Placing students in Word Warm-ups Live using a phonics assessment
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, Level 2, and Level 3, 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.
See Also
Changing a student's Level, Section, or Word List Goal
The default starting assignment in Word Warm-ups Live is Level 1, Section B: Short Vowels. Teachers can change this assignment from either the Teacher menu in the Student Module or the Word Warm-ups Live page in the Staff Module.
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 assignment or Goal 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 Word List Goal using that control.
- Click Save & Close.
Notes
- The printable phonics assessment available in the Staff Member Module can be used to tailor individual students' placement in Word Warm-ups Live.
- The Change Level/Section/Goal page can also be used to turn individual exercises on and off. See Enabling and disabling individual exercises in a section.
See Also
Enabling and disabling individual exercises in a section
Teachers can disable individual exercises in Word Warm-ups Live. Disabled exercises on a student's Select an Exercise page are dimmed and display the word "Off."
To enable or disable individual stories in Read Naturally Live and Read Naturally Live-Español:
In the Staff Member Module:
- From the navigation menu, select Word Warm-ups Live.
- In the list, find the student for whom you need to enable or disable a specific exercise.
- Scroll to the right to see the Assign column on the page.
- In the Assign column for the student, click Edit.
- On the Change Level, Section or Goal page, set the toggles under the Exercises in this section list to ON or OFF.
- Click Save & Close.
In the Word Warm-ups Live Student Module:
- Open the Teacher menu.
- Select the Change Level/Section/Goal menu item.
- On the Change Level/Section/Goal page, set the toggles under the Exercises in this section list to ON or OFF.
- Click Save & Close.
View the Scope and Sequence of Word Warm-ups Live
The view the scope and sequence of all available Word Warm-ups Live curriculum, visit the Staff Module's Word Warm-ups Live page.
To view the Scope and Sequence:
- Log into the Read Live Staff Module.
- From the navigation menu, select Word Warm-ups Live.
The Word Warm-ups Live page opens. - Click the Scope and Sequence button.
A Word Warm-ups Live Scope and Sequence By Level PDF opens in a new tab. You can print this document as needed.