How do I know whether to raise a goal or a level? Do I raise both?
You will decide whether to raise a goal or level based on each individual situation. When deciding, keep in mind the following:
- Raise goals more often than levels.
- Raise only one element (level or goal) at a time.
- Usually wait until the student has completed 24 stories in a level to raise the level.
- Sometimes when students have made rapid progress, they do need to change levels after reading less than 24 stories, sometimes 12 or less.
- Don't lose sight of the long-term fluency goals.