Overview
A key component of effective writing instruction begins with student data. Data to determine abilities, needs, connections to effective practices, and the list goes on. This interactive session will feature a free online progress monitoring tool that allows educators to assess student writing, gain immediate access to automatically scored writing samples, and be connected to suggested evidence-based interventions to use in supporting writing development. Together, participants will explore the writing prompt library, the interactive dashboard system, how to enroll students, and similar features to determine student progress and effective writing strategies.
Session Content Disclosure: This session will focus on a free online tool for monitoring writing progress, Write-PM, and will provide little or no reference to other similar tools.
Learning Objectives
- Describe one or more ways student data facilitates writing instruction for struggling writers.
- Identify one free online progress monitoring tool to assess student writing.
- Identify one or more ways to use the free online progress monitoring tool to assess writing and then determine the appropriate strategy to facilitate instruction.
- Describe one or more ways to cross walk student writing scores with effective writing interventions for struggling writers.
Primary & Secondary Strands
Education & Learning: Early Intervention - 12/Higher Education; Research
Target Audience
- Alternative Media Specialist
- Consultants/Trainers
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Disability Services
- Educators
- Instructional Technologist
- Paraprofessionals
- Special Education Educators
- Speech-Language Pathologists
Experience Level
Introductory
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Elementary - Secondary (K-12)
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with live-stream
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2023 Conference on Friday, February 3 from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
End date of CRC CEUs offering: January 30, 2024
As this course was included in the ATIA 2023 Virtual Event series, please refer to the ATIA Learning Center CEUs page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: May 15, 2023
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: December 31, 2023
Speaker/s:
Sean Smith, PhD
University of Kansas
Biography
Sean J. Smith, Ph.D., is the Principal Investigator for Project VOISS and a Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. He is also the President of the technology division for the Council for Exceptional Children, Innovations in Special Education Technology (ISET), and a member of the Board for the National Down syndrome Congress. Dr. Smith's research interests focus on innovations and technology solutions to support struggling learners and those with disabilities, particularly interventions aligned with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework. Sean has authored over 100 books and articles, given hundreds of scholarly presentations both nationally and internationally, and serves on various boards for journals, organizations, and parent groups focused on enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities. Dr. Smith, with a variety of collaborators, has received and managed over $25 million of external research and development funds. On a personal note, Sean and his wife are the proud parents of four children, with the oldest son, Nolan, having Down syndrome. Nolan, and his siblings, continue to instruct Sean on the needs of individuals, the variability in all learners, and how effective interventions can make a difference in the lives of all students.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from employment
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Sean is President of the technology division for the Council for Exceptional Children, Innovations in Special Education Technology (ISET), and a member of the Board for the National Down syndrome Congress. Sean and his wife are the proud parents of four children, with the oldest son, Nolan, having Down syndrome.