Measuring Progress

Interfaith Education Prayer

IEP Training
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Required Sections
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Goals & Objectives
Supports & Services
Accomodations & Modifications
Measures of Progress
Placement
Conclusion

Example IEP GOALS for:
    Copying
    Organization
    Reading
    Spelling
    Written Expression

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IEP Measures of Progress - Know for certain if your child is progressing:

Mastery Criteria should be something that can be presented as graphical data (not that it has to be, but being presentable leans towards characteristics of measurable data).

When someone asks, "What data do you base your opinion upon?" there should be actual data that can answer such questions. Almost any data that you can plot on a graph can be considered "measurable".

 

IDEA 300.347 also specifies parents should be notified of ...(B) "The extent to which that progress is sufficient to enable the child to achieve the goals by the end of the year." Thus, be sure the data can be viewed for progress at any point so you will know whether progress is sufficient.

For example:
- For the reading fluency goal: Y.C. Will improve from 60 words per minute in reading speed to 100 words per minute when reading a typical classroom literature selection he has not read previously.

When writing goals and determining how progress will be measured, ask these questions about the measurement:

- Is the desired outcome something that can be observed or measured by me or someone else?

- Is the measurement based upon quantifiable data that can be plotted on a graph?

- Can the measurement criteria be reviewed by anyone, at any time, wherein they will be able to readily determine if progress is being made?

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