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Progress Monitoring in Reading: Comparison of Weekly, Bimonthly, and Monthly Assessments for Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties in Grades 2–4
School Psychology Review
  • Stacy-Ann A. January, University of South Carolina
  • Ethan R. Norman, Georgia State University
  • Theodore J. Christ, University of Minnesota
  • Scott P. Ardoin, University of Georgia
  • Tanya L. Eckert, Syracuse University
  • Mary Jane White, University of MinnesotaV
  • Kelli Cummings
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Keywords
  • progress monitoring,
  • reading,
  • CBM,
  • multitiered system of supports,
  • data-based decision making
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.17105/SPR-2017-0009.V47-1
Abstract

The present study examined the utility of two progress monitoring assessment schedules (bimonthly and monthly) as alternatives to monitoring once weekly with curriculum-based measurement in reading (CBM-R). General education students (N = 93) in Grades 2–4 who were at risk for reading difficulties but not yet receiving special education services had their progress monitored via three assessment schedules across 1 academic year. Four mixed-factorial analyses of variance tested the effect of progress monitoring schedule (weekly, bimonthly, monthly), grade (2, 3, and 4), and the interaction effect between schedule and grade on four progress monitoring outcomes: intercept, slope, standard error of the estimate, and standard error of the slope. Results indicated that (a) progress monitoring schedule significantly predicted each outcome, (b) grade predicted each progress monitoring outcome except the standard error of the slope, and (c) the effect of schedule on each outcome did not depend on students' grade levels. Overall, findings from this study reveal that collecting CBM-R data less frequently than weekly may be a viable option for educators monitoring the progress of students in Grades 2–4 who are at risk for reading difficulties.

Citation / Publisher Attribution

School Psychology Review, v. 47, issue 1, p. 83-94

Citation Information
Stacy-Ann A. January, Ethan R. Norman, Theodore J. Christ, Scott P. Ardoin, et al.. "Progress Monitoring in Reading: Comparison of Weekly, Bimonthly, and Monthly Assessments for Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties in Grades 2–4" School Psychology Review Vol. 47 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 83 - 94
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stacy-ann-january/27/