How to track your child’s progress on IXL

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Want to see exactly what your child knows, and where they need help? It’s easy with IXL! As your child learns, IXL automatically tracks all of their progress, and generates helpful real-time reports with clear insights that are easy for both parents and learners to read.

These analytics are not only useful for you to take a look at your child’s learning, but it can also be incredibly motivating for learners to see their own improvement. By helping children monitor their growth, they can start to take ownership of their learning, set goals, and celebrate successes. 

Whether your child uses IXL in the classroom or at home, read on to see how you can easily track growth together!

IXL Real-Time Diagnostic 

If you’re not sure where to start, look no further than the IXL Real-Time Diagnostic! As your learner answers questions in the Diagnostic arena, IXL tells you exactly what their strengths and weaknesses are in key math and English topics. 

Tip: Help your learner get started with the IXL Diagnostic with these step-by-step video instructions for grades Pre-K to 2, 3 to 8, and 9 to 12. 

Once your child completes their initial diagnostic, they’ll receive diagnostic levels for each topic. Encourage them to record their levels on a printable Diagnostic tracker and set goals for themselves. Then, have your learner take the diagnostic monthly to help them see how much they’ve grown. 

If you want to help your child maximize their progress, take advantage of IXL’s personalized learning plans! Based on your learner’s unique diagnostic levels, IXL recommends specific skills they should work on to make the most improvement. These recommendations are tailored to your child’s knowledge level and they’ll get updated suggestions when they answer questions in the Diagnostic arena. 

Student Score Chart 

Want to monitor your child’s progress on skills that you or their teacher have assigned to them? Use the Student Score Chart to check how they’re doing on their recommended skills. 

At a glance, you can view the percentage of skills your learner has practiced and achieved mastery or excellence in. You can also view your child’s SmartScore across each skill and use this data to help them set SmartScore goals. 

Throughout the year, your child can visit this report from their Analytics tab to watch their progress circle fill in with all that they have learned! 

Student Summary report

If your child uses IXL in the classroom, you can use IXL’s Student Summary report to easily check their progress. This report allows you and your learner to track their growth, celebrate accomplishments, and tackle trouble spots—all in one place. 

Ways to use this report: 

  • Use the diagnostic level growth chart to help your child track progress and set goals throughout the school year 
  • Take a look at the list of skills they’ve excelled in, celebrate their accomplishments, and encourage them to reach proficiency in more skills 
  • Offer more support in the skills they’re struggling with 
  • Browse the resources you can use to help your learner thrive at home

Your child can click the Analytics tab to view their Student Summary report at any time. Encourage them to use this report to stay on top of their own progress and foster their independent learning skills! 

Note: The Student Summary report is currently only available for students with a classroom license.

Interested in learning more? IXL’s Family Learning Hub has everything to help you make the most of IXL with step-by-step guides, helpful videos, and more!