Progress monitoring is the ongoing, frequent collection and use of formal data in order to (1) assess students’ performance, (2) quantify a student's rate of improvement or responsiveness to instruction or intervention, and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and intervention using valid and reliable measures. Educators use measures that are appropriate for the student’s grade and/or skill level.
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Step 1. Design Progress Monitoring Process
Teams clarify the purpose of progress monitoring and design a process that describes how progress monitoring data will be collected and stored, how frequently progress will be monitored across the tiers, and how data will be analyzed and used to make decisions.
Step 2. Select Progress Monitoring Tools
When selecting progress monitoring tools, teams consider their needs, context, and priorities as well as the technical adequacy of the measures. The resources below can help teams become informed consumers to select academic and behavioral progress monitoring tools.