Giving students access to Word Warm-ups-Live

Each student must have a Read Live license to work in any Read Live component, including Read Naturally Live or Word Warm-ups Live. 

To work in Word Warm-ups Live, students also need to be assigned access to the application. After getting access, they need a Word Warm-ups Live assignment.

Staff Members can give Word Warm-ups Live access to individual licensed students, one at a time, on the Student Details page. Staff Members can also assign Word Warm-ups Live to more than one student at a time on the Application Access page.

To assign Word Warm-ups Live access to individual students:

1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
2. If you are a Teacher, from the navigation menu, select Student Setup.
   If you are an Account Administrator or School Coordinator, from the navigation menu, select Student Administration, and then click Student Setup.
3. Sort and filter the list of students to find the one to whom you want to assign Word Warm-ups Live access.
4. Click the student's last name.
5. On the Student Details page, below the License heading, verify that the student has a license. 
   Students must have a Read Live license in order to use Word Warm-ups Live.
6. Select the Word Warm-ups access checkbox. 
7. Click Save & Close.

To assign Word Warm-ups Live access to a group of students:

1. Log in to the Staff Member Module.
2. As any staff member, from the navigation menu, choose Student Setup. Then select the Application Access button at the top of the page.
   As an Account Administrator or School Coordinator, you can also select Student Administration from the navigation menu and then click Application Access.
3. If necessary, select a school from the View students at... menu.
4. Sort and filter the list of students to find those to whom you want to assign Word Warm-ups Live access. For example, you could filter the list by grade to see only students in a certain homeroom.
   Note that the WWL column on the page shows which students already have access to the application.
5. Select the checkbox to the left of each student who will use Word Warm-ups Live.
6. Select the Manage Access to Read Live button at the top of the page.
7. In the side menu, open the Word Warm-ups Live category and select the Add WWL for Selected button.
   A dialog describes the default Word Warm-ups Live assignment and next steps you may take with each student.
8. Click the Yes button to confirm adding Word Warm-ups Live access for all of the selected students.

Providing a student's first Word Warm-ups Live assignment:

After giving a student access to Word Warm-ups Live, you need to provide that student with a first assignment so they can work. 

In the Staff Member Module, you can use the Phonics/Word Analysis Assessment tool from the Student Activity page: 

1. From the navigation menu, choose Student Activity.
2. Expand the Applications table for the student whose assignment you need to set.
3. In the Word Warm-ups Live row, choose the Phonics/Word Analysis Assessment button .
4. Select appropriate Assessment Level and Skills to assess options to start the assessment for this student.
5. Choose Start Selected Assessment.
6. Conduct the assessment to identify an appropriate first assignment for the student.  

From the Read Live student module, you can use the Phonics/Word Analysis Assessment tool from the Word Warm-ups Live tile to choose a student's first assignment:

1. When the student has logged in, choose the Assess Phonics/Word Analysis button on the Word Warm-ups Live tile.
2. Log in using your user name and password.
3. Select appropriate Assessment Level and Skills to assess options to start the assessment for this student.
4. Choose Start Selected Assessment.
5. Conduct the assessment to identify an appropriate first assignment for the student.  

From Read Naturally Live, you can use the Phonics/Word Analysis Assessment tool from the Teacher Menu:

1. When the student is logged into Read Naturally Live, choose the Teacher button at the top of the page.
2. Log in using your user name and password to open the Teacher Menu.
3. Choose Assess Phonics/Word Analysis and then Assess Decoding Skills from the menu on the left.
4. Select appropriate Assessment Level and Skills to assess options to start the assessment for this student.
5. Choose Start Selected Assessment.
6. Conduct the assessment to identify an appropriate first assignment for the student.  

If you are familiar with the student's specific phonics needs, you can also manually choose a first assignment. 

1. Log into the Staff Member Module.
2. From the navigation menu, choose Student Activity.
3. Expand the Applications table for the student whose assignment you need to set.
4. In the Word Warm-ups Live row, choose the Change Assignment button .
5. Choose a Level, Section, and Word List Goal based on your knowledge of the student's phonics needs.
6. Choose Save & Close.

​See Also

• Licenses and Lead Teachers
• Adding a Student 
• Placing Students in Word Warm-ups Live using a phonics assessment
• Opening Word Warm-ups Live as a student