Appendix 14: Identifying Alterable Variable Priorities

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2	Identifying Alterable Variable Priorities (Appendix 14)						v2 (2023) Dan Zaccaro dzaccaro@keystoneaea.org
3	Directions: For each Learner Behavior listed, check the box that aligns with the behavior's observed frequency						v2 (2023) Dan Zaccaro dzaccaro@keystoneaea.org
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5					Student Name:
6	0 = Rarely or Never 1 = Sometimes 2 = Always				Grade:
7	Learner Behavior	Rating
8	Forgets how to complete tasks	0	1	2
9	Forgets how to complete tasks				Category	(Sum)		Priority
10	Is acquiring a new skill (learner is not yet accurate)	0	1	2	Instructional Delivery
11	Is acquiring a new skill (learner is not yet accurate)				Instructional Delivery
12	Current intervention is implemented with a lesser duration than recommended in the program materials	0	1	2	Learner Characteristics
13					Learner Characteristics
14	Is not accurate during instruction/practice	0	1	2	Environment and Setting
15	Is not accurate during instruction/practice				Environment and Setting
16	Needs a significant amount of practice to reach fluency	0	1	2	Instructional Time
17	Needs a significant amount of practice to reach fluency				Instructional Time
18	Poor attendance	0	1	2
19	Poor attendance
20	Engagement is low	0	1	2	Percentage of points possible
21	Engagement is low
22	Struggles finding new ways to reach a goal or complete task	0	1	2
23	Struggles finding new ways to reach a goal or complete task
24	Has difficulty generalizing learning to a new situation	0	1	2
25	Has difficulty generalizing learning to a new situation
26	Pacing of instruction seems too slow for the learner	0	1	2
27	Pacing of instruction seems too slow for the learner
28	Pacing of instruction seems too fast for the learner	0	1	2	0%									100%
29	Pacing of instruction seems too fast for the learner
30	Has difficulty paying attention to details	0	1	2	Ranges
31	Has difficulty paying attention to details				Category	Low Need			Some Need			High Need
32	Seems to forget more than expected between sessions	0	1	2	Instructional Delivery	0	-	4	5	-	9	10	-	18
33	Seems to forget more than expected between sessions				Instructional Delivery	0	-	4	5	-	9	10	-	18
34	Needs more frequent checking of mastery and ongoing review	0	1	2	Learner Characteristics	0	-	5	6	-	11	12	-	18
35	Needs more frequent checking of mastery and ongoing review				Learner Characteristics	0	-	5	6	-	11	12	-	18
36	Has trouble attending to task or lesson	0	1	2	Environment and Setting	0	-	3	4	-	6	7	-	10
37	Has trouble attending to task or lesson				Environment and Setting	0	-	3	4	-	6	7	-	10
38	Current intervention is implemented with a lesser frequency than recommended in the program materials	0	1	2	Instructional Time	0	-	4	5	-	9	10	-	16
39					Instructional Time	0	-	4	5	-	9	10	-	16
40	Does not learn well from mistakes	0	1	2
41	Does not learn well from mistakes
42	Has difficulty organizing work or finding a strategy that works	0	1	2
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44	Learner behavior is of concern and interferes with instruction or practice	0	1	2
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46	Has difficulty monitoring own understanding	0	1	2
47	Has difficulty monitoring own understanding
48	Instruction time often supplanted by non-instructional activities	0	1	2
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50	Needs significant amounts of scaffolding	0	1	2
51	Needs significant amounts of scaffolding
52	Has difficulty learning alongside classmates	0	1	2
53	Has difficulty learning alongside classmates
54	An entire lesson cannot be completed during the duration of the intervention session	0	1	2
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57	Calculations are from the Intervention System Guide, Appendix 16. http://bit.ly/InterventionIowa
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