Friday, July 6, 2012

Resources, Data Collection

ALL INFORMATION from Miss Speechie at

http://speechtimefun.blogspot.com/2012/04/data-collection-book.html

Data Collection Book

I have been working hard to find the best way to keep my data forms in one place and all necessary information.  With budget cuts, and teachers being rated, it is very important to keep data to justify what we do.  I have found numerous forms and have created some myself as well to keep together in a data binder.  This way if someone questions my rationales, I have it all together and can easily grab and go.

I got a large binder from Staples that has a sleeve on the front.  That's where I keep my caseload schedule.  I always make sure to date the bottom of my schedules because it changes so frequently.  I keep the older versions behind it just in case if I have to reference it.

I typically use Excel to create my schedules since it is nice to have the cells ready made and can easily copy and paste groups of cells if necessary.

Inside this binder, I have dividers for each student.  I bought the Post-It divider tabs from Staples which I found was a quick and cheap method.  It also takes up less space in binder.

I placed the divider onto an "IEP Cheat Sheet."  I cannot take credit for this!!  Go to Ms. Rachel's Room to grab your copy! here!  Thank you Ms. Rachel for this great resource!!  It is a great way to have the students' classification, meds, glasses, accommodations, and modifications all in one place.  It also provides an area to put their related services and mandates.

I photocopied this page double sided and one the opposite page I made a form to log parent/guardian communication.  I am always wishing I logged down parent phone calls, memos, and whether or not they have shown for a conference.Grab a copy here!  On the other page I just printed out a copy of the speech goals from the IEP.

Finally, I have created a data collection form which I can use to log what goal was address, the activity used to address the goal, and at least 10 trials of data collection.  I tried to fit as many sessions on one sheet to save paper and I printed it double sided.  Grab a copy here!
Other ideas:


-Play games: by keeping a score on a dry erase board, you can write down the results later on.  You can design the games like jeopardy, so each student would get 10 questions.  Later on, you can look back at your scoreboard and if you see only 4 numbers, they got 4/10.  I don't like to not reward students for trying.  I often give students 1/2 of the amount!  This way they got some points, but it also helps me remember they tried but was unable to achieve goal in mind!

-Post it notes: I always have a pile out on my desk at all times.  It makes it easy to just grab and write nice and small.  Sometimes it is nice for students not to see what you are writing!

-Exit slips: For students that can write this is a quick and easy way to collect data.  Take a quick worksheet or blank piece of paper and have students answer quick questions before leaving the room.  You can score it later and use that as data to check for understanding.

-Paper clips in a pocket: This idea works best for individual sessions.  This works great for collecting data on behavior such as social skills.  Hoping for 10 trials, put 10 paper clips (or any other small object) in a pocket.  Each time the behavior is achieved, or negative behavior achieved for that matter, move a clip from one pocket to the other.  At the end of the session, count the clips in each pocket to see how many times achieved.  This is a great way to ask teachers to measure speech sounds while in the classroom and not have the student know to assess carryover.  Multiple students?  Use different sizes of paper clips to differentiate!  Measuring a behavior in time span?  After each time, move a clip if achieved, don't if not.

-Smile/Sad face: I use this when I want students to self monitor.  I will draw  circles next to articulation pictures or vocabulary words.  Students will fill in the circles with a smile (correct) or sad (incorrect) face to tell how they did.  This helps elicit a discussion.  Once complete, I will tally the results in my data book.  If I have to hold onto the worksheets and give them back later I will!

There are tons more ideas but these are ones I use most!  What have you tried that works well too?!  Please share!!!  Comment below or email me!


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