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# Manage Student Assignments
> Manage LitLab assignments: see how new work queues up, remove or reorder assignments for individual students, and schedule work for later dates.
Each student has an **assignment queue.** Think of it like a music playlist—the assignment at the top is what students are working on now, and the rest are lined up next.
## How the assignment queue works
* Students work on **one assignment at a time**.
* Additional assignments wait in the queue.
* When a student finishes an assignment, the next one unlocks the **next time they log in**.
## Assigning new work
You have two options when creating an assignment: release it immediately or schedule it for a future date.
### Assign right away
Choosing **Right Away** moves the new assignment to the **front of the queue**. Everything else shifts back one spot.
If the student was already working on another assignment, **their progress is saved**. They'll pick up where they left off once that assignment returns to the top of their queue.
### Schedule for later
Choose **Schedule for Later** to release an assignment on a future date.
* Students won't see the assignment before its release date.
* Scheduled assignments must be set for **tomorrow or later**.
* On the release date, the assignment is automatically added to the front of the student's queue.
## Editing an assignment
From the **Assignments** tab, stay on the **By assignment** toggle, then click **Edit** on the assignment card you want to change.
The edit panel lets you update:
* **Reading mode** — switch between **Silent Reading** (students read silently, with an option for audio support) and **Read Aloud** (progress monitoring with real-time feedback and automatic AI fluency analysis).
* **Release timing** — choose **Release now** or **Schedule** for a future date.
* **Assigned students** — add or remove students from the assignment.
* **Stories** — add or remove stories from the assignment.
Click **Save changes** to apply your updates, or **Cancel** to discard them.
Editing an assignment through **By assignment** applies to every student assigned to it. To change what one student sees without affecting the rest of the class, use the **By student** view instead.
## Managing one student's queue
Every change above applies at the class level. To adjust what happens for a **single student** without touching anyone else's queue, open the **Assignments** tab on the teacher dashboard and switch to the **By student** view.
Each student's queue is broken into three sections:
* **Reading now** — the assignment they're currently on.
* **Up next in queue** — assignments waiting their turn.
* **Scheduled for later** — assignments not yet released.
### Removing an assignment from one student
Open the **⋯** menu on an assignment card and choose **Remove from queue**, then confirm in the dialog. This only removes the assignment for that student — everyone else in the class keeps it.
A student can't be removed from an assignment they've already started reading.
### Reordering a student's queue
Assignments in **Reading now** and **Up next in queue** can be reordered by dragging them, or via **Move up** / **Move down** in the **⋯** menu.
* Dragging or moving a queued assignment into the top slot makes it the student's active assignment.
* In the **Scheduled for later** section, change the release date or remove the assignment.
## When students see their next assignment
After finishing every story in their current assignment, students can keep browsing and creating on LitLab for the rest of that session.
The **next assignment** in their queue becomes available the **next time they log in**.
## Unlocking story creation
Finishing all stories in an assignment unlocks a student's ability to create their own stories (up to **3 per day**).
Students must complete **every story** in an assignment before **Create a Story** and **Find a Story** unlock. Once complete, these buttons unlock immediately—no refresh required.
## Deleting an assignment for an entire class
To delete an assignment for the whole class, on the **Assignments** tab on the teacher dashboard, click **Delete assignment.**
Deleting an assignment removes it for **every student in the class**, including students who have already started it.
If you only want to change what one student sees—remove it, reorder it, or reassign something different—use the **By student** view described in [Managing one student's queue](/practice/managing-assignments#managing-one-students-queue) instead of deleting for the whole class.
## Frequently asked questions
No. Progress is automatically saved. The student's previous assignment simply moves back one spot in their playlist.
No. Scheduled assignments can begin starting tomorrow. If students should start today, choose "**Right Away**".
Students must finish every assigned story before story creation unlocks. Also, check whether they've reached the default limit of 3 created stories per day.
Yes. Open the **By student** view on the **Assignments** tab, find the student, and choose **Remove from queue** on the assignment. This only affects that student—the rest of the class keeps the assignment.
Note that an assignment can't be removed once the student has already started reading it. See [Managing one student's queue](/practice/managing-assignments#managing-one-students-queue) for more information.
Yes. In the **By student** view, drag an assignment to a new position, or use **Move up** / **Move down** in its **⋯** menu. This only works for assignments in **Reading now** or **Up next in queue**—completed and scheduled assignments can't be reordered.
Students continue browsing LitLab for the rest of their current session. The next assignment in their queue appears the next time they log in.