s no test-taking pressure, lost instructional time or classroom disruption. In fact, most students don’t even realize they’re being assessed.

Amira authentically measures reading mastery through productive oral tasks, like ORF, letter sounding and decoding pseudo-words. By analyzing real-time reading behaviors—like miscues, patterns, pauses, and self-corrections—Amira assesses what students know and pinpoints the specific skills that need further development.

The unique combination of observing actual reading and adapting items as the assessment unfolds makes Amira more accurately measures reading skills in less time—delivering diagnostic insights aligned Scarborough's’ Read Rope and the Dukes Active View of Reading.

Amira Observes and Adapts to Understand

Vocabulary

Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary

Alphabetic Knowledge

Letter Name and Letter Sound Identification/Fluency

Comprehension

Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension with Retell

Oral Reading Fluency

Spelling/Encoding

Diagnostic Assessment

Pinpoint each student’s reading skills within the context of your curriculum, while pinpointing proficiency levels aligned to your state standards.

Risk and Executive Function

Rapid Automatized Naming, Phonological Awareness & Manipulation, Visual Attention, Phonological Working Memory

Decoding

Pseudo-Word Fluency.

Modern Psychometrics Power More Reliable Results

Amira uses advanced, modern psychometrics, including multi-stage adaptation and item response theory to assess reading development. Decades of neuroscience research inform Amira’s approach, enabling reliable assessment even of pre-readers.

Real-Time Adaptivity, Student-Friendly Experience

Amira adjusts in real time to each student’s reading behaviors by listening and responding to how they read—unlike a fixed computer-adaptive assessment—ensuring students are never overwhelmed or under-challenged.

By zeroing in on every student’s reading level, Amira keeps students engaged, reduces frustration, and creates a smoother, more supportive experience—saving valuable time while capturing the precise insights teachers need to guide instruction.

Diagnostic Assessment

Pinpoint each student’s reading skills within the context of your curriculum, while pinpointing proficiency levels aligned to your state standards.

Benchmark Assessment

Measure every students’ reading development across Scarborough's Reading Rope and Duke's Active View of Reading.

Continuous Progress Monitoring

Monitor daily progress through Amira’s ability to analyze oral reading, diagnose skills that need developed, and estimate mastery in real time.

Dyslexia & Reading Difficulties Screener

Predict at-risk students with accuracy through neuroscience-based oral tasks designed to detect early signs of dyslexia.

Pinpoint What’s Next with Smarter Reporting

Dashboards for every role deliver continuously updated reports and immediate next steps, helping administrators and teachers make informed decisions in literacy instruction.

Curriculum-Coherent Recommendations

Get research-based instructional recommendations coherent with your curriculum and aligned to state standards.

Science of Reading Insights

Gain reporting insights aligned with Scarborough’s Reading Rope and the Active View of Reading.

Standards-Specific Mastery

Leverage criterion- and norm-referenced scores tied to state standards to more precisely individualized instruction.

Proven to More Accurately Measure Reading Growth

Multiple independent studies conducted by leading universities and state education agencies have confirmed that Amira measures reading growth more accurately than other reading technologies.

Top-Rated by the Deal Center

Amira received top ratings in the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center’s psychometric review of approved literacy screeners.

Equitable Reading Assessment for Every Student

Amira ensures unbiased and accessible reading assessment for all students, providing linguistically authentic and culturally responsive screening to support diverse learning needs.