Waterford Reading Academy System Requirements
Our Waterford.org software is accessible to students and educators using either our downloadable mobile application, Waterford Reading Academy, on supported mobile devices listed below, or in the desktop browser experience in accordance with the supported minimum requirements listed below.
Please be aware that some content, such as our Benchmark Assessments, are not supported on touchscreen mobile devices such as tablets or iPads, and compatibility is only supported on laptops/computers using the desktop browser experience and require the use of a physical mouse.
Windows PC Hardware Requirements
- Recommended Operating System: Windows 10
- Processor: Processor Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz or higher
- Recommended CPU: 64-bit
- Recommended RAM: 4GB or greater
- Internet: Broadband internet connection
- Low broadband-connection speeds may limit the total number of concurrent users.
- Browser: Google Chrome™—most recent version recommended
- Peripherals:
- Sturdy headset or speakers
- Computer mouse and keyboard (Touch screen functionality works with iPad or Android apps only)
- Microphone (Recommended for individual instruction)
- Interactive whiteboard, projector, or large monitor (Recommended for group instruction)
- Webcam (For additional login options)
Apple Mac Hardware Requirements
- Recommended Operating System: Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina) or higher
- Processor: Intel Mac 1.8 GHz or higher
- Recommended CPU: 64-bit
- Recommended RAM: 4GB
- Internet: Broadband internet connection
- Low broadband-connection speeds may limit the total number of concurrent users.
- Browser: Google Chrome™—most recent version recommended
- Peripherals:
- Sturdy headset or speakers
- Computer mouse and keyboard (Touch screen functionality works with iPad or Android apps only)
- Microphone (Recommended for individual instruction)
- Interactive whiteboard, projector, or large monitor (Recommended for group instruction)
- Webcam (For additional login options)
Apple iPad Hardware Requirements
- Recommended Operating System: iOS 13+
- Processor: 1 GHz +
- Recommended CPU: 64-bit
- Screen Size: 7" +
- Recommended Hardware: 5th Generation or Higher
- Product performance may suffer when below recommended level.
- Recommended RAM: 2GB
- Product performance may suffer when below recommended level.
- Internet: Wi-Fi 802.11n/4G
- Low broadband-connection speeds may limit the total number of concurrent users.
- Peripherals:
- Sturdy headset with microphone
Android Tablet Hardware Requirements
- Operating System: Android 8+
- Processor: Recommended: Quadcore 1.7 Ghz
- Screen Size: 7" +
- Recommended CPU: 64-bit
- Recommended RAM: 2GB
- Product performance may suffer when below recommended level.
- Internet: Wi-Fi 802.11n/4G
- Low broadband-connection speeds may limit the total number of concurrent users.
- Internal Storage: 8GB
- Peripherals:
- Sturdy headset with microphone
- Android: Camera 2 Mpx, Screen Size 7+
Chromebook Hardware Requirements
- Operating System: Chrome OS™
- Processor: Atom™ N570 Dual-Core Processor
- Recommended CPU: 64-bit
- Minimum CPU: 32-bit
- Some content will not be available for 32-bit machines.
- Recommended RAM: 4GB
- Minimum RAM: 2GB
- Product performance may suffer when below recommended level.
- Internet: Broadband internet connection
- Low broadband-connection speeds may limit the total number of concurrent users.
- Browser: Google Chrome™—most recent version recommended
- Peripherals:
- Sturdy headset or speakers
- Computer mouse (Touch screen functionality works with iPad or Android apps only)
- Microphone (Recommended for individual instruction)
- Interactive whiteboard, projector, or large monitor (Recommended for group instruction)
