Adequate Yearly Progress : IEP Measures of Progress Definition

What IDEA says about measuring adequate yearly progress : ... Measurement of progress is mandated by IDEA for goals in the child's IEP. Quite simply, the child's ... ↓   Home→IEPs→AdequateYearlyProgress:IEPMeasuresofProgressDefinition Postnavigation ←AnnualYearlyProgress:IEPProgressMonitoringofIEPGoals ProgressMonitoringIEPGoals:IDEASpecifications→ CanYOUdetermineifyourchildismakingadequateyearlyprogressbyyourself? Couldanindependentexaminerdetermineifyourchildismakingadequateyearlyprogressbaseduponyourchild’sIEPgoals? Isyourchild’sprogressbasedsolelyuponteacherjudgement? TheIEPMeasuresofAdequateYearlyProgressaresupposedtohelpyouknowforcertainifyourchildisprogressing. IfyourchildalreadyhasanIEP,youmightwanttogogetit. Lookatthegoalsandmeasurementstandards.Dothegoalshaveameansofactuallymeasuringprogress? Areyourchild’sgoalsbaseduponsomeone’sopinionorvaguecriteria? Howdoyoumeasureadequateyearlyprogress? Measure=measuringhasabasisforcomparison;areferencepointagainstwhichotherthingscanbeevaluated; itisanexpressionofanumberormeasureorquantity;usedtojudgetheworthofsomething([email protected]). Measuringduringcookingisdonewithcupsorspoons. Measuringforwoodworkingisdonewitharuleroryardstick. Measuringlearninggoalsisdonethroughdatacollection,standardizedtesting,orotherevaluativeinstruments.Youcancompareyourchild’spercentilerankingsandgradeequivalents(GE)fromoneyeartothenext. Eachyearyouwanttoseeyourchild’sscoresgoingUP.Ifthescoresarestayingthesame,orevenworse–goingdown,yourchildisnotmakingPROGRESS. Isyourchildmovingforwardeducationallyorisheregressing? Regressionisfarmorecommonthanyoumaythink!It’sarealpossibilityyourchildwillfallfurtherbehindeachyearifyouarenotpersonallytrackingyourchild’seducationalprogress. Whendefiningyourchild’seducationalgoals,besuretosetmeasuresthatletyoujudgeyourchild’sprogress.Usenumberssoyoucandetermineifyourchildismakingadequateyearlyprogress. HowMuchProgressisAdequateYearlyProgress? Progress=gradualimprovementorgrowthordevelopment;theactofmovingforwardtowardagoal;amovementforward;developinapositiveway([email protected]). Adequate=asmuchasnecessaryforsomerequirementorpurpose;aboutaverage;acceptable;agoodoracceptablequantityorquality([email protected]). So,whenyou’retalking“adequateyearlyprogress,”considertheamountofprogressyouwouldEXPECTatypicalchildtomake.You’dexpectyourchildtogofromonegradetothenextinanaverageyear. Forexample,ifyourchild’isinthirdgradeandreadsata3.3gradeequivalent(GE),you’dexpecthimtobeata4.3GEoneyearlaterinthefourthgradeschoolyear.  Manyschoolpersonnelwillsay,“Buthehaslearningdisabilities.Youcan’t‘expect’himtolearnatthesamerate.” Whynot?Bydefinition,ifyourchildhasbeendesignatedashavinga“learningdisabilities,”thenheISabletolearn.IfheCANlearn,hecancatchupifhisinstructionisintenseenough.Intense,one-on-oneinstructionisproventobringbetterresults. Mysoncaughtupbecausemysonhadintense,one-on-oneinstruction.Hewentfromavirtualnon-reader(5thgrade)toa12+GEin7thgradeinTHREEyearsofhomeinstruction. CatchingUPCANhappen**IF**achildreceivestherighttypeofinstruction..Focused,dailyinstructionofsufficientintensitycancatchachildup.