What is Curriculum-Based Measurement and its Importance to My Child

Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) is a method that teachers can use to keep track of the basic academic progress of students in subjects like maths, reading, spellings, and writing.

CBM is also an efficient tool for parents as it provides them with the current and week-by-week information of the academic calendar of their children.

When the teachers use CBM, it allows them to find out all the information required on your child’s progress on all learning content for the academic year.

CBM also helps to monitor the success of all the instructions provided, if your child is not performing as expected, teachers can easily alter the learning pattern to allow them sufficient scope to progress and meet their academic goals. 

How Curriculum-Based Measurement works?

When you use CBM, each child is tested every week and the tests last for 1-5 minutes.

The teachers count the number of correct and incorrect answers in the time allotted that helps them find the scores.

For example, a child is asked to solve sets of problems every week and the score is kept on a graph.

The study pattern is altered depending on how quickly the scores improve. 

Teachers can alter the study plan in many different ways.

The teachers can increase the instructional time, change the teaching techniques, present the learning materials in a different manner, etc.

With the change in study instructions and strategy, teachers can also take tests to see the success of the altered study plan.

The success is tracked through weekly measurements of the tests on the graph for better understanding for the teacher.

Additional Benefits of CBM

CBM is a multi-functional structure that can help you work more effectively on all school systems for your child.

CBM graphs can make goals easier to achieve and you can have a clear look at your child’s progress. 

Additionally, you can use the CBM graphs as a reference with teachers and administrators as a specific guide to where your child is lacking and how they can improve to help progress them towards success.

CBM is entirely focused on improving your child’s learning abilities by providing excellent progress tracing and customized study plans for the students to progress fluently.