Overview
As part of retiring the Speech Recognition (SRE) tool from Foundations A‑Z® student practice games and assessments, any open or in‑progress practice games that still contained SRE questions were automatically reset on January 7, 2026. This ensures students only see the updated version without speech questions.
~ Note: Students may lose progress only on practice games that were open/in progress before the reset. Completed games are not impacted. ~
Quick Teacher Checklist
✅ No action needed—resets are already complete.
✅ Inform students they may need to restart any practice game that was in progress before Jan 7, 2026.
✅ Review student statuses if needed; completed work is unchanged.
Frequently Asked Questions
1) What exactly changed on January 7, 2026?
1) What exactly changed on January 7, 2026?
2) Why did games need to be reset?
2) Why did games need to be reset?
When we removed the SRE technology, some practice games already opened by students continued to show the old version. Resetting ensures all students use the most current game version and content.
3) Which students are affected?
3) Which students are affected?
4) Will students lose their progress?
4) Will students lose their progress?
5) Do teachers need to take any action?
5) Do teachers need to take any action?
No action is required. The reset was applied automatically to the relevant practice games.
6) Do assignment dates change?
6) Do assignment dates change?
No. Reset assignments retain their original assignment date.
7) Are grades or assessment results affected?
7) Are grades or assessment results affected?
Practice games: Progress within open/in‑progress practice games was cleared; students will need to replay these games.
Completed games and assessments: No impact. Any completed work and associated results remain intact.
8) How can I tell if a student’s practice game was reset?
8) How can I tell if a student’s practice game was reset?
Common indicators include:
A student sees the game appearing as not started even though they previously began it.
The game no longer includes speech recognition prompts.
The assignment card shows the original assignment date but the status resets to not started.
9) What should I tell students?
9) What should I tell students?
10) Will this happen again?
10) Will this happen again?
11) Why was the SRE tool retired?
11) Why was the SRE tool retired?
12) Does this affect assessments or other activities?
12) Does this affect assessments or other activities?
13) Will reporting reflect the reset?
13) Will reporting reflect the reset?
14) Does this affect all classes or only some?
14) Does this affect all classes or only some?
15) What if multiple students in my class report losing progress?
15) What if multiple students in my class report losing progress?
16) Is there any timeline or deadline for students to restart?
16) Is there any timeline or deadline for students to restart?
17) Do I need to reassign practice games?
17) Do I need to reassign practice games?
18) Who received the operational email about this update?
18) Who received the operational email about this update?
Impacted Foundations A‑Z customers (teachers/RP/FAZ users) associated with affected assignments received the email. This is an operational update (not marketing) and was sent regardless of marketing opt‑out status.