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Your First Tutoring Session

A guide to signing in as a child and starting your first AI tutoring session with Aletheia.

3 min readUpdated June 1, 2026child logintutorfirst sessionAIdashboard

Ready to learn? Here's how your child signs in and starts their first tutoring session.

How Children Sign In

Children can sign in two ways, depending on what the parent enabled.

Family Code + PIN

  1. Go to the child sign-in page.
  2. Enter the family code from the parent dashboard.
  3. Enter the child's PIN.
  4. Click Sign In.

This is the simplest option for younger learners.

Child Email, Google, or Apple

If a child has his or her own email address, a parent can enable email login for the child. After setup, the child can use the regular sign-in page with their password, Google account, or Apple ID.

See Child Account Setup & SSO for setup details.

The Child Dashboard

After signing in, your child lands on their dashboard. Depending on enabled features, they may see:

  • Subjects - active learning tracks and topics.
  • Start Learning - begin or continue a tutor session.
  • Flashcards - review decks with spaced repetition.
  • Study Guides - review generated summaries.
  • Homework Helper - get guided help with typed or photo-based homework questions.
  • Profile - customize avatar and view rewards.
  • Streaks & Stars - see learning consistency and achievements.

Starting a Tutoring Session

  1. Choose a subject or topic.
  2. Click Start Learning.
  3. The first time the child starts a new subject, the tutor will walk them through a brief assessment to place them in the subject.
  4. The tutor will lead the student through the subject material with explanations, examples, questions, and quizzes.
  5. Your child can type an answer, choose quick-answer buttons when shown, or ask a question.

The tutor adapts to your child's age, learning style, grade level, subject placement, and progress.

What the AI Tutor Can Do

  • Explain concepts at the right level.
  • Ask guiding questions before giving answers.
  • Generate practice problems and quizzes.
  • Help with homework using typed questions or images.
  • Create flashcards and study guides.
  • Track mastery and suggest what to review next.
  • Use visual explanations when helpful.
  • Use Text-to-Speech to read aloud to the student.

First Session Tips for Parents

  • Sit nearby for the first session so your child is comfortable.
  • Show them how to ask for help: "Can you explain fractions?" or "Give me a hint."
  • Remind them it is okay to be wrong; the tutor uses mistakes as teaching moments.
  • Review the session afterward from the parent dashboard if you want to see what happened.

What's Saved After a Session

Aletheia may save:

  • Conversation history for parental review.
  • Quiz scores and topic progress.
  • Flashcard review activity.
  • Study guide or mastery updates.
  • Streak and star changes.

Parents can review this activity from the dashboard.