What is a primary purpose of progress-monitoring graphs in instruction planning?

• A. To judge response to instruction
• B. To determine grade placement
• C. To select classroom tasks
• D. To evaluate teacher performance

Answer: (B)

Progress-monitoring graphs are used to track how a student responds to instruction over time. They visualize student growth on brief, frequent measures, letting you see whether the current teaching approach is helping the student meet growth targets. If the trend is upward and targets are being reached, instruction can continue or be advanced; if the trend is flat or declining, it signals that instructional changes, additional supports, or different strategies are needed. This data-driven feedback is essential for planning and adjusting instruction in response-to-intervention frameworks. Grade placement, while informed by multiple data sources, is not determined by progress graphs alone, which is why the primary purpose of these graphs is to judge response to instruction.