EDEX 790  Student Report

Data Collection, Observation and CBM

Sample for Practice Purposes only


Name:  Isabel                  

(use alias for report and scoring)
   

D.O.B.:  7/2/94

(include correct DOB & C.A.)

   

C.A.:  8-4

 

   

Grade:  2.2

 

Evaluation Procedures and Dates:

Observation

10/2/02 & 10/30/02

 

 

CBM

11/13/02

Reason for Referral:  Isabel was chosen by her teacher and evaluated to meet the requirements for EDEX 790 in order to be assessed on her performance in academic areas.  She is having difficulty in her reading group and following up with written assignments.

Relevant Background:  Isabel is currently is her third year but second grade at Hurricane Elementary.  She began special education services in 1999 as a Kindergartner.  She is currently placed in a self-contained for students with mild disabilities and is included in general education for mathematics. 

Classroom Observations:  During the first observation in the self-contained classroom, Isabel was working on reading. I used time sampling with three behaviors defining on-task and three behaviors defining disruption. The on-task behaviors I looked for were: 1) reading, either aloud (when called to), along with the group, or silently 2) writing, and 3) attending to the lesson, shown by giving eye contact to the speaker of the moment. The disruptive behaviors were 1) talking out on topic, before being recognized by the teacher, 2) talking out off topic 3), not attending (looking elsewhere or otherwise occupied). For comparison I observed a peer during the session who was in Isabel’s same instructional group, but sat at least five feet from her. The peer was also closer to the instructor than Isabel, who was sitting in one of the farthest seats from the instructor. I observed Isabel and the peer at intervals of 30 seconds.

During the initial nine-ten minutes a teacher-lead discussion of the reading selection took place. During this time, Isabel displayed passive attending during seven intervals (out of 20) and answered questions by the instructor when asked, during four intervals. She was inattentive, looking elsewhere or laying her head down, during three intervals, and spoke out of turn, but on topic, during four intervals. By contrast, her peer was attentive during six intervals, inattentive during four, spoke out of turn (on topic) on three occasions and participated when called upon on seven occasions. This resulted in Isabel being either mildly disruptive or off-task for 8/20 intervals and her peer for 7/20, not a remarkable difference. On task percentage were 60% for Isabel and 65% for the peer.

The subsequent five minutes were devoted to a “round robin” style reading of the story. At this time Isabel seemed inattentive- looking mostly at his desk or lap- for seven out of ten intervals. She attended to other readers once and attempted to read when called upon for one minute. Her peer only seemed inattentive for two intervals, raised his hand once for a comment, and read for one interval. Thus, while Isabel was very passive during this time, she did not appear to be on task.

The final five minutes of the observed period were spent on a writing assignment. During this time a fairly significant change in Isabel was noted; she was inattentive during the entire writing session, and was disruptive- talking with classmates- for five consecutive intervals, about 2.5 minutes out of five. This contrasts with the observed peer, who was on-task for six of the ten intervals, and was not disruptive the entire five minutes.

From this observation it appeared that Isabel did not exhibit significant behavior problems and was not greatly disruptive. The only minor disruption she displayed was talking, and this was in a normal tone of voice and during a narrow, specific time frame. She was overall a passive student and not a participant in class activities. She showed a greater inattentiveness during reading and writing segments than during the pre-reading “walk-through” and discussion.

I observed a second time when Isabel attended her general education math classroom. This was her first day in the math class because her teacher rearranged her morning schedule to allow more one-on-one time with Isabel to work on reading and writing. The math class was working in a large, teacher lead group on money and then “doubles.” Isabel appeared fidgety or restless (moving around in her chair, biting her fingernails) at times but eager to answer even though she was not sure of the correct answer. I again used time sampling with three behaviors defining on-task and three behaviors defining disruption. Compared with her peers, Isabel remained on task 90% of the time while her near and far peers were on task 75% and 65% of the time, respectively. Isabel seemed to like math, only appearing to have difficulty when she answered before thinking the whole problem out in her head.

Curriculum Based measurement of Reading Fluency: Isabel read for me three different times from three different selections in an alternative the second grade reading text. Her reading fluency for one minute reading samples were 32, 35 and 33 words per minute. She is able to read on the second grade level but she is reading slower than other students in her class who are reading 50 words a minute in the same book. I used a sample second grade reader because that is her current grade placement. I located passages that were representative of the entire text and also did not include a number of proper nouns.
(you do not need to include a graph and a goal for this report)

Summary:  Isabel is performing below her general education classmates in reading. She is reading slower and has difficulty comprehending at the second grade level. Working with Isabel on repeated reading and conducting bi-weekly curriculum based assessment will assist her in developing fluency skills. Additional assessment in the areas regarding her ability to apply phonics when she reads and types of comprehension skills is needed. In addition evaluation of her ability to apply what she knows to written language is critical.

Behaviorally she has problems maintaining attention and needs assistance from the teacher to manage the environment. Isabel will need to be observed in perparation for future large scale assessment to determine if she will need small group testing.

Review of Points for this Project - total points 20:
Scoring & Technical (using correct format, spelling, grammar, relevant background on child) (5)
Development of Curriculum based assessment & correct scoring (5)
Observation reporting of two different situations written in behavioral terms, includes comparison of student behavior to near and far peers.(10)


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