Third-grade nightly homework will consist of the following assignments accessible on Clever.

•  Lexia Core 5 reading:  Visit your child's Lexia app.  You can monitor your child's progress on the home screen.  They should complete 2 units a day minimum, Monday through Friday.  We will be looking for 10 units a week completed minimum. 

• iReady math:  Visit your child's iReady app.  You can monitor your child's progress on the home screen by pressing "Completed Work" and "My Progress".  They should have at least 5 passed lessons at the end of the week (scores will be green, if they passed).  

• Extra: We also encourage your child to read independently every night for 20 minutes.  This could be with a chapter book or picture book.  Our school library and classrooms are full of great choices of books for your child to borrow.

If you feel that your child is having difficulty with their homework, please let us know right away so we can work together to help them be successful.  Parent help should NOT be given while your child works through the curriculum.

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Click here for Example Screens for Lexia and iReady

Parent Resources:

Lexia*:  https://go.lexialearning.com/remote-learning-families-Core5-Overview

iReady**:  https://i-readycentral.com/familycenter/

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*The Lexia Core 5 reading program provides a systematic and structured approach to six critical areas of reading.  The program knows exactly what your child specifically needs and gives them lessons at their exact level.

• Phonological Awareness

• Phonics

• Structural Analysis

• Automaticity/Fluency

• Vocabulary 

• Comprehension

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**i-Ready allows us to meet your child exactly where they are and gives us data to increase their learning gains. i-Ready consists of two parts: Diagnostic and Personalized Instruction. The i-Ready Diagnostic (given at the beginning of the year) is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child's needs. Each item they see is individualized based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier questions. If your child was lower than expected, it could be that they may have not focused or truly worked to their potential.  It is also a “computer/iPad” assessment and some children don’t do as well on these types of assessments as they may on paper/pencil type assessments.  The nice thing is, that we do have several diagnostics over the year, which should show gains as they progress through the personalized instruction. 

The i-Ready Personalized Instruction (homework) will provide your child with lessons based on their individual skill level and needs, so they can learn at a pace that is just right for them. These lessons are fun and interactive to keep them engaged as they learn.  Parent help should NOT be given while your child works through the curriculum.

As with all curricula, this is just one tool we use to assess  “grades” and needs.  When students are consistently doing this homework, we hope that they will make academic gains as they progress through the year.  (We do use several other assessments/tools to assess where the kids are throughout the year, not just Lexia or iReady😊)