1. Improved Outcomes For All Children Progress Universal Monitoring
Screening
Research-Based
Core Curriculum
Improved
Outcomes
For All Children
Educational
Support
Teams
Fidelity and
Integrity of
Instruction and
Intervention
Tiered
Levels of
Intervention
Scientific
Research-
Based Interventions
Data-Based
Decision-
Making

2. Frequent progress monitoring of student performance occurs for all students and is used to pinpoint student-specific difficulties.
PROGRESS MONITORING

3. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius

4. What Is Progress Monitoring?
Progress monitoring involves ongoing data collection on skills that are important to student success and can be used to:
estimate student rates of improvement
identify students who are not demonstrating adequate progress
aid teachers in instructional planning

5. It Is Formative Evaluation
Ongoing, systematic monitoring of student performance occurs with individuals in:
the general education classroom
during supplemental instruction
during intensive instruction

6. Why Is Progress Monitoring Important?
Research has demonstrated that when teachers use progress monitoring for instructional decision-making purposes:
students achieve more
teacher decision-making improves
students tend to be more aware of their performance
(e.g., see Fuchs, Deno, Mirkin, 1984; L. S. Fuchs, Fuchs, Hamlett, & Ferguson, 1992; Stecker, Fuchs, & Fuchs, in press)

7. How does progress monitoring work?
Benchmark assessments given 3 times a year
Goals established
Student progress measured according to need
Progress measured against grade level benchmark or individual goal
Teaching or intervention adjusted as needed
Progress charted & graphically represented
Overview of progress monitoring
September 2006-one minute probes were given to each of my students to test for WRC per minute.
Three probes were given and the mean correct/errors were recorded as the benchmark.
From there I put the data collected on the AIMSweb program (will talk more about AIMSweb) and I reviewed graphs with our EST team.
Based on the results I chose students to monitor on a weekly basis and since I only had 12 students I chose to do the rest of the class once a month.
I set goals based on the VT GE’s for reading fluency (grade 2: WRC)
Students that were monitored weekly were given additional instruction:
Repeated readings (with para or me)—passages read 3x daily, including one reading at home.
Title One support-Rhoda
Small group instruction in reading fluency with spec.ed.-Fundations fluency pack
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Instruction was adjusted-Jan. “copier conversation” with Rhoda, picked up CS.

8. Degrees of Progress Monitoring
Benchmarking
Assess all children three to four times over the course of the school year
Strategic Monitoring
Assess children in “some risk” category every two-four weeks
Intensive Monitoring
Assess children in “at risk” category as often as weekly

9. Progress Monitoring Schedule
Parent Contact
Fall of 3rd grade

10. Compares Rates of Progress by
Type of Instructional Program or Risk Group
Service Code
Meal Status
Ethnicity
ELL

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12. Summarize Data & Examine Results for Individual Students
Second Grade-Oral Reading Fluency
Instructional Change
Aim Line
Trend Line No. 2
Trend Line No. 1

16. CBM & Graphing & Progress Monitoring & RF = +.7 - +1.0
The Research
CBM & Graphing & Progress Monitoring & RF =

17. What kinds of questions do we ask?
Questions that are relevant to a student’s goals, progress, and response to new instructional designs:
How does progress compare to past performance?
How does progress compare to peers? (rate and slope)
Is the student responding to instruction with interventions?
Is progress being made toward meeting the standard?

18. What’s my highest score? Can I beat it in the next 2 weeks?
What kinds of questions do students ask?
Are my scores going up?
What’s my highest score? Can I beat it in the next 2 weeks?
What skill(s) do I want to work hard on during the next 2 weeks to try to increase my CBM score?