Today’s Learning Objectives: 1.What is Progress Monitoring? 2.Brief review of Universal Screening data, 2.Brief review of Universal Screening data, identifying students “in need,” and how data connects to Instructional Decision-Making and Progress Monitoring 3.Survey Level Assessment (SLA) 3.Survey Level Assessment (SLA) & Determining Students’ Current Success Level (Present level of educational performance) 4.Setting individualized student goals 4.Setting individualized student goals when progress monitoring—using one common method involving normative data 5.Determining the schedule and frequency of monitoring progress: a.Duration b.Frequency case studies and practice exercises 6.Data interpretation, case studies and practice exercises 2 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

What is Progress Monitoring? Important qualities of tools used to frequently monitoring academic progress 1 3 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Research-Based Best Practices: standardized assessment tools Research-Based Best Practices: Systematic Formative Evaluation that requires the use of standardized assessment tools that are: 1.Of similar difficulty 2.Given the same way 2.Given the same way each time. (AIMSweb® Offers these features.) Progress Monitoring Involves: 4 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

A Brief Review of Universal Screening Data: Identifying Students At-Risk for Academic Failure *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. 2 5 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Michael Martin (fictitious): Michael Martin (fictitious): A student with Universal Screening data that indicates he is performing significantly behind peers and targets. *All data and identifying information presented is fictitious. 6 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

7 Box & Whiskers Graphs (Box Plots): A 3-Step Explanation AIMSweb commonly uses box plots to report data. AIMSweb’s Box plots are somewhat similar in shape and representation as to a vertical bell curve. 75 th percentile Median (50 th percentile) 25 th percentile 90 th percentile 10 th percentile Above 90 th percentile Average range of population included in sample. Below Average Range Above Average Range Below 10 th percentile Michael Martin Target Line * * * * * * * *In relation to user-defined comparison group Average Range (middle 50%) Well Below Average Well Above Average

Fall Benchmark Data for Michael Martin Martin, Michael: Grade 5 (All identifying information and scores are fictitious.) Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Compare Performance Across Groups Michael’s School Grade 5: Michael’s School Michael’s District Grade 5: Michael’s District National Aggregate Norms Grade 5: National Aggregate Norms Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 9

AIMSweb National Norms Michael Martin AIMSweb National Norms Michael Martin Compare Michael Martin Fall 5 th grade student: 48 wrc / 12 errors *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. 10 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Survey Level Assessment (SLA) *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious Grade 5: 48/12 Grade 4: 67/10 Grade 3: 76/8 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

successful SLA: Students are tested in successive levels of general curriculum, beginning with their current expected grade placement, until a level at which they are successful is determined. Grade 5 Median: 48/12 Grade 4 Median: 67/10 Grade 3 Median: 76/8 Survey Level Assessment 12 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

*All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. 13 Survey Level Assessment (SLA): Uses National Normative Data Reading Curriculum Based Measurement (R-CBM) Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Grade 5: 48/12 *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Survey Level Assessment (SLA): 14 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Grade 5: 48/12 Grade 4: 67/10 *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Survey Level Assessment (SLA): 15 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Grade 5: 48/12 Grade 4: 67/10 Grade 3: 76/8 *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Survey Level Assessment (SLA): 16 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

“Michael Martin currently reads about 48 words correctly, with 12 errors, from Grade 5 Standard Reading Assessment Passages. He reads Grade 3 reading passages successfully; 76 words correct per minute, with 8 errors, which is how well average beginning 3 rd grade students read this material. ” *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Using SLA Data for describing Present Levels of Educational Performance 17 Grade 5: 48/12 Grade 4: 67/10 Grade 3: 76/8 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Setting Individualized Student Goals: The Principles & The Practice *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious The Practice Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

19 Methods for Setting Goals Using General Outcome Measures & Frequent Progress Monitoring There are multiple ways in which to set performance goals for students when progress monitoring. Those include, but are not limited to: targets Using school, district, or state pre-approved targets cut scorehigh stakes tests Using a cut score that predicts likelihood of passing high stakes tests Rate of Improvement (ROI) Using desired Rate of Improvement (ROI) in relation to the period of time by which the student is expected to reach the goal normative data Reducing the “achievement gap” by using normative data as a reference (local or national norms) Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

A Common Method for Goal Setting with Frequent Progress Monitoring: Using Normative Data 20 Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

50% of students in 5 th grade at this school are performing between wrc/min. These students represent the MIDDLE 50% of students in the comparison group (school). 21 Michael Martin Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

“Core” Curriculum: “Core” instruction is often delivered in a way that meets “middle” students more than the students in the “whiskers.” Implication? BM data reflects current status of performance—and also where the “core” must work to move middle students higher by next benchmark period. 22 Michael Martin Summer Copyright (c) 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious.

