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Students and parents

Manage student accounts and their connected parent accounts from the admin panel.

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Managing students

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Viewing students

1. Go to Students in the admin sidebar
2. View all students across your organizations
3. Filter by:
   • Organization
   • Class
   • Year group
   • Reading level

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Adding students

Students can be added in several ways:

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Manual entry

1. Go to Students
2. Click Add Student
3. Enter student details:
   • Name
   • Username - Used for login
   • Class - Assign to a class
   • Year group - Automatically set based on class
4. Click Create Student

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Bulk import via Google Sheets

1. Go to Integrations
2. Connect your Google account
3. Select a spreadsheet with student data
4. Map columns to Reading Steps fields
5. Import students

See Integrations for detailed instructions.

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Student passwords

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Viewing passwords

Teachers and admins can view student passwords:

1. Go to Passwords in the teacher portal
2. Find the student
3. View their current password

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Resetting passwords

1. Find the student in the Students list
2. Click on their profile
3. Click Reset Password
4. A new password will be generated

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Moving students between classes

1. Find the student’s profile
2. Click Edit
3. Select a new class
4. Click Save

The student’s reading history and progress will be preserved.

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Managing parents

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Viewing parents

1. Go to Parents in the admin sidebar
2. View all parent accounts
3. See which students they’re connected to

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Inviting parents

Parents are typically invited by:

1. Going to a student’s profile
2. Clicking Invite Parent
3. Entering the parent’s email address
4. The parent receives an email to create their account

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Parent-student connections

Each parent account can be linked to one or more students:

• Parents see all linked students on their dashboard
• They can view reading logs for each child
• They receive announcements sent to parents

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Removing parent access

1. Find the parent in the Parents list
2. Click on their profile
3. Click Remove Access
4. Confirm the removal

The parent will no longer be able to view their child’s reading data.

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Data privacy

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Student data

• Student names can be encoded for privacy
• Only authorized staff can view student information
• Reading logs are private to the student, their teachers, and parents

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Parent data

• Parent email addresses are only visible to admins
• Parents can only see their own children’s data
• Parent accounts can be deleted upon request