Teacher Guide

How can I change what program my student is working on?

💡 Before you get started, here are some things to keep in mind:

1. Students should know how to solve problems without time pressure before they are asked to work on their math fluency using XtraMath.
2. If your child is using XtraMath at school, always check with their teacher first before making changes to their program.Instructions (website).

Changing a single student’s program

1. Sign in to your parent or teacher account, and click on the student’s name on your report.
2. Click Student settings or Child settings on the left side of the report.
3. In the Program dropdown, select a new program for the student
4. .If you do not see your desired program in the dropdown list, select Custom Program and more options will appear. (If you do not see the Custom Program option, double-check your license status)
5. Click Change to assign the program.

Changing programs for a whole class

1. Go to your class report and click on Change programs on the left side of the page.
2. In the Select Program dropdown, select the new program for the students.
3. If you do not see your desired program in the dropdown list, select Custom Program and more options will appear. (If you do not see the Custom Program option, double-check your license status.)
4. Select the students who will be assigned the new program.
5. Click Change to assign programs. If changes to other students’ programs are still needed, make those changes. Otherwise, click Done.

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What custom program options are available?

💡 To assign a Custom Program you must have a Premium license. The free program only includes the default program assignments, which are listed in our Program Guide. Note that grade 4 and above are all assigned the same program by default: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division.
This article explains what options are available via assigning a Custom Program: the operations, problem set, fluency threshold, and Assessment Only option.
Note that XtraMath does not currently offer any programs that have mixed operations in a single activity, nor options to select specific facts to be worked on.

Custom Program: Operations

In a custom program, you can choose which operations will be included in the assigned program. The operations are completed one by one, in order, so if you choose Multiplication the student will just do multiplication, but if you choose Multiplication & Division they will do multiplication and, once they complete it, move on to division.Operation options are currently:

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division Addition & Subtraction
• Addition, Subtraction & Multiplication
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division
• Multiplication & Division

Custom Program: Problem Set

The problem set determines which facts will be practiced within each operation. Problem set options are currently:

• Beginning (currently for Addition and Subtraction only, includes facts that sum to 10 and their inverse)
• Regular (all operations, facts up to 9’s)
• Expanded (all operations, facts up to 12’s)

For more explanation of these options please see our XtraMath Glossary and Icon Guide.

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Custom Program: Fluency Threshold


The fluency threshold controls how long the student has to answer each problem. A smaller number means a more difficult program, as the student has less time to enter a fluent response. The timeout threshold is when the correct answer is shown during a quiz, if the student has not entered a response yet.Fluency threshold options are currently:

• 6 seconds (20 second timeout)
• 3 seconds (10 second timeout)
• 2 seconds (~7 second timeout)
• 1.5 seconds (5 second timeout)

Custom Program: Assessment Only option

If you apply the Assessment Only setting to a student program, they will proceed from one operation’s placement quiz to the next. They will not do practices or progress quizzes, just placement quizzes. An Assessment Only program should generally be followed up with a normal (non-assessment) program, so that the student can improve upon their starting fluency.