Grade 5: 48/12 Grade 4: 67/10 Grade 3: 76/8 *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. Michael Martin 23

*All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. Michael Martin weekGOAL Sample: 36-week expectation for performance = GOAL Goal for Michael is set at about the 25 th percentile (spring), 98wrc/min, rounded to (Norm-referenced goal setting method) Reading Curriculum Based Measurement (R-CBM)

Goal for Michael is set at about the 25 th percentile (spring), 98wrc/min, rounded to (Norm-referenced goal setting method)

Determining the Schedule & Frequency for Monitoring Progress *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious Duration: How long? Frequency: How often?

How much data should be collected? Making Data-Based Decisions With Progress Monitor «Typically need at least 7-10 data points (Shinn & Good, 1989) before making programming decision— and you may need to collect more if uncertain. « Christ & Silberglitt (2007) recommended 6-9 data points « As the number of data points increases, the effects of measurement error on the trend line decreases. «Exception- 3-4 consecutive data points below aimline Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 27

28 AIMSweb Progress Monitor provides the new ROI after the entry of three (3) data points. Understanding Elements of an AIMSweb Progress Monitor Graph

Four Criteria To Consider: Criteria #1.meets Criteria #1. Trend line meets (or is on-target to meet) AIM line for ultimate goal: Success! Once goal is met, consider transition to less intensive program or new goal as needed. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 29 How much data should be collected?

Criteria #2will intersect in relatively near future Criteria #2. Trend line and AIM line will intersect in relatively near future? Keep with current intervention until goal is reached. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 30 How much data should be collected?

Criteria #3aexceeds AIM line Criteria #3a. Trend line exceeds AIM line? increasing goal or difficulty level a. Consider increasing goal or difficulty level Grade 5 student reading grade 4 passages. Goal was changed from 104 wrc/min to 125 wrc/min. NOTE: When changing a goal to require a different grade level of material, start a new schedule. Do not use the same schedule as the data are not comparable (i.e., 50 wrc/min on a 5 th grade passage means something different than 50 wrc/min on a 3 rd grade passage.) *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 31 How much data should be collected?

Criteria #3b.exceeds AIM line Criteria #3b. Trend line exceeds AIM line? b. Or, retain the current intervention and close the gap even faster if this goal is the final performance level the student is to reach while being progress monitored. Grade K student on Grade K PSF probes. Student may reach goal in mid- March, rather than the end of May if progress continues at same rate of improvement. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 32 How much data should be collected?

Criteria #4not likely intersect adding additional intervention Criteria #4. Trend line will not likely intersect AIM line—and/or moves in opposite direction of AIM line: Consider adding additional intervention, changing variable, and/or intensifying program changes. Note four data points are already below the AIM line. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 33 How much data should be collected?

Building Confidence in Decision-Making Variability of the data: a.The “more variable” the data, the larger the error in the slope. The larger the error in the slope, the more data points are needed to gain confidence in the trend/actual progress made. b.The "tighter" the data, the fewer the number of data points potentially needed to be “confident” in the trend developing. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 34

The direction of the trend: a.If all the data points are below the aimline and going strongly negative, you will not likely need 7-10 data points to confirm "uh-oh!" b.In contrast, if all data points are above the line and in strongly positive direction, the opposite applies—you won’t likely need 10 data points to say, "wow" and increase the ambitiousness of your goal. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 35 Building Confidence in Decision-Making

How Frequently to Assess? Balance IDEAL with FEASIBLE: Too little data, too infrequently means students may stay in ineffective programs longer than necessary. See example on next slide. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 36

Decision-Making *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. 5 data points over 15 weeks. 5 data points over 5 weeks. vs. Note that a student may potentially be in an ineffective program longer than needed when data collection is not done frequently enough. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 37

Frequency of Assessment Directly Related to Student Achievement Similar results found by Fuchs & Fuchs (1986) Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 38

Now that we have calculated a goal using the norm-referenced method, let’s practice goal setting using the weekly ROI-method… Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 39 OPTIONAL

