The Screening to Intervention Report for Math (s2i-M) provides data for teachers to plan both whole-class and small-group instruction and intervention. Using student scores from two specific math assessments, the s2i-M recommends the math skill that the entire class most needs to improve. In addition, this report lists scores and instructional recommendations that can be used to group students for small-group intervention (e.g., Tier 2). The s2i-M will display either an entire class or an entire grade. In order to see the grade-wide view, the teacher must have grade-wide access activated by the district manager.
Assessments Required for the Screening to Intervention Report for Math
The s2i-M is designed to be used in conjunction with FASTtrack Math. FASTtrack Math is a tool for teachers that lets them access the FastBridge recommended math assessments for each grade level. FastBridge recommends that students complete two specific math assessments three times during each school year as part of universal screening. One of these assessments focuses on the student’s specific math skills and the other on broader math achievement. When combined, the scores from the specific and broad measures provide important details about students’ math instruction needs.
FASTtrack Math
Teachers access FASTtrack Math from the teacher Screening tab on the left menu.
Note that the FASTtrack feature is automatically turned on for all accounts and can be turned off by the district manager.
FASTtrack Math includes specific assessments of number, operations, and general math. The following assessments measure these skills for each grade level:
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Grades |
Number |
Operations |
General Math |
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K |
earlyMath Numeral Identification-K |
earlyMath Number Sequence-K |
earlyMath Composite |
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1 |
earlyMath Numeral Identification-1 (Fall) earlyMath Place Value (Winter & Spring) |
earlyMath Decomposing-1 |
earlyMath Composite |
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2-3 |
aMath* |
CBMmath Automaticity |
aMath |
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4-8 |
aMath* |
CBMmath Automaticity** |
aMath |
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9-12 (Lab) |
aMath* |
CBMmath Automaticity** |
aMath*** |
*The number scores for students in grades 2-8 are estimated from the number items on the aMath assessment.
**Students in grades 4-8 complete the grade 3 CBMmath Automaticity items and they are scored using norms for grades 4-6.
***aMath items for grade 9-12 are in Lab status pending validation in the online platform.
Starting in grade 2, all students complete the CBMmath Automaticity assessment as part of FASTtrack Math. This assessment measures automaticity with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. For students in grades 2 and 3, the items represent the typical grade 2 mathematics curriculum. Since mastery of basic operations is necessary for all more advanced math skills and the grade 3 content includes all four operations, the grade 3 form is used for grades 4 and higher as well. For students in grade 4 through 6, there are grade-specific CBMmath Automaticity norms and benchmarks. The CBMmath Automaticity norms and benchmarks for grades 7 through 12 are in development. Until grade-specific CBMmath Automaticity norms for grades 7 through 12 are available, FASTtrack math will use the grade 6 norms and benchmarks in the s2i-M report.
Note that FASTtrack Math content for high school students includes the CBMmath Automaticity basic operations items as well as aMath items that are still being validated in a Lab phase. The high school aMath items were scheduled to be released from Lab status for fall 2020, however, the limited testing conducted in spring 2020 due to COVID-19 school closures prevented final validation. FastBridge will continue to collect data on these items throughout the 2020-2021 school year and release the items from Lab status as soon as sufficient data confirm their contribution to a reliable and valid aMath score. During the 2020-2021 school year, FastBridge recommends that high school educators use FASTtrack Math and the accompanying s2i-M report as supplementary assessments and not as the only math assessment for instructional decisions.
Components of the Screening to Intervention Report for Math (s2i-M)
The s2i-M report for math includes two sections. The top portion of the report includes information about the math performance of an entire class or grade level.
Instruction Plans
An important feature of the s2i-M is the instruction plan. These plans include detailed guidance indicating what specific type of instruction is recommended for a grade, class, or individual student. There is a link to the recommended grade- or class-wide instruction plan at the top of the report under the group recommendation.
Grade-Wide or Class-wide Recommendation
The top portion of the report displays data indicating what percentage of students in the entire class met the benchmark score for (a) number, (b) operations, and (c) general math. In addition, there is a summary indicating the recommended focus for whole-group instruction. There is a link to an instruction plan for the recommended whole-group lessons.
Small-Group and Individual Recommendations
The lower portion of the s2i-M includes eight columns with details about each student’s math performance. These details include the student’s name, scores for number, operations, and general math skills, as well as the recommended instruction plan, intervention, and progress measure that can address the student’s current math instruction needs. For students whose scores are at or above the grade-level benchmark score, the recommended “plan” will be “On Track.”
To access the s2i-M report, go to Reporting tab in the teacher's view.
Click on the Screening to Intervention report tile.
Select Math.
Select the grade or class that you want to display.
The report contains the following information:
There is a legend at the bottom of the report for interpreting risk indictors and progress monitoring trends.
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Risk Indicators: |
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Progress Trends: |
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Interpreting the Screening to Intervention Report for Math
The following numbered list describes the information displayed in the above sample report.
- Group performance summary
- Percentage of students whose score met the benchmark in each skill area
- Group instructional recommendation
- Active link to the recommended instruction plan
- Description of how recommendations are made and how to use them
- Names of students in this class or grade (in this example all names are fictitious)
- Each student’s score on the measure of Number
- Each student’s score on the measure of Operations
- Each student’s score on the measure of General Math
- The instruction plan recommended for each student, or an indication of “on track” for students whose scores meet the grade level benchmark
- The specific intervention recommended for students demonstrating math risk
- The recommended assessment to accompany the suggested intervention (if applicable)
- Indications of the student's progress monitoring scores (if available)
Additional Features
School, grade, class information
Demographic Options - Filter your view of students by demographic information.
Screening period
