Dear Parents,
As some students indicated last year that they prefer to use IXL for their maths practice, I am pleased to tell you that we will be using this website in our classroom this year, in addition to other online maths resources.
IXL is a comprehensive math review site with an unlimited number of practice questions in hundreds of skills—all of which are aligned to our Maths Standards. One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress!
To get your child started on your home computer, please follow these easy steps:
- Go to www.IXL.com/signin/ispp
- Enter your child's username and password and click Sign in. Your child’s username and password has been sent to them via e-mail.
- Click on Math at the top of the page and navigate to your child's grade level.
- You can find a skill to practice by doing one of the following:
- Select a specific skill to practice from the list of skills. You can place your mouse over any skill to see a sample question and click on the link to begin.
- Go to the Awards section. Each grade level presents challenges for your child to conquer and virtual prizes to be uncovered. Place your mouse over any challenge to begin.
In addition to making maths practice exciting, IXL is designed to help your child learn at his or her own pace. The website is adaptive and will adjust to your child's demonstrated ability level. The site also saves all of your child's results, so you can monitor your child's progress anytime by clicking on the Reports at the top of the page.
Some weeks I will assign certain tasks for homework that correspond to what we are doing in class.
I hope you'll encourage your son or daughter to use IXL daily. Here's to a year of working together to make maths fun for your child!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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