A Teacher's Guide to Progress Monitoring

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As new federal mandates require that schools help every child make progress, it’s more important than ever for teachers to collect data regularly, make data-based instructional decisions, and monitor student progress toward goals. This is the practical, teacher-friendly guide you need to harness the power of progress monitoring (PM) and uncover what is and isn’t working in your classroom.

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STOCK NUMBER	ISBN
53879	978-1-68125-387-9
COPYRIGHT	PAGES
2021	216
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You’ll start with a complete introduction to the fundamentals of progress monitoring, including why it’s a critical component of response to intervention (RTI) and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS); how to use it in academic, behavioral, and functional settings; and how to support your teaching and assessment through task analysis. Then you’ll get real-world guidance on how to implement every key step in the PM process, from collecting data efficiently to making informed decisions about your instruction. To bring PM principles to life, chapter-long case studies take you inside five classrooms and show you how real teachers used progress monitoring to support their students’ academic and behavioral goals.

Ideal for educators in K-12 classrooms—but also applicable to preschool and transition programs—this urgently needed guide is your key to using PM to comply with federal mandates, refine your teaching, and help every learner achieve success.

LEARN HOW TO:

Monitor student progress toward academic, behavioral/social, and functional goals
Create clear, easy-to-read graphs of your data
Analyze data to make the best, most informed instructional decisions
Select evidence-based practices to accelerate your students’ progress
Involve students with and without disabilities in monitoring their own progress
Tailor PM to individual students’ strengths and needs
Use PM to monitor progress toward IEP and 504 goals
Manage your time and materials efficiently
See the principles in action with five case studies written by special educators

PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Throughout the book, end-of-chapter exercises, visual examples, and handy downloadable forms give readers the tools they need to conduct effective progress monitoring in their own classrooms.

About the Downloads
About the Author
About the Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments

Section I Fundamentals: The Value of Progress Monitoring
Chapter 1 Introduction to Progress Monitoring
Chapter 2 Progress Monitoring in Foundational Academic Skill Areas
Chapter 3 Progress Monitoring in Behavioral and Social Skills
Chapter 4 Task Analysis: An Instructional Strategy and Assessment Tool

Section II Procedures: Implementing Progress Monitoring in Your Classroom
Chapter 5 Graphing Progress Monitoring Data
Chapter 6 Making Decisions Based on Progress Monitoring
Chapter 7 Engaging Students in Monitoring Their Own Progress
Chapter 8 Managing Progress Monitoring in the Classroom

Section III Progress Monitoring in Practice: Case Studies
Chapter 9 Case Study: Francis
With Emily Hanson
Chapter 10 Case Study: Jack
With Lejf Hansen
Chapter 11 Case Study: Natalie
With Rachel Folmer
Chapter 12 Case Study: Christopher
With Shahin Pamatmat
Chapter 13 Case Study: Pedro
With Kaley Mounts

Section IV Putting It All Together
Chapter 14 Progress Monitoring in the Real World

References
Index

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Patti Ralabate, Executive Director, PKR Professional Learning LLC

"Using an authentic, case-study approach, Dr. Mahdavi explains how any teacher can use progress monitoring and task analysis as a part of their formative assessment toolbox. Her focus on goals and measuring growth over time aligns with today's emphasis on designing inclusive learning environments that maximize learning for all learners."

Melinda Susan, Director, South County Consortium, Adjunct Faculty, Sonoma State University

"An excellent resource and training tool for special educators . . . Dr. Mahdavi provides sound reasoning and pragmatic suggestions about how easily [data collection] can become part of a teacher's daily practice."

Diane Haager, Professor Emeritus, California State University Los Angeles

"Makes the process of ongoing assessment come alive . . . a must-have for teachers who want to ensure that all students make progress toward learning goals."

Elizabeth Potts, Missouri Western State University

"Meets a need for today's preservice and inservice teachers . . . The comprehensive case studies provide the real-world link that readers need to see progress monitoring in action!"

Russell Gersten, Professor Emeritus of Special Education, University of Oregon

"Makes the vast landscape of progress monitoring in all areas of schooling comprehensible and meaningful . . . provides clear guidelines for special educators to use it thoughtfully and sensibly."