Distance on the Coordinate Plane Progress Monitoring Probes

About this resource

One skill, start to finish. A distance on the coordinate plane IEP goal, six equivalent probe forms that measure it, answer keys and a graph scaled to the probe. Baseline on Monday, goal written by Tuesday, first data point on Friday.

Every form has a printed coordinate grid from -8 to 8 in all four quadrants and nine problems: eight pairs of points that share an x or a y value, such as (-3, 4) and (5, 4), and one plot-and-measure problem where the student plots two points, draws the line and finds the distance. Each form is built the same way: two pairs side to side on the same side of an axis, two side to side across the y-axis, two up and down on the same side of an axis and two up and down across the x-axis. That is the add-or-subtract-the-absolute-values decision every student has to make, measured the same way on Form A and on Form F. No pair of points appears on two forms.

WHAT IS INCLUDED - 21 pages, six probe forms of nine problems each (54 problems), 349 type-in fields, a how-to page with a plotted grid, four extra blank grids, a two-page answer key, a teacher notes page, a binder cover and divider tabs, a family update page

A Binder Cover And Divider Tabs

• A binder cover with student, case manager and school year fields
• Six divider tabs, one per section of this file, print and cut

The Goal Page

• A sample goal with every bracket meant to be edited by the team
• The six-part goal frame as type-in fields: by (date), given, student will, criterion, on ___ of ___ consecutive probes, as measured by
• A baseline table: three probes and the median
• Three benchmark rows with target date, target score, actual score and met
• The giving-and-scoring directions, and lines for this student's own scoring rules

How To Find The Distance (Page 6)

• A student page with a plotted grid: two points 8 units apart across the y-axis (add 3 + 5) and two points 3 units apart on one side of the x-axis (subtract 4 - 1), the three steps, and three to try

Six Probe Forms, A Through F (Pages 7-12)

• A printed four-quadrant grid on every form, with every integer labeled
• Eight pairs of points with a blank to write the distance in, and one plot-and-measure problem
• A big My name line, one short instruction with a pencil picture, room to write beside every problem
• No answers, goal text or scoring strip on a student sheet

Four Extra Blank Grids (Page 13)

• Four more four-quadrant grids on one page, for re-teaching, practice or a make-up probe

A Two-Page Answer Key (Pages 14-15)

• Every pair of points on all six forms with its distance, and the plot-and-measure points and answer in row 9, so a paraprofessional can score without doing the math
• A mark box for each item and a Correct ___ / 9 box under each form

Teacher Notes (Page 16)

• Reading the errors: subtracting across an axis, adding on the same side, counting one too many, and swapping x and y when plotting

The Data Log And Graph (Page 17)

• A y-axis already scaled 0 to 9, twelve probe columns, and the instruction to draw the aim line from the baseline to the criterion first
• An eleven-row log with date, form, correct, errors, the score used on the graph and notes

The Caseload Summary (Page 18)

• Twelve student rows, baseline and criterion, eight probe columns, a trend column and a decision column

A Worked Example (Page 19)

• Priya, seventh grade, invented. Twelve weekly probes: the baseline as a median, three points under the aim line forcing a teaching change, the criterion met, and the progress-report sentence the log produces

A Family Update And Team Handoff Page (Page 20)

• A family update with blanks for this week's score, a team handoff checklist, and a meeting summary sentence with blanks for two numbers off the log

What This Is, And What It Is Not

It is a fillable PDF. The goal page, data log, caseload page, family update page and the mark boxes on the answer key are type-in fields: open the file in a PDF reader, click a line or a cell, type, and Save As once per student. The probe forms print clean: the student writes on paper.

It measures distance between two points that share an x or a y value (horizontal and vertical segments). It does not teach or measure the distance formula for slanted segments. It is not a norm-referenced assessment and it carries no benchmark score or "typical" rate. The criteria in the sample goal are in brackets because your team sets them from the baseline and the student's IEP. The forms are untimed on purpose, so the condition stays the same all year. Your district's own rules for goals and scoring go on the blank lines provided. It is not a Google Slides, Docs or PowerPoint file.

Who This Is For

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade special education teachers and case managers writing coordinate plane goals, math intervention teachers, and the paraprofessionals who give the weekly probe.