Week 3 Discussion 1 ($10)

Week 3 - Discussion 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Review the articles “What is Curriculum-Based Measurement and What Does it Mean to My Child?” and “A Guide to Choosing Web-Based Curriculum-Based Measurements for the Classroom” (retrieved from the EBSCOhost database).

For this discussion, take on the role of a school administrator.  Explain to your teachers why curriculum-based measurements can help support all students, especially those with disabilities.  In addition, address why this is important in terms of accountability from an NCLB perspective, as well as from a special education/IEP perspective.  Explain several strategies and tools that teachers can use in their daily instruction to effectively monitor student progress.