Progress monitoring is a key component of any child’s instructional programming for two primary reasons. First,  we need to be able to document and show individual children’s progress over time related to individual children’s IEP objectives. Second, collecting daily data allows teachers and team members to continually assess the impact of daily instruction.  This must be done in order to make timely decisions regarding the instructional strategies being implemented, a process we call data-based decision making. In the IEPM model our instructional strategies and prompting hierarchies directly relate to data collection.

Read the pages in the IEPm to learn what the Data Collection Form is and how it is used.

After reading, understand that the example we use is just one example of a data collection tool.  After analyzing this one, consider if you already have a data collection tool that is similar.  If you have a collaborative tool along similar lines, feel free to continue to use the one you have.  The magic is in the data collection itself and the collaborative conversations around the data, not the exact format.

Print or save the slides linked under the video.  Watch the presentation and take notes.  As an implementation team, discuss next steps and how this can be implemented with children in your classroom.  Create a plan for implementation.

Due to privacy, set up a time for your coach to observe the special education and program classroom staff discussing the recent data collection together and planning for next steps.  Be sure to review the Checklist for this practice prior to the observation.

Once you and your coach have documented your successful completion of the Checklist, complete and submit the assessment to log completion of this Practices module.