Support Students with PowerUp at Home

Overview

If your child works in PowerUp at home, learn some tips on how you can help support their learning with PowerUp.

Applies to: Families and caregivers of students who use Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® at home.

Schedule Time for Learning

There’s a lot you can do to help your child get the most out of their time using PowerUp!

Each student has a recommended number of minutes of PowerUp use per week. Total time will be between 75–135 minutes per week. Try to set a schedule that will help your reader reach this target each week.
When learners log in to PowerUp, they'll see a weekly unit and time goal for each area of the program on their dashboard. They'll also see how many units they've completed and minutes they've spent in each strand so far this week.

https://paligoimages.lexialearning.com/An image of the PowerUp student dashboard is shown. There is a text box that states the following: "Look at each tile to see the student's weekly goal, units gained, and minutes completed in the strand that week." The weekly unit goal, units gained, and weekly minutes goal/minutes completed for the Grammar strand are individually highlighted and marked with a callout arrow.

Set up for Success

Try to provide a quiet space for learning, and check the volume before each session. Headphones are recommended to ensure that students are able to hear discrete sounds in words.
Encourage your learner to complete a unit before moving on to ensure that they get credit for all their time in the program. The green progress bar at the bottom of the page fills up when the unit is complete.
Tell your reader to log out completely when they are finished with the program by selecting the Log Out button in the upper right corner of the screen. Logging out will ensure that their total time is accurate.
Remind your reader to use the hints button when available. This button is located in the upper right of the screen and provides access to a Lexia Anchor Chart (summary of the skill) and any instructional image or video that is appropriate. Using these resources not only allows students to do their best work but builds valuable self-support skills!

https://paligoimages.lexialearning.com/Screenshot of the hints screen with the text "Use the hints button when available", "Clicking the hints button will show an anchor chart (summary of the skill) and any instructional image or video that may help!"

Students should complete the tasks on their own. That means no hints or tips from grown-ups, friends, or siblings! This is important because PowerUp provides extra support and instruction if students struggle with a task, and alerts teachers when further help is required.
Encourage your reader to keep trying — learning takes time!

Check in and Track Progress

Encourage your reader to set goals for their work in PowerUp and make decisions regarding their reading. They can select the skill area they wish to work on during any given session but should be encouraged to work in all 3 strands every week. You can help them monitor their usage and progress by selecting the Your Progress tile.

Ask to see how many units your reader has completed today, this week, last week, and all time. Praise them for careful and continued progress.

https://paligoimages.lexialearning.com/Screenshot of the Your Progress screen

Celebrate Success

Talk to your reader about their progress in PowerUp by asking them about their favorite strands, passages or activities.
Celebrate success when your reader completes a level!

Be the first to reply!