iReady week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.

Aim to have your child work on iReady lessons 30 minutes each day (4 days/week).

Stay in the vicinity of your child while s/he is working on the computer to provide encouragement or to answer questions.

Set up a timer at the beginning of the session. Let your child know that the timer starts when s/he presses "Go."

Offer an incentive for accomplishing the time recommendation at the end of the week.

Different time options

Work on 15 minutes each day (4 days/week) for each subject - reading and math.

If your child completed 20 minutes one day on a subject, give him/her the option to only spend 10 minutes on that subject the next day.

If your child skips one day, consider doubling up on the time the next day or completing the work on the weekend.

Reluctant iReady users

If your child is at level or advanced in one subject, but not the other, consider giving him/her the option of only working in the subject they need to catch up on.

Sit with your child and help him/her navigate the site while s/he dictates the answers. If s/he gives you the wrong answer to select, use your discretion on correcting it. It may be easier to let the computer program provide the right answer.

Allow your child to play the video games available on iReady when enough coins have been accumulated. These games should not count towards the 15 minutes/day/subject.