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Frequently Asked Questions about Student Progress Monitoring
Do you have a specific question about Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) in Reading or Math? The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section of the Student Progress Monitoring website is a great place to start when looking for answers. Here you will find questions such as:
- “What is the purpose of the Letter Sound Fluency Test?”;
- Some of my students are making progress but they are still not meeting their goal. Should I lower their goal?”; and
- “More and more, 6th grade students are allowed to use calculators. How does this affect the Concepts and Applications probes in CBM.”
After reviewing the FAQ’s, if you still have not found the answer to your question, post your question on our Discussion Board where it will be available for your colleagues across the country to discuss. |
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NRCLD’s Conference Materials on RTI
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD), funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), has posted materials from their spring conference online. In this conference, entitled “National State Education Agencies Conference on SLD Determination: Integrating Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI) Within the SLD Determination Process,” top researchers and educational practitioners explored the implications of changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004). View and download the PowerPoint presentations on NRCLD’s website by clicking here: http://www.nrcld.org/sea/index.html.
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Center on Instruction
The Center on Instruction is one of five content centers that support the sixteen regional U.S. Department of Education Comprehensive Centers by providing scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, mathematics, science, special education, and English language learning. Below you will find two recent activities hosted by the Center on Instruction.
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Principal’s Guide to Reading Interventions
On May 10, 2006, the Center on Instruction sponsored a webcast by presenter Dr. Joseph Torgesen, entitled "A Principal's Guide to Intensive Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in Elementary Schools." This presentation addresses reading interventions that principals and teachers can use to help students who are not progressing. Click here to view the webcast, which will soon be available on DVD.
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Response to Intervention Symposium
In April 2006, the Special Education Strand of the Center on Instruction hosted a one-day symposium in Austin, Texas on Response to Intervention (RTI). Nationally known presenters Jack Fletcher, Doug Marston, Sharon Vaughn and Joe Witt shared recent research related to RTI models and methods. The PowerPoint presentation, “Utilizing CBM to Predict Placement Status” explains how Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) can be used within an RTI framework to monitor student progress. To view and download the symposium’s PowerPoint presentations, click here.
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| ABOUT US |
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The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), was established to meet the challenge of implementing effective student progress monitoring in order to improve academic instruction. Our mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and to disseminate information about student progress monitoring practices proven to work in different academic content areas in grades K-5.
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This is the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring’s monthly newsletter, The Progress Monitor. We hope that you enjoy this issue and welcome your feedback at studentprogress@air.org. 
