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∑ Engagingproblems,detailedexplanations,andunlimitedpracticehelpstudentsmasterthousandsofmathandlanguageartsskills.

1. OpenBrowser.SignintoIXLbyenteringyourstudentusernameandpasswordat

ixl.com/signin/straymond

Note:StudentmustsignintothedesignatedSt.RaymondSchoolsitewithassignedSt.Raymondusernameandpasswordthatwassenthomewithyourchild(ren)insummerpacket.

2. Selectsubject,clicktheMATHorLANGUAGEARTStabatthetopofthescreen.Locatetheappropriategradelevel,andclickthebuttontoviewassignedpracticeskillsforMath(K-8)andLanguageArts(2-8).

3. Chooseassignedskill,andclicktheskillnametostartpracticingit.Ifyouwanttoseea

sampleproblem,holdyourmouseoveranyskillnametoviewit.Skillsaregroupedintocategoriesbytopic.

4. Readtheproblem,andindicateyouranswer.StudentsingradesK-5canclickthegreen

speakericonorthetexttohearitreadaloud.

5. StudentswillgetimmediatefeedbackforeachprobleminMathorLanguageArts.

Correct!Thestudentwillseeagreenmessage,thenthenextproblem.Continuepracticing.(SubmittingacorrectanswerincreasestheSmartScoreforthisskill.AskillismasteredwhentheSmartScorereaches100,butthenumberofproblemsittakestomasteraskillvarieswitheverystudent.)

6. Sorry,incorrect...Thecorrectanswerisshown,alongwithcompleteexplanation.Thestudentshouldreviewtheproblem.reviewhis/heranswerandreviewthestep-by-stepexplanationoftheproblemtobetterlearntheskill.ClickGotittocontinuepracticing.

7. Earnamedaleverytimeyoumasteraskill.Seeallofyourmedalsonthepracticepage

foryourgrade,nexttothenamesofthemasteredskills.SmartScoreTheSmartScoreisbasedonIXL’sproprietaryalgorithmandisthebestpossiblemeasureofhowwellastudentunderstandsaskill.WiththeSmartScore,thelearningprocessisrewardedandthestudentisconstantlyreassessed.Whenastudentstartspracticingaskill,theSmartScorestartsat0.Asheorsheanswersquestionscorrectly,theSmartScoreincreases.Ifaquestionisansweredincorrectly,thescoredecreases.However,theSmartScoreisnotjustbasedonthepercentageofproblemscorrect.Itiscalculatedusingmanyfactors,includingthenumberofproblemscompleted,problemdifficulty,andconsistency,andofferssuperioraccuracyinassessingstudentachievement.SubmittingacorrectanswerincreasestheSmartScorefortheskill.AskillismasteredwhentheSmartScorereaches100,butthenumberofproblemsittakestomasteraskillvarieswitheverystudent.

IPadApp1. DownloadappIXL-MathandEnglish

2. SignInusingthestudentusernameandpasswordprovidedwithSummerWorkPacket

(donotcreateanewaccountorcontinueasguest).Pleasenotethat@straymondmustbeaddedtotheusernameforIXLapplogin

3. SelecteitherMathorEnglishtab(leftsidescreen)andgradelevel

4. SelecttheassignedIXLMathorGrammarskill(s)andtopic.Eachgradelevelwillreflect

differentskillsandtopics.Pleasenote:Theassignedskill(s)arelistedonSummerWorksheet–II.MathPracticeandIII.GrammarPractice.Theletter/numberassignmentthatcorrelatestoIXListhenumberinparenthesis.(e.g.forSixthGradeitwouldbe:Math-PrimeFactorization,K.2;Grammar-Commas,A.1,A.2).Selectthenameandlettercombination.