{"id":90,"date":"2008-09-10T07:54:58","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T12:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2008-09-10T07:54:58","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T12:54:58","slug":"is-your-child-making-progress-in-special-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/is-your-child-making-progress-in-special-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Child Making Progress in Special Ed?"},"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=\"Is%20Your%20Child%20Making%20Progress%20in%20Special%20Ed%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Is your child making acceptable progress in special ed? Is your child on track to meet the measurable annual goals in the IEP?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, most parents and teachers could not answer that question with confidence. Reliable information about appropriate research-based programs and objective ways to measure and monitor progress were not available or not being used. Children were placed in inappropriate programs where they did not make progress.<\/p>\n<p>This sorry state of affairs is changing.<!--more--> Schools are implementing systems that monitor student progress objectively. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nclb\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">No Child Left Behind Act<\/span><\/a> requires schools, school districts and states to measure their progress objectively and report their progress every year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Education is encouraging school districts to adopt progress monitoring for all students, including students with disabilities who have IEPs.<\/p>\n<p>The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes a statement about why special education fails to help so many kids &#8211; &#8220;implementation has been impeded by <strong>low expectations<\/strong>, and an <strong>insufficient focus on applying replicable research on proven methods of teaching and learning<\/strong> for students with disabilities &#8230;&#8221; \u00a0(see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Findings and Purposes<\/span><\/a>) To remedy that problem, when Congress reauthorized the law in 2004, they added requirements that special education and related services provided to children be based on <strong>peer-reviewed research<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is progress monitoring<\/strong>? How will progress monitoring enable you to know if your child or student is making progress toward the measurable IEP goals?<\/p>\n<p>Progress monitoring is a scientifically based practice used to assess a child&#8217;s academic progress and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction. Progress monitoring can be implemented with an individual student or an entire class of students.<\/p>\n<p>The USDOE created a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/default.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">web site, National Center on Student Progress Monitoring<\/span><\/a>, with information for parents and teachers about how to monitor progress. The teacher uses short tests to evaluate a child&#8217;s progress in specific areas. The child is tested often &#8211; every week or two. The teacher creates progress graphs that show the child&#8217;s progress toward the annual goals. Parents receive copies of progress graphs at frequent intervals &#8211; usually every few weeks. Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/default.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Student Progress Monitoring web site<\/span><\/a> to learn more.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 8px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/default.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/default.asp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/family\/default.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Info for families<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Learn about progress monitoring (in family-friendly language), the benefits of implementing progress monitoring for kids, teachers and families, and how to advocate with staff at your child&#8217;s school so they implement progress monitoring.<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 8px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/family\/default.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/family\/default.asp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/chart\/chart.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Tools (tests)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/chart\/chart.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/chart\/chart.asp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Free Webinar &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/library\/Webinars.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Data Based Instruction in Special Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> on Sept 25, 2008<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A webinar, presented by experts Dr. Lynn Fuchs and Dr. Doug Fuchs on\u00a0<strong>September 25<\/strong>,<strong>2008<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>2:00 to 3:30pm ET<\/strong>, will focus on using progress monitoring data to individualize and monitor the effectiveness of instruction in special education.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Details soon<\/span><\/a>. See this page for earlier webinars: <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/library\/Webinars.asp\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.studentprogress.org\/library\/Webinars.asp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your child making acceptable progress in special ed? 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