Teaching · Related Services

Is the motor goal on track? Let the aim line answer.

Enter the baseline, the goal and each measurement. The summary fits a trend to the independent points, says where it lands on the goal date, and tells you when the data say change something.

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The progress record

One record per student and goal. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · Related Services$19 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
For one motor goal: the rate of progress per week, the share of the way to the goal, the trend on the goal date, and a decision from your rule.
Who it is for
School physical and occupational therapists, adapted physical education teachers and special education teachers tracking IEP motor goals.
Format
Browser organizer. One saved record per student and goal; printed with its summary or as a blank form; CSV of the measurements; export and import a file.
Access
$19 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Related Services toolkit ($99) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Related Services space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
points below the line, time to change
Drawn for this page. A straight line from baseline to goal says where the student should be each week; points that stay under it are the signal to change something.

How to use it

  1. Write the skill and unit exactly as the goal measures it.
  2. Enter the baseline and goal with their dates; that sets the aim line.
  3. Measure the same way each time, and mark any cues or physical help.
  4. Add each point as you take it; the trend needs three independent points.
  5. When the rule fires, change one thing and keep measuring.

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How the numbers work

The aim line and the trend

The aim line runs straight from the baseline to the goal on the goal date: where the student should be each week. The trend is the best-fitting straight line through the independent measurements. When the trend is flatter than the aim line, the goal will be missed at this rate.

The decision rule

A common data rule in progress monitoring is to act when three or four points in a row sit below the aim line, and to consider a higher goal when they sit above it. A rule decided in advance keeps the call about the data, not one good or bad day.

What it is not

A straight line is a simple model; motor skills often grow in bursts and plateaus. The record supports the team’s judgment and the IEP progress report; it does not write either.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3): how progress toward annual goals is measured and reported.
  2. National Center on Intensive Intervention. Using Progress Monitoring Data for Decision Making: trend lines, goal lines and decision rules.
  3. Effgen, S. K. (2013). Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children (2nd ed.). F. A. Davis: measurable goals and data collection in school practice.
  4. Hosp, M. K., Hosp, J. L., and Howell, K. W. (2016). The ABCs of CBM (2nd ed.). Guilford: aim lines and data decision rules.

The example student and measurements are made up. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.