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These assessments don't take long and allow me to get what I need for each student every quarter. Obviously, I have to do these one on one, so the question becomes… what are the other kids doing when you are working individually to monitor progress?
I set up two tables, one for me and the student I am testing and another for everyone else. They know exactly what to expect because it's a routine we've used every quarter for a couple of years now. I also take advantage of my No Prep packets to help! I print a few pages for each student, related to their individual goals, and they work independently while waiting for their turn to join me at my table. Then I just rotate through each one until we are done! It usually takes two 30 minute sessions with a group of 4. If you have less students in your groups or fewer goals, it obviously goes faster!
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How do you continually monitor progress on your students? Do you have a similar system?
Rhonda says
Thanks for posting this, Jenn! It’s good to hear that this is a time consuming task for someone besides me! It sure does take more than one session to complete a group of 3 or 4! And, I’m oh, so thankful for SLP Toolkit! A wonderful tool bundle of goodness!
Jenn says
Absolutely! I couldn’t agree more!