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Included are 12 writing prompt/starters for each grade level 3 to 8. There are also data collection editable Excel spreadsheets to monitor progress for your students for each semester. You will also find graphs for individual student progress monitoring. CWS (correct word sequences) and TWW (total words written) are standardized ways of tracking student growth in writing. Basically, you give students a writing starter statement with one minute to think, and 3 minutes to write. After writing

Included are a checklist and bulletin board cutouts for the 2014 Indiana College and Career Ready Standards for the grade level and subject indicated. I have broken each standard into measurable chunks, so each standard has become between one and five I Can statements. On the checklist, there is a place for students to mark “I think I can”, “I know I can”, or “I can’t do this yet” for each I Can statement. There is a place to record student mastery dates and evidence documentation of the mas

These 9 editable forms are examples of documents I have created to keep track of goal progress for my students. They are easy to give to teaching assistants and general education teachers in order for them to have a simple way to collect the data needed to report on goal progress. Included are forms for the most common goals I need help tracking: asking assistance, explaining homework, beginning work without a prompt, attempting work before asking for assistance, staying on task, asking clari

Included are a checklist and bulletin board cutouts for the 2014 Indiana College and Career Ready Standards for the grade level indicated. I have broken each standard into measurable chunks, so each standard has become between one and five I Can statements. On the checklist, there is a place for students to mark “I think I can”, “I know I can”, or “I can’t do this yet” for each I Can statement. There is a place to record student mastery dates and evidence documentation of the mastery. Ideas

This editable IEP Data Collection form doubles as a Study Hall Grade Sheet, and it will help you and your students keep track of how often they bring needed materials, have their assignment books completed, get started on their own, stay on task, and take care of materials at the end of class. It will also track locker and material organization. The sheet also has a system to give daily points toward a study hall grade based on work completed and worked on during class. Finally, there is a pl

This editable file will give you a quick and easy way to track student reading behavior during independent reading time. Simply record your student's names on the form, and you are ready to go. Notes are provided to explain how I use this in my classroom. There are codes for several reading behaviors to help you quickly glance around the classroom and note student behaviors several times during independent reading time. You will record things like reading, looking around the room, moving, et