The Question That Keeps RTI Teams Up at Night You've been providing intervention for six weeks. The student seems engaged. You think it's working. But you don't actually know. Sound familiar? Without systematic reading fluency progress monitoring, you're making decisions based on intuition rather than data--and that's a problem. Reading fluency progress monitoring is how RTI and MTSS teams answer the most critical question in intervention: "Is this actually working?" It's the systematic, ongoing assessment of a student's oral reading fluency that tells you whether your help is helping--or whether it's time to change course. This comprehensive reading fluency progress monitoring guide will teach you everything you need to know: how to set up your system, how often to monitor at each tier, how to set goals, how to interpret data, and how to make decisions that accelerate student growth. By the end, you'll have a clear framework for ensuring every intervention minute counts. Why Progress Monitoring Matters for RTI Success Progress monitoring serves several critical functions in an RTI/MTSS framework: 1. Determining Intervention Effectiveness The core question progress monitoring answers is: "Is this intervention working for this student?" By collecting WCPM data frequently, you can identify students who are responding well versus those who need a different approach. 2. Informing Instructional Decisions Progress monitoring data drives decision-making. When trend lines show inadeq...