Have you ever looked at your to-do list and wondered when it became so unwieldy? Lists seem to have an affinity for lengthening instead of shortening. It’s true of to-do lists, and it can be true of student lists in Read Live. 

New students are added to your Read Live database each year. Additionally, many administrators import their entire student body into the database, even though some students don’t use Read Live. While these features offer convenience, they can also result in excess “clutter” to sort through when working with students or generating student reports. Thankfully, there are quick and easy ways to shorten your student lists to show only the students with whom you are working. 

Choose Students to View 

One way to manage student lists is to use filters. Many pages in the Read Live Teacher Module include filters that enable you to limit which students appear in the list. For example, filtering by grade or lead teacher is a simple way to ensure you’re only working with a short and relevant list of students. 

Groups and Homerooms 

The ability to create personal groups and/or assign homerooms is also helpful. The My Groups feature allows individual teachers to conveniently access a saved set of students. A group could be a class, a reading group, or any specific set of students that you want to work with, or report on, together. Homerooms can be created by Account Administrators and School Coordinators. 

Mass Changes 

Finally, an important way to ensure your student lists stay organized—especially ahead of a new school year—is to deactivate students who are not currently using the program, reassign licenses, and move students to a new grade.  

Deactivating students enables you to eliminate certain students from your student lists without deleting their data. You have the option to reactivate these students if they begin using the program again in the future. Note, however, that you can only generate reports on the Reports tab for active students. 

Account Administrators can prepare for a new school year by advancing the grades of all students in their account and removing homerooms from all students. Optionally, the licenses and lead teachers can be removed from all students. Students must have licenses to work in Read Live applications. 

These little tricks will keep your data organized so you can work with students as efficiently as possible. And as the other lists in your life inevitably grow longer, you can at least take solace in the fact that your Read Live student list is neat and tidy. 

More information on these topics can be found in the Read Live Teacher’s Manual and the Back to School with Read Live webinar. If you have questions about your Read Live data, we’re here to help. Get in touch via email at customerservice@readnaturally.com or by phone at 800-788-4085.