Ongoing Progress Monitoring

In our school, we have systemized our Ongoing Progress Monitoring (OPMs) system. We OPM every two weeks. These are based on the students' data. For the most part, our OPMs are done for phonics in grades K-5. We want to make sure kids do not fall through the cracks. But, next week we will be OPM-ing fluency using a passage that contains many of the FRY words our kids should know by now. In first grade, they will read the entire passage in one minute, or at least 60 words in that minute. I chose a passage rather than a list of words because we need to see if they can read the words in the text and not just in isolation. I also added 4 questions to the passage to assess comprehension. We started doing this after each story our kids read, so this shouldn't be a problem for most of our students. Once we have the data back, plan more effectively for differentiated instruction and really hone in on the needs of the students. If a student cannot read the words in the passage, we will administer another OPM using the words in isolation to see if the issue is reading in context or if she does not know the words. If a student is reading below the 60 words per minute, we will address speed. And, if the student can read the passage close to or at the target level, but cannot answer the comprehension questions, then we will teach fix it strategies so the student will remember what they read. OPMs are an extremely important part of our literacy program. Do you OPM? What systems do you use to collect this data?