Progress Monitoring: Reading
Summer, 2011
Presented by:
Diane Giannaccini & Susan Zirpoli
Today’s Purpose:
To develop a greater understanding of
progress monitoring tools for reading.
 To explore progress monitoring tools.
 To make progress monitoring
resources available to staff in CCPS.
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Agenda
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What is Progress
Monitoring?
Explore Resources:
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Reading A –Z
Razz Kids
F&P
Study Island
What are CBMs?
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PM
Hands On Practice
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Easy CBMs
Chart Dog
Aimsweb
Fundations
Questions
Benchmark vs. Progress Monitor
BENCHMARK
PROGRESS MONITOR
(ex: PLA, DAPPA, FCA, SRI, Read Levels,
HM, WTW)
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Formative Assessmentguides instruction.
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Occurs 3 times a year
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Assesses multiple areas of
grade level expectations.
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Conducted frequently- more
frequent in Tiers II & III.
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Assists with instructional
groupings & screening students
who require more intensive
instruction & intervention
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Assesses efficacy of
instruction/intervention.
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Diagnostic
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Diagnostic analysis- data teams
ACTIVITY “Tools You Use”
Question:
What do you do to regularly monitor the progress of
students in reading?
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Think about:
Students in interventions- how do you know if
the instruction is effective?
How do you know if students are mastering
IEP goals?
Progress Monitoring- Exemplars
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Running Records
QRI- Qualitative Reading
Inventory
Inventories/Checklists
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Writing Samples
Work Samples
Reading Comprehension
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Phonemic awareness,
Phonics
Spelling
Sight words
Quizzes
Exit Tickets
Student Observation
Portfolios
Cloze/Maze
Retell
Multiple Choice
Written Response
Oral Response
Curriculum Based
Measures (CBMs)
Reading A- Z
http://www.readinga-z.com/members/index.php
Assessment Resources
Demonstrations from today
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Phonics- cvc-vc (nonsense word lists)
High Frequency Words
Running Records
Comprehension
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Benchmark Quick Checks
Retelling Rubrics
Running Records
Sources:
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Elementary- Benchmark Running Records
Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment
Reading A-Z
Razz Kids
QRI
DRA
Reading A-Z: Explore Site
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Video- What’s New
Razz Kids
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What’s New Video
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Correlations At-a-Glance
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Online Running Records
Fountas and Pinnell
BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT KIT
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Benchmark Assessment Kit – for Progress
Monitoring
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Graphing Capabilities
Study Island (Grades 2- 12)
http://www.studyisland.com/
• Formative Assessment vs. Intervention
• Classroom Mode using clickers for data
• Test Mode
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Teacher pre-selects standards to assess
Teacher adjust percentages for goals
VSC and Core Standard alignment
Diagnostic pretest available under Core Standards
Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM)
Curriculum Based Measurement – A type of
curriculum-based assessment characterized by
frequent and direct measurement of critical school
behaviors. They are often 1-4 minute samples of
reading, math and writing skills.
CBMs are a
GENERAL OUTCOME MEASURES
Like taking a temperatureOr getting a blood pressure
Or standing on a scale
These are all QUICK measures that may signal the
need for more detailed diagnostic measures. We
don’t need MRIs for all students!
Curriculum Based Measurements
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Quick (more time to instruct)
Multiple Forms-same
measure, same difficulty
Useful as a Screener & PM
Graphically monitors
progress over time
Paraprofessionals can be
trained to administer
Valid/Reliable
Standardized
DELTA
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Diagnostic information is
limited.
Some districts use alone for
determination of
intervention/tiers.
Limited usefulness in
determining specific
instructional strategies.
CBMs
Most Common Reading Measures
Early Literacy Measures (K, 1)
- Letter Name Fluency
- Letter Sound Fluency
- Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
- Nonsense Word Fluency
Reading
- Oral Reading Fluency (1-8)
- Maze Comprehension ( 1-8)
Let’s Explore
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Intervention Central
Easy CBMs
AIMSweb
FUNdations Progress Monitoring
National Center on Progress Monitoring
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Research
Webinars
- Analysis of commercial tools
- Implications & use in RtI framework
INTERVENTION CENTRAL
http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/home
CBM Warehouse link for free measures
Direct link to multiple other resources such as:
Easy CBM
AIMSweb
Intervention Central
Discuss:
 Oral Reading Fluency Passage Generator
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Insert text from content area.
Choose leveling device
Create PDF assessment.
Demo
CHART DOG
Chart Dog
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FREE data entry format
graphs data in multiple formats.
Explore Chart Dog
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http://www.interventioncentral.org
Click on Chart Dog Graphmaker
Enter Data:
– 7/11/11: 15
– 7/12/11: 22
– 7/18/11: 46
– 8/1/11:
61
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EASY CBMs: http://easycbm.com/
http://easycbm.com/
Developed
by University of Oregon
Free downloads and web-based data management.
(Reading, Math)
Some measures can be taken by student online.
Fee for District Wide Data Management
Online training
 Video Overview
Easy CBM- Create an account
This is
where you
will register
for a free
account.
1. Click – Register Now
2. Fill in Demographics.
3. Easy CBM will send your username
& password via email.
EASY CBMs -Measures to Practice
Literacy Measures
- Letter Sound Fluency - 1.1
- Phoneme Segmentation Fluency - 1.1
- Passage Reading Fluency - 3.1
easyCBM Training
EASY CBM- Adding Students
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Go to your email
Enter into your account
Click Student Tab
Add Group- Name it- click OK
Add Student- add name- choose grade level.
DEMO
Easy CBMMultiple Choice Reading Comprehension 3.1
Steps for student to take on-line measure:
 Log out of your EASY CBM SITE.
http://easycbm.com/
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Locate student tab.
Name your teacher: Susan Zirpoli
Locate Your Name from drop down
Take Comprehension Quiz assigned
AIMSWEB
Measures include
Reading
Spelling
Math
Behavior
Written Lang
Password Protected
Fee Based
Data systems for school/school district
Class, School, System, State & National Norms available
Free Webinars
AIMSWEB - Demo Video
Screen shot taken from Aimsweb training: Goal line,
trend data, & phases of instruction/intervention are represented on graph.
Aimsweb- Measures to Practice
PRACTICE
 Nonsense Word Fluency
 Maze Comprehension
ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO EXPLORE
 Writing
 Spelling
FUNDATIONS
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Free for limited time with training or purchase
of manual – password required
Excel Format- save data base to hard drive.
Demonstration
Tier II Instruction Progress Report
National Center on Student Progress
Monitoring: Online Training
http://www.studentprogress.org/library/Webinars.asp
If our students are not making
progress, we need to:
CHANGE INSTRUCTION
- Change in methodology may be warranted
- Increase amount of instruction time.
- Determine if instruction is being delivered
with integrity.
- Change instructional grouping
(1-1, small group, group composition)
QUESTIONS
Thank you!