What is Progress Monitoring?
Progress Monitoring is a process used to asses a student's writing performance, to quantify a student's rate of improvement or how they have responded to specific instruction, and to evaluate the overall effectiveness of teacher instruction.
Is it right for me?
Assessing writing can be time consuming. To assist teachers and their students, a progress monitoring tool has been developed. Learn more about the tool, how it works, the various writing prompts, and the corresponding data here.
Strategies & Tech Solutions
See how to align effective strategies with proven technologies for the computer and tablet.
Getting Started: How to Set-up Progress Monitoring Writing Sessions, Video 1 of 3
In his first "getting started with progress monitoring" video, Josh Stock shows teachers how to set-up students before conducting progress monitoring sessions.
Getting Started: How to Conduct Your First Progress Monitoring Writing Session, Video 2 of 3
In his second "getting started with progress monitoring" video, Josh Stock walks teachers through a progress monitoring session as a preview of what students will experience.
Getting Started: How to Use Progress Monitoring Writing Data, Video 3 of 3
In the third "getting started with progress monitoring" video, Josh Stock shares how teachers can use progressing monitoring data after students have established a baseline, or completed at least three attempts.
Teacher Perspectives
Find out ways teachers have adopted technology tools and strategies to improve student writing.
Adjusting the Spelling and Grammar Buttons in the Progress Monitoring System
In this video, see how to adjust spelling and grammar auto-scoring in progress monitoring reports.
Teacher Perspective: Using Progress Monitoring Writing Data to Author IEP Goals
In this video, educators share how they use the Educator Dashboard and progress monitoring writing data to help craft Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals for students who struggle with writing.
Teacher Perspective: Progress Monitoring Writing with English Language Learners
Listen as teachers who work with English Language Learners describe how they use progress monitoring and the resulting data within their classrooms.
Teacher Perspective: Students Graphing Progress Monitoring Writing Data
In this video, you can hear why and how teachers think it is important to have students graph their own progress monitoring data.
How-To Videos
Hear from teachers about the steps you need to take to integrate a specific strategy with a technology solution.
Student How-to Video for Progress Monitoring in Writing on the Educator Dashboard
In this video, Josh Stock introduces progress monitoring to students and explains the tips and tricks he has used in his classroom.