- Add timeout fallback in ttsDrain so the queue never permanently stalls
when the browser fails to fire onend (common Chrome/Safari bug after
extended use)
- Call speechSynthesis.resume() before speak() to un-stick suspended
synthesis on mobile
- Rename "← Stop" / "← Cancel" to "← Back" on practice and test views
- Add "← Previous word" button in spelling test so kids can go back one
word (e.g. when audio broke) — pops the saved answer and replays
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
New grades show in the New tab on first visit; on return they move to the Graded tab so the inbox stays clean without losing the history.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Grading queue now shows short-answer questions and student responses inline so the parent can read answers before scoring
- Student inbox tab shows all graded items with score, percentage, and parent feedback; unread badge appears on login
- Parent-student messaging: students send messages from the Inbox tab; Messages panel in admin shows threads with unread count badge, full conversation history, and reply compose
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- School name now appears on the student home screen and updates the page title
- Logo can be uploaded in Settings (PNG/JPG/GIF/WebP/SVG, max 2 MB); stored in the data volume so it persists across container restarts
- When a logo is uploaded the text school name is hidden in favour of the logo
- Admin header shows the school name instead of hardcoded "Homeschool", updates live when saved
- New server endpoints: GET /api/logo, POST /api/admin/upload-logo, DELETE /api/admin/logo
- /api/public-settings now includes school_name and has_logo
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Parents can set a birthday (MM-DD) per student in the Kids panel. During the student's birthday week (Mon–Sun), a festive overlay appears on login with balloons, birthday cake, confetti, and a personalized message — shown once per day via sessionStorage. Summer birthdays (June–Aug) show a note in admin suggesting the parent set an alternate school-week date to celebrate early.
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- Show full word list before practice starts so students can study words first
- Add per-student young learner mode (set in admin): word stays visible while typing
- Center all practice card content (speak button, prompt, feedback, check button)
- Remove 10-word-per-session cap so large lists (25-30 words) practice all words
- Double the misspelled-word study countdown from 4s to 8s
- Fix word list preview numbering for 10+ items (inline numbers, no clipping)
- Add young_learner column to students table with admin toggle
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- Student home gets a deep navy-to-indigo background so card glows pop
- Each kid card glows its own theme color via ::after blur pseudo-element with breathing animation; hover cranks it up to full brightness
- Floating school emoji opacity increased for visibility on dark bg
- 'Parent dashboard' link replaced with a frosted-glass card button
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Parent: floating card with box-shadow over a soft multi-radial gradient background; decorative emoji header above PIN form.
Student: each kid card gets a colored top border matching their saved theme; subtle floating emoji (stars, books, pencil, rainbow) drift in the background.
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- Grading: add student filter dropdown, Enter-to-save, and point max always defaults to 100
- Student side: show next-item/back-to-course actions after completing a lesson or assignment
- Lesson body: apply prose typography styles (headings, lists, blockquotes, links, hr)
- Gradebook: fix % display when points_possible is 0 (default to 100 on grade save)
- Auto-schedule: skip items that already have a submission
- Item editor: default new/existing item point values to 100 instead of 10
- Planner: friendly week date header, per-day short date, today highlight, course color on task pills, done toggle, within-day drag reorder, Today button
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- New `worksheet` item type: admin pastes raw worksheet text, parser auto-detects fill-in-the-blank (___), true/false (T F ...), section headers (Part N —), and short-answer questions
- Admin editor shows each parsed question with inputs to set correct answers for FITB and T/F; short answers are marked parent-grades
- Kid view renders FITB as inline underline inputs, T/F as tap-to-toggle T/F buttons, and short answer as a textarea; Name/Date header auto-populated
- Auto-grades T/F (exact) and FITB (case-insensitive); worksheets with short answers go to grading queue as status=done
- Print blank button opens a formatted print window with underlines, circled T/F, and ruled lines for short answers
- "I handed in my paper copy" button lets kids mark a printed worksheet as turned in without digital submission, queuing it for parent grading
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Admin enters Across/Down words and clues; server auto-generates the grid
using a backtracking placement algorithm (longest-first, intersection-based).
Students fill in the interactive grid with click-to-select, direction toggle,
arrow-key navigation, and Tab-to-next-word. Auto-graded per word on submit,
with correct/wrong color highlighting on the results view. Includes a print
worksheet option for blank paper practice.
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Instructions are optional free text shown to the student above the questions/word bank.
Admin enters them in the item editor; stored in items.body for quiz and matching types.
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- Gradebook: period dropdown (all time / 30 / 90 days) and CSV export for
Spelling Test History section
- Student portal spelling tab: shows last 10 tests as a Recent Tests list
- Planner: completed standalone spelling tests appear as read-only ⭐ badges
on the day they were taken (week and month views)
- Removed dead s.tests query from /api/overview (now served by dedicated endpoints)
- New endpoints: GET /api/spelling-tests/csv, GET /api/students/:id/tests,
GET /api/admin/students/:id/tests-range
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- Streak tracker: server-side streak counting per kid, celebration overlay
when all today's tasks are done for the first time that day
- Kid themes: 5 colour palettes (blue/green/purple/orange/pink), picked via
colour dots on the kid home screen; parents can set it from the Kids panel
- Grading badge: Grading nav pill turns red and shows a pending count
- Print worksheets: 🖨 Worksheet button per word list in admin Spelling panel;
kids also get "Print my words" on the Spelling tab
- Parent feedback: gold 💬 badge on Today rows with unread comments; more
prominent callout styling inside the assignment view
- Planner drag-and-drop: tasks can be dragged between days; PATCH
/api/schedule/:id moves the task, drop zones highlight on hover
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Practice: fire streak badge, first-letter hint on wrong answers, missed-words drill session after practice completes.
Test: audio-only mode with listening state before input appears, larger re-read button.
Words: definition field (DB migration + admin editor + TTS playback).
TTS: replace speechSynthesis with local Piper via /api/tts, WAV cached in data/tts-cache, falls back to browser voice when Piper is not installed.
Dockerfile: switched to node:26-slim, installs Piper binary + en_US-lessac-medium voice.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Evidence on assignments: photo upload + notes + student self-note (needs help / not sure)
- Evidence required/optional/none flag per item; grading queue shows evidence with lightbox thumbnail
- Parent comment field when grading; shown to student on graded items
- Offline tasks: 3-state status (not started → in progress → done) with inline evidence form
- Retake policy per item: latest / highest / average — gradebook computes effective score accordingly
- Grading queue expanded to include lessons and practices (not just assignments) when evidence present
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