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Accelerating Student Learning: Monitoring Reading

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Graphing Data

1. Establish baseline: Median of three passages administered on the same day

Passage 1: 32 wcpm
Passage 2: 40 wcpm
Passage 3: 27 wcpm

2. Set up graph:
• Write student name on the graph;
• Mark vertical axis with NUMBER OF WORDS READ CORRECTLY;
• Mark horizontal axis with TESTING SESSIONS/DATE;
• Mark baseline score on vertical axis in pencil


3. Set Goal:
• For 2 word per week improvement over baseline (one word per test session; mark goal at last testing session for the project)