Progress charts are uncannily good at recording how things are going for your child. If a line goes flat for a few days, it indicates difficulty. This is normal, not unlike a high jumper getting stuck at certain heights, but is something to watch. If a flat period turns into an attitude change, go to the program page here on My Gemm and look to see if there are any intervention ideas, ways to help get your child moving again. More here on managing your child.
Why Progress Tracker stats vary
First, you should recognize that points and progress vary by exercise. Fast ForWord is like athletics — progress from practice in running and the high jump occur and are measured very differently.
Running practice can lead to steady gains in speed and distance. High jumping though, is easy at low levels, but will get harder at a certain height, different for each child, and so the progress suddenly slows.
Fast ForWord is dealing with these same phenomena in attributing points to its exercises, which is why there is no relationship between points in the various exercises.
The same goes for completion of a program.
Our first goal is to build a sound cognitive foundation, defined as a combination of skill levels — different in each child — that add up to the proficiency needed for reading and learning.
“Completion” captures achieving skill levels across all games in a program, along with the time spent exercising. This is different for each child.
