Data Folder

 I know that most of you are already doing data notebooks. However, I want to suggest that you try keeping a data folder for each student. Each student should have his/her own data folder.  The data folder can be shared during parent-teacher conferences or whenever necessary.  Students can track their progress on a series of “I Can” record forms.  As students acquire new skills, they can track them in their data folder.  Each time a new skill is mastered, a copy of the student’s “I Can” record form should go home as a way to celebrate the child’s accomplishment with parents.