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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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