Each student in Word Warm-ups Live starts with a default assignment in Level 1, Section B: Short Vowels. On the Student Activity 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 into the Staff Member Module.
- From the navigation menu, select Student Activity.
- Choose the Application-Specific Actions button at the top of the page.
- Choose Word Warm-ups Live from the menu.
- Choose 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 Student Activity.
- Use the search feature at the top of the page to find the student whose placement whose assignment you need to change.
- Expand the applications list for the student.
- Choose the Edit button next to the student's current Word Warm-ups Live assignment.
- Use the Level, Section, and Word List Goal controls to alter the student's assignment and goal as necessary.
- Click Save & Close.