> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.litlab.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Teacher Settings: Curriculum, Permissions, and Illustrations

> Configure your default phonics scope and sequence, control what students can browse in the library, and set illustration preferences for your class.

LitLab's teacher settings let you tailor the platform to your classroom — from which phonics sequence powers your library to what students see and create.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Default Scope & Sequence" icon="book-open" href="#default-scope-and-sequence">
    Set the phonics curriculum LitLab uses across the generator, library, and Skill Maps.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Classmate Story Access" icon="users" href="#allow-students-to-read-classmates-stories">
    Decide whether students can read stories beyond their own assignments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Illustration Preferences" icon="image" href="#student-illustration-preferences">
    Choose the default illustration style for student-created stories.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Default Scope and Sequence

Your default scope and sequence tells LitLab which phonics curriculum you follow. Once set, it's automatically selected whenever you open the generator, browse the library, or view Skill Maps — so you don't have to pick it every time.

### How to set your default

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings">
    Click your profile icon and select **Settings**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose your sequence">
    Under the **Default Sequence** section, open the dropdown and choose the phonics sequence your school or district uses.‡ If you don't have a preference, leave it set to **No preference** — LitLab will default to UFLI.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save Settings** to apply your changes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Where your default applies

| Area              | How it's used                                                                            |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Custom Generator  | Pre-selects your sequence when creating fiction, nonfiction, or Reader's Theater stories |
| Decodable Library | Filters stories to your sequence when browsing                                           |
| Skill Maps        | Displays the heatmap for your selected sequence                                          |

<Note>
  After changing your default sequence, Skill Maps data updates overnight. The generator and library reflect your new selection right away.
</Note>

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## Allow Students to Read Classmates' Stories

<Info>
  **Where to find it:** Go to your **Dashboard**, select the relevant class from the class dropdown, and scroll down to find this setting.
</Info>

This toggle controls whether your students can browse beyond their own assignments.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Enabled">
    Students can:

    * See stories published by their classmates
    * Browse the vetted grab-and-go library
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Disabled">
    Students only see stories you've directly assigned to them.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Tip>
  Disable this if you want to keep students focused on assigned reading or prefer to curate exactly which stories they access.
</Tip>

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## Student Illustration Preferences

<Info>
  **Where to find it:** Go to your **Dashboard**, select the relevant class from the class dropdown, and scroll down to find this setting.
</Info>

This setting controls the default illustration option when students create stories in the [Student Creator](/generator/student-creator).

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="One illustration" icon="image">
    A single image capturing the whole story. Choose this to emphasize text reading and fluency.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fully illustrated" icon="images">
    An image on every page. AI-generated illustrations may vary in consistency across pages.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  Fully illustrated is a LitLab Pro feature. Free accounts default to one illustration per story.
</Note>

<sub>‡ LitLab aligns practice to leading phonics programs for identification purposes only. All program names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.</sub>