MY Access! is effective whether teaching in a bricks-and-mortar, blended, or completely online classroom. After all, good teaching is good teaching and, most importantly, we are here to help!
We’ve developed print and video resources, using the MY Access! tools. We also encourage you to schedule a webinar to discuss best practices with our dedicated Literacy Specialists.
The Basics – How do I?
- Add Groups and Students
- Create and Name Groups (Video)
- Add a Demo Group and Student for Modeling
- Assign a Prompt
- Short Constructed Response (SCR) Guide
- Short Constructed Response (SCR) Rubric
- Make Changes to Assigned Prompts
- Create and Assign a Prompt
- List of Vantage Prompts (2025)
- Prompt Writing Guidelines
- Assign to Individual Students
- Set the Timer for an Assignment
- Share the Assignment Code
- Provide the ‘Text-to-Speech’ Option
- Using the Loadable Outline (Video)
Advanced Topics
- WriteAhead Extension Guidelines
- Assign a Prompt to Individuals/Small Groups – Create groups within a group
- Special Instructions – Convey teacher expectations, add sources and provide additional instructions
- Portfolio – View/Print/Save student essays, track growth and view report data
- Add Comments – Provide individualized and group writing feedback to guide revision – Video
- Create a Revision Plan – Help students to set goals, strategies and reflect on revision – Video
- Copy and Paste an essay into MY Access! for Student (Video)
- Tips to Eliminate Loss of Text
- Using Keywords
To find specific prompts in Step 1 of the Assignment Wizard, enter keywords in quotes – such as “multisource” for prompts with source materials, an author’s last name, a key word from a title, a test-related acronym (e.g., “sbac”, “act”), or special topics like “Black History” or “Math”.
General References
- Teacher Quick Reference Guide – Learning to navigate MY Access! for teachers
- Student Quick Reference Guide – Learning to navigate MY Access! students
- Student Tour Guide – This “map” will lead students through an exploration of the program (great for teachers too)
Citing References
See the How-to Video Library for more help.
Revision Strategies
MY Tutor – Guide students to apply one or two goals for each revision