Assessment, Screening and Progress Monitoring made Easy!

a tool for every tier

Progress made easy for RTI

• Curriculum-Based Measurement• Universal Screening/Benchmarking• Progress Monitoring• Grades K–8 • Reading and Mathematics• Approved Progress Monitoring Tool

by National Center on RTI

Response to Intervention

Tier 1 - easyCBM• Universal screening or benchmarking – fall,

winter, and spring• Class/Building/System Snapshot• Identify “at-risk” for Tier 2• Focus on core curriculum• Differentiated Instruction

Response to Intervention

Tier 2 - easyCBM• Progress monitoring• Rate of growth data• Non-responders considered for Tier 3• Targeted Groups and intervention

Response to Intervention

Tier 3 - easyCBM• Progress monitoring essential• Evaluate the impact of interventions• Enhance the rate of student learning• Intensive individualized intervention• Diagnostic – processing assessment• Referral for Special Ed

History

• University of Oregon, College of Education

• Behavioral Research & Teaching (BRT)

• Development started in January 2006, with a federal grant for a Model Demonstration Project on Progress Monitoring in Early Literacy in a Response to Intervention Framework

• Alternate forms are directly comparable• Developed using Item Response Theory (IRT)• Teacher Developed!

Why….

If not directly comparable, there is no meaningful interpretation available.

Why….

• Universal design – access for as many students as possible– Adjustable font size– Audio for math– Hover features – Limited language requirements in math

• Built to motivate students through the assessments

Assessments: Alignment

• Mathematics – currently based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Curriculum Focal Point Standards in Mathematics

• Alignment to Common Core Standards in development

• Reading – based on the 'Big Five' constructs of reading reported in the 2000 National Reading Panel report

Assessments: Reading

• Early Literacy– Phoneme Segmenting, Letter Names, Letter Sounds

• Fluency– Word Reading Fluency, Passage Reading Fluency

• Comprehension• Vocabulary

Reading

READING

Grade Phonemic Awareness Letter Sounds Letter Names Word Fluency Passage

FluencyVocabulary Reading

Comprehension

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Mathematics

• Based on NCTM Focal Point Standards− 3 per grade− Benchmark assesses all three− Progress monitoring assess all three or focus on

individual domain

• Numbers and Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Algebra, Ratios, Data Analysis

Mathematics

MATHEMATICS

Grade Numbers and Operations Geometry Measurement Algebra Data Analysis Ratios

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*Connections to Focal Points

Administration Time

Grade

Test NameAdministration

Time K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Letter Names (B & PM) 1 minute X X              

Letter Sounds (B & PM) 1 minute X X              

Phoneme Segmenting (B & PM) 1 minute X X              

Word Reading Fluency (B & PM) 1 minute X X X X          

Passage Reading Fluency (B & PM) 1 minute   X X X X X X X X

Multiple Choice Reading Comprehension (B & PM) 20-40 minutes     X X X X X X X

Vocabulary (B & PM) 10-15 minutes       X X X X X X

                     

Math (B) 15-30 minutes X X X X X X X X X

Math Numbers and Operations (PM) 8-15 minutes X X X X X X X    

Math Geometry (PM) 8-15 minutes X X   X          

Math Measurement (PM) 8-15 minutes X   X   X        

Math Numbers, Operations, and Algebra (PM) 8-15 minutes   X X X X     X  

Math Geometry, Measurement, and Algebra (PM) 8-15 minutes                  

Math Algebra (PM) 8-15 minutes             X   X

Math Numbers, Operations, and Ratios 8-15 minutes             X    

Math Numbers, Operations, Algebra and Geometry (PM) 8-15 minutes               X  

Math Geometry and Measurement (PM) 8-15 minutes                 X

Math Data Analysis, Numbers, Operations, and Algebra (PM) 8-15 minutes                 X

B - Benchmarks

PM - Progress Monitoring

Computer Administered

• Item-level data• Minimal data entry• Minimize human error• Real-time access• Instant feedback for students

Basics

Multiple Levels of Access– Administrator– District– Building– Teacher

District Level

• Benchmark reports– Entire District– Building– Classroom

• Group reports• Individual Student reports

Set District Parameters

Customize your “Risk Rating” based upon student

population and available resources

Building Level: Manage Teacher Setup/Reports

• Benchmark Reports– By grade– Risk Level

• Risk Analysis– By School or Teacher– Numbers or Percentage

Classroom Level

• Group Students– Any grouping – intervention, period, Tier II, etc– Teacher types in name

• Temporarily add a new student• Assign measures to students

Reports

Group Reports Provide information helpful for grouping students and insight into the item types on which they need more work

Group Report

Item AnalysisIt informs teachers of the specific assessment objective for each item on the test and lists the items students found easiest to those students found most challenging.

• * Teachers can use this information to help guide their decision-making in terms of what areas to focus on instructionally.

Group Report

Student ListAt bottom of group report allows teacher to see individual student graph or the actual student assessment.

Group Report

Multi-Student Progress Monitoring

This graph will show up for groups with 10 students or fewer, once you've selected a measure. Provides a quick snapshot of how instructional groups are performing as a whole.

Reporting Functions

• Identification of students at risk

• Organization of students into manageable skill groups

• Progress monitoring of groups of students

• Diagnostic displays of errors

• Target aim lines for improvement

• Movement of students across instructional tiers.

Interventions

Individual Reports Optimize resources by continuing with proven interventions.

Individual Report

easyCBM Provides

• Benchmark assessments• Full access to progress monitoring assessments• Reading & Math – Grades K-8• System-level use• Team access• Computer Administration• Multi Level Reporting• Class/Bldg./Syst. group performance

Questions?

Janet PilarSenior Assessment Consultant Executive

Riverside Publishing248-634-4346