Use ROI method to calculate goal. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 40 Reading Curriculum Based Measurement (R-CBM) 3.Write a Rate of Improvement goal for Maya, assuming 36 weeks until her annual review. In ___ weeks, Maya will read ___ words correctly, with ____ or fewer errors, from Grade ___ Progress Monitor Reading Assessment Passages. OPTIONAL

Use the following chart as needed to determine Maya’s goal using the ROI method. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 41 OPTIONAL Well Below Average Below Average Average Well Above Average

Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 42 Well Below Average Below Average Average Well Above Average Double ROI on Norm chart to set ambitious goal:.78 x 2 = 1.6 Multiply by # weeks to get gain: 1.6 x 36 wks = 57.6 Add gain to baseline score: 39 (baseline) + 58 = 97 Goal Setting: ROI Method ROI GOAL: 97 wrc/min OPTIONAL

. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 43 Reading Curriculum Based Measurement (R-CBM) 3.Write a Rate of Improvement goal for Maya, assuming 36 weeks until her annual review. In 36 weeks, Maya will read 97 words correctly, with 4 or fewer errors, from Grade 4 Progress Monitor Reading Assessment Passages. Goal Setting: ROI Method POSSIBLE ANSWER: * Dependent upon ambitious, but feasible goal for individual student.

Additional Case Studies & Practice Exercises *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 44 8a Zachary Johnston: Grade 6 student M-CAP Goal Setting Schedule Setup Progress Monitoring

Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. 45 For this case, assume that... DIRECTIONS: Task 1: Task 1: Using the graph below, determine Zachary’s performance level for each median Survey Level Assessment score obtained (based on Fall Norms). Task 2: Task 2: Write down Zachary’s performance level (e.g., “Average,” “Below Average,” etc.) in the table above. Math Concepts and Applications

Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. 46 For this case, assume that... DIRECTIONS: Task 1: Task 1: Using the graph below, determine Zachary’s performance level for each median Survey Level Assessment score obtained (based on Fall Norms). Task 2: Task 2: Write down Zachary’s performance level (e.g., “Average,” “Below Average,” etc.) in the table above. Math Concepts and Applications Well Below Average Below Average Average

Directions: 1.Complete the activity below. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 47 Consider Zachary’s scores and check the one that makes the most sense:  Zachary has a moderate performance discrepancy where the goal material can be at his current 6th grade level Zachary’s baseline score for his PM graph will be 4 based on his 6th grade MCAP SLA  Zachary has such a severe performance discrepancy that lower grade material should be considered as his goal material for the next 36 weeks Zachary’s baseline MCAP score will be 4 based on his 5th grade MCAP SLA Math Concepts and Applications

Directions: 1.Complete the activity below. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 48 Consider Zachary’s scores and check the one that makes the most sense:  Zachary has a moderate performance discrepancy where the goal material can be at his current 6th grade level Zachary’s baseline score for his PM graph will be 4 based on his 6th grade SLA  Zachary has such a severe performance discrepancy that lower grade material should be considered as his goal material for the next 36 weeks Zachary’s baseline MCAP score will be 4 based on his 5th grade SLA Math Concepts and Applications

Currently, Zachary earns ____ correct points in 8 minutes on Grade 6 AIMSweb ® MCAP probes. He performs successfully on Grade ____ MCAP probes, earning ____ correct points in 8 minutes, which is approximately how well ____ grade students perform math computation problems in the fall of the year. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 49 Write a Present Levels of Educational Performance statement for Zachary:

Currently, Zachary earns 4 correct points in 8 minutes on Grade 6 AIMSweb ® MCAP probes. He performs successfully on Grade 3 MCAP probes, earning 9 correct points in 8 minutes, which is approximately how well 3 rd grade students perform math computation problems in the fall of the year. *All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious. 50 Write a Present Levels of Educational Performance statement for Zachary:

*All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Zachary’s Goal: Norm Referenced Method Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious Write a norm-referenced goal for Zachary, assuming 36 weeks until his annual review. In ___ weeks, Zachary will earn ___ points correct on Grade ___ Progress Monitor MCAP probes.

*All data and identifying information presented are fictitious. Zachary’s Goal: Norm Referenced Method Summer Copyright (c) 2011Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. All names and data used in this presentation are fictitious Write a norm-referenced goal for Zachary, assuming 36 weeks until his annual review. In 36 weeks, Zachary will earn 13 points correct on Grade 6 Progress Monitor MCAP probes. * Dependent upon ambitious, but feasible goal for individual student. POSSIBLE ANSWER: