Seeing Progress

Evidence-based Strategies - Examples, Research and Tools

Strategy d: Assess and address learning difficulties, including vision and hearing screenings, trauma, addiction and other mental health issues.

Research

Goal-Setting in the New River Valley: Teachers’ Perceptions and Strategies
Sue Barton
Inquiry into how teachers are setting goals with students shows that they use a variety of strategies and hold a range of perspectives on the benefits and challenges.

Tools

Adult Learner Goals Toolkit
Colorado Department of Education/Adult Education and Family Literacy
This resource includes dozens of tools, drawn from state and national projects. They address: setting goals, exploring feelings around goal work, revisiting goals to show progress or revise the goals, and celebrating accomplishments.

Initial Interview Forms
Community Action, Inc.
These forms for setting and tracking goals were developed with the aim of building on student strengths.