Are you familiar with data based instruction? The goal of data based instruction (or data driven instruction) is to improve student outcomes through individualized instruction based on collecting data by monitoring student progress. There are 7 general steps of data based instruction. Identify the Student’s Present Level of Performance In step of data based instruction, […]
Students tracking their own data? Have you heard of this idea? It is actually quite amazing. You all know how difficult it can be to keep up with data collection, in fact, at time it feels downright impossible. When you have to track multiple goals and short term objectives on many students, it is […]
Give me a D! Give me an A! Give me a T! Give me an A! What does it spell? DATA! Put what in the cell? DATA! Let’s get excited about DATA!!!! Woohoo! Join the “party” and watch this informative FREE webinar on data collection in schools, Making Data Collection Easier. Let’s face it, data […]
5 Easy Data Collection Ideas to Try Right Now We asked and you answered! Our current survey asked you “What are some of the biggest struggles you have with data collection as a pediatric therapist?” So many of you have responded NO TIME! Isn’t that the truth. School-based therapists’ schedules are jammed packed sometimes across […]
Keyboarding Words Per Minute Goal Tracker Most students in grades 3 and up are working on keyboarding with a focus on words per minute. This keyboarding words per minute goal tracker is super easy to collect data on how a student is progressing. Even better, have the students monitor their own progress recording how they […]
Are you familiar with electronic medical records abbreviated as EMR? For most school based occupational and physical therapists, electronic medical records are not being used in school districts. Some school districts do run software programs to generate and monitor progress for students’ IEPs. I recently had the chance to view a demonstration of an EMR […]
Here is a cute freebie from Who Are You? – a new owl themed handwriting and drawing activity packet. Use it to track student’s progress throughout the year and create an adorable keepsake while you are at it. Download the sample page, Who Are You in September? here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/whoareyoufreebie.html and find out more about the complete […]
What are rubrics? Rubrics are an excellent tool for school based therapists to utilize throughout the school year for ongoing assessment of a student’s skills. A rubric is a scoring guide to judge performance on a specific task. A skill is broken down into different components and a numerical value is given to each component. The […]
If you are a therapist or teacher, you know how hard it can be to keep up with data collection. In my experience, it is never intentional to get behind. Most of the time therapists and teachers are too busy teaching and interacting with the students. Time gets the best of us and something has […]
School based occupational and physical therapists are responsible to track a student’s progress with regards to the goals that pertain to their area of expertise. This is done my daily notes, monthly progress reports and annual reviews. Goals are created by the IEP team and in some cases by the therapists themselves depending upon the […]