Progress Report- Reality Check {Tip 29 of 31}

A progress report that opened my eyes and hopefully will open yours.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but, I always have felt that I never have a true understanding of where my daughter is in her educational progress. In the four schools my daughter attended, each had different progress reports and report cards AND the IEP report was also different from the general educations’ progress/reports cards. They have always been confusing and generally unclear to me. I am not an educator. The goals on her IEP always seem to be what she needs to be working on, but, do not necessarily tell me what she is missing and what skills are needed to progress to the next level.

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That was until I came across a wonderful educator that gave my daughter a progress report that opened my eyes to reality. This simple, easy to read and understand report told me what level she was at instructionally and independently. It told me what curriculum was being used to teach her. Believe me, knowing your child’s curriculum comes in handy when you switch schools.

This progress report is broken down into the following sections: Reading, Writing, Math, Behavior, Independent Living and Communication. Each section has a set of skills listed under it that can be easily checked off if your child has mastered that skill or is working on it. If your child is not at a skill listed, then it is left blank. This allows the parent/teacher to see what skills are needed.

I was told it is not a new progress report, but,one that is not used much anymore. I say “let’s use it….” Prior to the next grading period, you should print it out and take it to your child’s teacher and fill it out together. This can, at least, act as a “guide” for you to assist in directing the progress of your child’s education. The PSN team recreated the progress report form to share with all of you.

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