Progress Monitoring

Assessments & Evaluations

Definition

The systematic, ongoing collection of data to assess whether a student is making adequate progress toward IEP goals or responding to an intervention. Progress monitoring uses brief, repeated assessments (like CBMs) to track growth and inform instructional decisions.

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The Parent's Guide to Progress Monitoring

Learn how to track your child's IEP goal progress and what to do when progress isn't being made.

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Related Terms

Curriculum-Based MeasurementCBM

A brief, standardized assessment method used to monitor student progress in basic academic skills like reading fluency, math computation, and writing. CBMs are administered frequently (weekly or biweekly) and the results are graphed to show growth over time.

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