Research

• Developments in Curriculum-Based Measurement
  Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is an approach for assessing the growth of students in basic skills that originated uniquely in special education. A substantial research literature has developed to demonstrate that CBM can be used effectively to gather student performance data to support a wide range of educational decisions...
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• Development of the Standard Reading Passages
  There are many reading tests currently available to educators, although, very few of these tests measure growth - particularly growth in reading fluency...1. Experts in the field of reading, however, long have emphasized the significance of fluency...
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• Progress Monitoring
  The purpose of this module is to provide participants with an introduction to procedures for monitoring student reading progress in the classroom based on Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM), and the steps required to implement a system for screening and monitoring students in the area of reading and summary of research on the effectiveness of these procedures. Throughout this module the focus is on students who are not making satisfactory progress and are at risk of failing to develop basic reading skills...
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• National Center on Student Progress Monitoring - An organization "dedicated to the implementation of scientifically-based student progress monitoring."
  
  
• Research Institute on Progress Monitoring - Began with a mission "to develop a system of progress monitoring to evaluate effects of individualized instruction on access to and progress within the general education curriculum."