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3.7 Monitoring and Reporting Student Progress The district/school implements specific steps for monitoring and reporting student progress in learning the Arizona Academic Standards. 
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Related Resources Tools NEW! Learning Disabilities Resource Kit: Specific Learning Disabilities Determination Procedures and Responsiveness to Intervention [K-12] This kit, developed by the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, is a tool to help educators navigate changes related to specific learning disability determination and responsiveness to intervention. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: National Research Center on Learning Disabilities A Process for Evaluating Student Records Management Software This is a guide to evaluating record-keeping software, this article advocates forming a school-wide committee, conducting a needs analysis, determining the degree to which the software will be used, and comparing systems based on their unique institution needs before purchasing a system. Each step is described in detail. Author: Lisa Vecchioli Publication Date: 1999 Mathematics Portfolio This site shares a portfolio developed by the Long Beach Unified School District to help teachers and students track student progress towards mathematics standards using a variety of assessments. Explains what the portfolio contains, discusses why it is valuable, and offers a sample portfolio for review. Publisher: Collaborative Communications Group Standards-Based Report Cards This site offers a sample of the standards-based report cards developed by the Corpus Christi Independent School District. Explains what they are, why and how they were developed, why they are valuable, and what considerations other schools/districts need to assess in order to adapt them for local use. Publisher: Collaborative Communications Group Articles Building Reading Proficiency at the Secondary Level This article summarizes the research on what struggling secondary readers need in order to build reading proficiency. The discussion is organized around four factors: (a) the motivation to read, (b) the ability to decode print, (c) the ability to comprehend language, and (c) the ability to transact with text. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) Eight Questions about Implementing Standards-Based Education This article, written by Robert Marzano, presents eight questions that are relevant to how standards-based education affects classroom instruction and assessment at the local level. Author: Robert Marzano Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) Florida’s Web-based Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network: An Overview This article describes a tool to help Florida teachers access timely and accurate information about their students’ acquisition of critical reading skills. Report describes how the system will work, what kinds of reports will be available, and how the system will accommodate student mobility. Publisher: Florida Center for Reading Research From Formative Assessment to Assessment FOR Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based Schools "As the mission of schools changes from ranking students to ensuring that all learn to specified standards, Mr. Stiggins argues that the purpose and form of assessments must change as well." Author: Rick Stiggins Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Helping Students Understand Assessment This article states that formative assessments promote learning when they help students address where they are going, where are they now, and they how can close that gap. Author: Jan Chappuis Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Pause to Look at the Intersections in the Data After data is collected, what hard questions need to be asked to ensure that the data is being used thoroughly? This article discusses ways that schools can get in the habit of searching for intersections in data, as well as discusses the topic of data intersections. Author: Robby Champion Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Teacher Comments on Report Cards Several times a year, teachers must complete report cards for all their students. This article examines the importance of teacher comments on report cards, and how such comments can help increase student achievement. Author: Amy Brualdi Publication Date: 2005, May Publisher: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation “Bumping Into Spicy, Tasty Words That Catch Your Tongue”: A Formative Experiment on Vocabulary Instruction This article describes the vocabulary program and the outcomes of a study based on increasing student vocabulary. Author: James F. Baumann, Donna Ware, and Elizabeth Carr Edwards Publication Date: 2007, October Publisher: International Reading Association Useful Links Meeting the Challenge: All Students Achieving Proficiency by 2014 The Southwest Comprehensive Center held a regional conference for SEA leadership teams on April 4-5, 2006. As the centerpiece of the conference, CC staff worked with Content Centers to identify research studies. This page contains the summaries of the findings. Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Southwest Comprehensive Center The Center for Social Organization of Schools: Data Use This website, designed by the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas, provides resources on data-driven decision-making, including reviews of software for analyzing student data. Publisher: University of Texas ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved.  |
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