As we have been getting more familiar with the capabilities of IXL, we are all a work in progress! I have put together a new anchor chart to guide teachers on using the Student Action Plan.
I am now recommending that ALL students, K-6, use the action plan to be more strategic about selecting tiles from the Recommendation wall under the Learning tab. Here’s how it works:
Rationale for this approach: While some of the recommendation tiles come from skill work, the student action plan prioritizes skills based on ASSESSED skills from the Diagnostic. The highlighted recommendation tiles are identified skills based upon how a student was performing when assessed through the Diagnostic. This is more strategic and time-efficient for students than asking them to scroll through the entire Recommendation wall and clicking the filters, selecting from the grade level skill list, and/or requires fewer clicks to target the most needed skill practice. This also simplifies procedures for following the prescribed schedule by having students always navigate to the Diagnostic tab first, no matter if it is a Diagnostic day or a skill practice day. We trialed this with some kindergarteners, and they were able to successfully navigate this path using the Student Action Plan. Here is the anchor chart to use with students to guide the process for skill practice days. As a reminder, the prescribed schedule and goals are:
Check in with your instructional or tech coach, if you would like the procedure to be modeled for you and your students, or for any other support in your IXL journey.
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