Help your child thrive this year with IXL! We’ve put together a packed list of resources you can use to monitor assignments and provide support on topics that may be challenging. Plus, IXL automatically tracks your child’s progress, so you’ll have immediate insight into how things are going in the classroom. 

From sparking curiosity with personalized recommendations to offering support through video tutorials, here’s how you can set your child up for success—both in the classroom and beyond.

See assigned skills on the student dashboard

A fully personalized dashboard helps guide your child on IXL! Here they’ll find all the skills assigned by a teacher or parent, including the most recent skills they’ve practiced as well as a selection of skills tailored to the appropriate knowledge level.

 It’s a great way to encourage independent exploration, reinforce skills that have already been started, or preview new concepts. If your child is ready to dive even deeper, the recommendations list on the dashboard can be refreshed, or they can head to the Recommendations wall for an endless list of personalized suggestions.

Provide homework help with instructional tools

When your child gets stuck, IXL’s instructional tools are here to help—and every tool is easily accessible from every skill practice page! 

When your child chooses a skill to work on, you’ll notice a “learn with an example” button at the top of the page. Here, you and your child can read through a detailed walkthrough of an example problem that mirrors the questions you’ll encounter. 

Next to the “Learn with an example” button is the “Watch a tutorial” link. You’ll find this button on nearly all 3rd-grade through Geometry math skills! Click this button to view bite-sized video tutorials that break down the topic even further. Here’s a sample video tutorial on a 5th-grade skill. 

As your child progresses through the skill, immediate feedback and detailed answer explanations provide guidance for any missed questions. If your child isn’t feeling quite ready to tackle a skill, it’s easy to review foundational topics in the “Work it out” section at the bottom of the skill practice page!

Guide your child’s growth with the Diagnostic Action Plan

Teachers often have students use IXL’s Diagnostic to measure where students stand throughout the year. This way, teachers can provide math and English language arts instruction tailored to your child’s unique knowledge levels! 

If your child has used IXL’s Diagnostic in class, you’ll be able to access a personalized action plan. This plan includes information on your child’s overall math or English language arts levels, as well as specific strengths and areas for growth in topics like Numbers & Operations. 

The recommended skills underneath each strand or topic area are the exact next steps your child can take to grow from where they are! You’ll find these same skills available on the Recommendations wall. 

If the Diagnostic isn’t used at school, your child can still complete it at home and work through the action plan independently.

Track progress with IXL’s Student Summary report

IXL automatically tracks your child’s progress, and IXL’s Student Summary report allows you to see it all in one place. 

With four distinct sections, this report allows you to see: 

• How your child’s knowledge level has grown throughout the school year
• Skills they’ve excelled in (reached a SmartScore of 80 or higher) 
• Trouble spots (skills they need extra support on)
• Resources you can use to help them thrive from home 

Plus, it’s an easy, central way to access the Diagnostic Action Plan and assigned skills! 

Interested in learning more? IXL’s Family Learning Hub is a year-round resource filled with guides, videos, and printable resources that can help you make the most of IXL.