Each student in Word Warm-ups Live starts with a default assignment in Level 1, Section B: Short Vowels. On the Word Warm-ups Live Students page, you can assess each student using the printable phonics assessment. Based on that assessment, you can also edit the student's assignment.
To assess a student's Word Warm-ups Live placement:
- Log in to the Staff Member Module.
- From the navigation menu, select Word Warm-ups Live.
- Click the Print Phonics Assessment button.
A PDF opens in a separate browser tab. The PDF document includes a screening assessment and separate phonics assessments for Level 1 and Level 2, along with detailed administration instructions. - Print the PDF, including the student worksheet.
- Follow the administration instructions to administer a phonics placement assessment.
To change a student's assignment or Goal from the Student Module:
- Click Teacher in the header.
- Enter your User ID and Password.
- Click Log in.
- Click Change Level/Section/Goal.
- Use the Level, Section, and Word List Goal controls to alter the student's assignment and goal as necessary.
- Click Save.
- If you are changing the current section while the student is already working on an exercise, a dialog asks when you want to apply the change.
Click Immediately to apply the changes now, resetting the student's current exercise.
- or -
Click Next Exercise to allow the student to finish the current exercise first, before the changes are applied. - If you choose to apply the changes immediately, a dialog opens to confirm the resetting of the current exercise. Click Yes to do so.
To change a student's Word Warm-ups Live placement from the Staff Module:
- Log in to the Staff Member Module.
- From the navigation menu, select Word Warm-ups Live.
- Use sorting and filtering to find the student whose placement you need to change on the list.
- Under the Assign column, Click the Edit button for the student.
- Choose a new Level or Section assignment for the student using the drop-down controls.
- If necessary, change the student's Goal using that control.
- Click Save & Close.