Progress Monitoring with a Purpose

Presented by:Angela SolisMelinda WilliamsBecky Kephart

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Purpose of Progress Monitoring

Progress Monitoring is a scientific based practicethat is used both to assess a student’s academic performance and evaluate the effectiveness of Instruction.

Benefits:•Students receive instruction that is more appropriate to their individual needs•Better informed instructional decisions and higher teacher expectations for students

Required by Law (IDEA) Special education teachers are expected to collect and use data to make informed instructional decisions. Also, progress monitoring remains a required part of the IEP with IDEIA 2004 (reauthorization of Special Ed. law).

Let’s think about what we are doing now…

Types of Progress Monitoring

Direct Indirect

Authentic

Subjective vs. Objective

CBMCurriculum Based Measurement

How Frequently do I progress monitor?

The effectiveness of services and instructional method is determined most efficiently when progress is measured frequently.

What kind of Decision can I make with data?

Screening DecisionsDecide which student need help

Progress Monitoring DecisionsTo decide when to move on to new goals, accommodate, or modify instruction

Diagnostic DecisionsTo decide what kind of help students need and develop an instruction plan in response to a significant problem

Outcome DecisionsTo decide when special services can be discontinued and to document overall effectiveness of efforts across all students

Progress Monitoring Tools

AimswebExceedIntervention

Central

Literacy

Progress

Monitoring

Tools

Analysis of Student work samples

Use of a Rubric

Teacher made test

Review 360

Sample of Progress Monitoring

When a list of 20 2nd grade level words with long vowel word families (i.e. snake, bride, stroke, flute), Sean will accurately read 16/20 words in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

How can I progress monitor this?

When given a writing prompt, Sean uses correct capitalization 40 % of the time.

How can I monitor this?

Let’s Try Some…

1. Using p.15 of 32 Writing Mechanism Scoring Form, score the sample writing titled: Birthday Mail (From: Region XIII)

2. Using p. 28 of 34 Oral Reading Fluency Miscue Analysis Worksheet do a 1 minute reading probe with a partner at your table and record data. (From: Region XIII and probe from Aimsweb)

Intervention Central …

Create a math probe for fractions

Create a probe for grade level sight words

Create a math probe for place value

Making Progress Monitoring Seamless

Start by writing goals and objectives that are measurable and observable

Don’t let the data pile up before reviewing it!

Utilize inclusion tracking sheets

Utilize student work samples when possible

FOCUS your efforts on helping the student in the area related to/or impacted by the disability

Teach and Allow the student to chart their data

Use the data to inform you and make changes based on the data

Reflection

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