1. SSMT Progress Monitoring
By: Holli Farr

2. SSMT Process Begin with CASA process Complete PEP packet
Parent Contact Log
At least 2 contacts
Educational History
Interventions Page

3. SSMT Process Prior to First Meeting Check out SSMT folder
Send home RE 2 and get parent signature
Complete SSMT packet RE-1
Copy completed PEP forms
Request vision & hearing screenings
Check cum folder and CO for prior SSMT/ EC referrals

4. SSMT Process Prior to First SSMT meeting Return folder with
RE-2 with parent signature
Copy of completed PEP
Completed SSMT packet (pgs RE 1-2)
Collect Student Data (i.e. grades, benchmark info, attendance, etc.)

5. First Meeting Further define and refine problem/target behaviors
Develop 2 research based interventions per area
Determine progress monitoring for each target behavior
Based on available data, determine what screening is needed, i.e. KBIT, KTEA, Conners’, Vision, Hearing
Assign observations (one during an intervention)

6. First Meeting Immediately following the meeting For the next 6-8 weeks
Check out probes/make copies
Administer probes to baseline for each targeted area
Implement Interventions decided upon SSMT
For the next 6-8 weeks
Implement interventions with fidelity
Monitor progress monitoring (administer probes weekly-need 3 for baseline and 5 data points after the baseline)
Review and revise interventions based upon data

7. Second Meeting Bring progress monitoring data and graphs
Update RE packet
Review progress and determine action:
Exit process
Continue interventions and progress monitoring
Revise interventions and progress monitor
Refer to special education referral committee

8. How do we obtain a baseline?
Administer three probes in the designated target area.
The “middlemost” score is the baseline.
For Example:
Scores: 30, 20, 25
The baseline would be the median of these numbers which is 25.
(Math Reasoning, Written Expression & Behavior do not require a baseline)

9. Basic Reading Probes Administration Baseline 3 probes
Student has 1 minute to complete the probe
Read directions in the grade level probe book to student.
Reading fluency is calculated by first determining the total words attempted within the timed reading probe and then deducting from that the total number of incorrectly read words.
Words read correctly are scored as correct:
Self-corrected words are counted as correct within 3 seconds.
Repetitions are counted as correct.
Examples of dialectical speech are counted as correct.
Inserted words are ignored.
Norms are available

10. Basic Reading Probes Example:
“I am so happy! I just found out I can be on the soccer team. We have our first practice on Saturday. We practice at my school] right after lunch.”
Total words 27-errors:3=words correct:24

11. Reading Comprehension
Baseline-3 probes
Administer sample if needed
The student has 3 minutes to complete probe
The number correct is the score that can be used to determine progress
Refer to AIMSweb table in your grade level progress monitoring notebook.
The norms can be viewed in Fall, Winter, and Spring.
Can be administered in a group.

12. Reading Comprehension
Example:
Kim was happy because she lost her first tooth! “Put your tooth under your pillow (too, for, so) the Tooth Fairy can come,” said (Mother, smart, pillow).

13. Math Calculation Progress Monitoring
Baseline 3 probes
Read directions on page 2-12 from the math probe book at the particular grade level.
After 2 minutes have passed, the examiner says “Stop”.
Scoring
Scored based on number of “Digits Correct” Assigned credit to each individual correct digit
Graph on worksheet

14. Math Calculations
Example
4214
-3565
639
Total Digits Correct: 2

15. Math Reasoning Administration
Read the directions to the student (located at the top of the probe)
At the end of one minute the examiner says, “stop”
Can be administered within a group

16. Math Reasoning
Assign credit to each individual correct digit appearing in the solution to a math fact.
One minute to complete (show example prior to starting time).
Example: Aaron has 14 red, blue, and yellow pens. 6 are red and 3 are blue. How many pens are yellow?
5 yellow pens= 3 points

17. Written Expression Read directions to the student from the probe book.
Student has one minute to brainstorm.
Student has three minutes to complete the task.
(Note: Can be administered in a group.)
Ways to score writing:
Total words
Total letters
Correctly spelled words
Correct writing sequences
Correct sequences goes beyond confines of isolated word to consider units of writing and their relation to one another (fluency!); the words in each writing sequence must make sense within the context of the sentence
Repeating Kindergarteners’ through 5th grade

18. Attention/Behavior
Track behavior with behavior charts (i.e. how many stickers, or rewards did student receive)
Use daily behavior report card, or Classroom Dojo

19. Graphing
You can use the blank graph in the probe book, your own, excel, or online graphing, such as, chartdog

20. Graphing Willie Wildcat Probes Week 1 -(Baseline) 3 Week 2 -6 Week 3 -2 Week 4 -6 Week 5 -8 Week 6 -9

21. Questions??? Holli Farr hfarr@rock.k12.nc.us