IfachildisgoingtoCATCHUP,heneedstomakeMOREThanonegradelevelofprogressperschoolyear.It’spossibleforachildtomaketwoorthreeyearsofprogressinaschoolyear.Ithappenswheninstructionisintenseenough. IfyourchildmakesLESSthanayearofprogressperschoolyear,hewillgetfurtherbehindhispeerseachschoolyear. So,thequestionbecomes,HOWMUCHprogressisADEQUATEforyourchild? Adequateyearlyprogressisusuallysetbywhateveryouarewillingtotolerateandwhatyourchild’sschoolwantstoset. WhatIDEAsaysaboutmeasuringadequateyearlyprogress: MeasurementofprogressismandatedbyIDEAforgoalsinthechild’sIEP.Quitesimply,thechild’sprogressmustbe“measured”withdefinitive,objectivemeansofmeasurement.  Additionally,yourchild’sprogressshouldbeforwardmovingwithIDEAspecifyingthestandardofAdequateYearlyProgressasthemeasure. Yourchild’sIEPgoalsaresupposedtoaddressyourchild’sspecificareasofdisability. IDEAAppendixAclarifiesthatgoalsdon’trelateto“generalcurriculum,”butrathertheyrelatetoyourchild’sspecificareaofdisability. Forexample,ifyourchildhasareadingdisability,hisIEPgoalswillrelatespecificallytoreadinginstructionandthedevelopmentofhisreadingskills. Ingeneral,yourchildshouldn’tneedgoalsforthe“generalcurriculum,”becauseheshouldautomaticallybemakingadequateyearlyprogress**if**yourchild’sschoolisprovidingappropriateaccommodationsandassistivetechnology. WhatIDEAAppendixAsaysaboutgoalsforadequateyearlyprogressinthegeneralcurriculum: “ApublicagencyisnotrequiredtoincludeinanIEPannualgoalsthatrelatetoareasofthegeneralcurriculuminwhichthechild’sdisabilitydoesnotaffectthechild’sabilitytobeinvolvedinandprogressinthegeneralcurriculum. “Ifachildwithadisabilityneedsonlymodificationsoraccommodationsinordertoprogressinanareaofthegeneralcurriculum,theIEPdoesnotneedtoincludeagoalforthatarea;however,theIEPwouldneedtospecifythosemodificationsoraccommodations. “TheIEPforeachchildwithadisability(includingchildrenwhoareeducatedinseparateclassroomsorschools)mustaddresshowthechildwillbeinvolvedandprogressinthegeneralcurriculum.” PartBregulationsrecognizethatsomechildrenhaveothereducationalneedsresultingfromtheirdisabilitythatalsomustbemet.Educationalneedsmustbemetifthoseneedsarenotdirectlylinkedtoparticipationinthegeneralcurriculum. AdequateYearlyProgressGoalSettingSummary: Ifyoucannotmeasureyourchild’seducationalprogress,youwon’tbeabletodetermineifyourchildismakingadequateyearlyprogress. Youcanevaluateeachofyourchild’sIEPgoalstoseeifthereisanobjectivemeansofmeasuringyourchild’syearlyprogress. Continuewiththe“Next”optionbelowifyouwanttofullyunderstandhowtomakesureyourchild’sIEPhasmeasurablegoals.Makingsuregoalshavedata-basedmeasurementswillenableyoutotrackyourchild’sprogress. Tolearnhowtosetmeasurablegoals,visitthesectionaboutGoalsandObjectives. TableofContents1Howdoyoumeasureadequateyearlyprogress?2HowMuchProgressisAdequateYearlyProgress?3WhatIDEAsaysaboutmeasuringadequateyearlyprogress:4WhatIDEAAppendixAsaysaboutgoalsforadequateyearlyprogressinthegeneralcurriculum:5AdequateYearlyProgressGoalSettingSummary: Postnavigation ←AnnualYearlyProgress:IEPProgressMonitoringofIEPGoals ProgressMonitoringIEPGoals:IDEASpecifications→ Commentsareclosed. 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