{"id":22790,"date":"2018-08-23T11:30:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=22790"},"modified":"2018-08-24T09:42:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T13:42:23","slug":"making-progress-in-reading-what-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/making-progress-in-reading-what-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Progress in Reading &#8211; What Works?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Making%20Progress%20in%20Reading%20-%20What%20Works%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>I was wondering if there is a website or database that actually lists what reading curriculum meets the definition of scientifically research based curriculum. My daughter\u2019s school is using a one-size fits all most curriculum and she has made no progress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find information on reviewed research on reading programs at the <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/ncee\/wwc\/FWW\/Results?filters=,Literacy\">What Works Clearing House<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/ncee\/wwc\/FWW\/Results?filters=,Literacy\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/ncee\/wwc\/FWW\/Results?filters=,Literacy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That may not be the place to start.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/girl.teen_.unhappy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"405\" \/>Parent Input &#8211; Methodology<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Methodology is usually left up to school personnel. Unfortunately, that is not often an area where parents will have much say.<\/p>\n<p>But, closing the gap between skills and ability, is an area where you have an immense amount of input.<\/p>\n<p>The main areas where parents have some power are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>progress<\/li>\n<li>present level of performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Start with these questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Are your daughter\u2019s deficits in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nclb\/4defs.reading.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, or fluency<\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Is there an IEP goal for the skill that needs improvement? Is it a measurable goal?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. What progress has your daughter made in that skill area?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. Do you have data from evaluations that tells you her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/tests_measurements.html\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">standard scores for assessments<\/span><\/a> of that particular skill are rising (making progress)?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. Are the standard scores stable (not making progress), or dropping (regressing)?<\/p>\n<p>When you have the answers to these questions, focus on addressing those areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the progress reports do not provide detail on your daughter\u2019s progress toward mastery of her IEP goals, <strong>write a letter to request the specific detail of what is missing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">IEP Goal: will \u201cmaster the 6 syllable types by June\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Progress report: \u201cmaking good progress\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ltrs.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Write a letter<\/span><\/a> asking which syllable types she has mastered.<\/p>\n<p>If she hasn\u2019t mastered syllable types, ask what is her degree of mastery for <em>each<\/em> syllable type. Be sure you refer to the measurement tool that was specified in her IEP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the progress is <em>not sufficient to master the goal<\/em> by the end of the IEP, then you have a reason for the team to <em>change the instructional methodology.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Your daughter needs a program that has a greater likelihood of getting her to where the team initially planned for her to be by June.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>You might also like&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.methodology.htm\">Methodology in the IEP<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.develop.popup.resp12.htm\">Should We Include Methodology in the IEP?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/is-your-child-making-progress-in-special-ed\/\">Is Your Child Making Progress in Special Ed?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/heath\/read.remed.criteria.htm\">Considerations When Selecting a Reading Program<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/reading-is-not-one-size-fits-all\/\">Reading is NOT &#8220;One Size Fits All&#8221;<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nclb\/rbi.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Research-Based Instruction<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was wondering if there is a website or database that actually lists what reading curriculum meets the definition of scientifically research based curriculum. My daughter\u2019s school is using a <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/making-progress-in-reading-what-works\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[71,354,173,1300,960,1504],"class_list":["post-22790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reading","tag-iep-goals","tag-methodology","tag-progress","tag-reading","tag-reading-programs","tag-what-works-clearinghouse"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22790"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23264,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22790\/revisions\/23264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}