MegaGoal is a dynamic American English series for international communication that takes students from absolute beginning to high-intermediate level. It is specifically designed for teenagers and young adults. With eye-catching art and high-interest topics, MegaGoal is easy and enjoyable to teach and to learn from. The goal of MegaGoal is to make the learning of English fun, motivating, and success-oriented.
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Wow - what an AMAZING week we had with you! We loved co-hosting SLP Summit with Marisha from SLP Now, and are thrilled that Yapp Guru University sponsored the ASHA pre-approved CEUs. We had the opportunity to learn from some of our favorite SLPs and network with thousands of SLPs from across the world in the chat rooms, discussion boards and through social media.
We highlighted some common mistakes that are made in the data collection process, as well as some solutions for overcoming them. We also discussed the benefits of how using a digital platform like SLP Toolkit can assist you with efficiency and organization throughout the process.
Did you establish the criteria for your CRTs and/or are they used more for a pre/post-test? Seems it may be both as I noticed there are different levels. We have banks of criterion referenced tests inside of SLP Toolkit that are leveled in difficulty by grade bands ranging from preschool to high school. You would administer a test to get a baseline score for an IEP goal and then re-administer the same test each grading period to determine progress.
Can you recommend any good criterion-based assessments? We love the criterion referenced tests built into SLP Toolkit as the stimulus items are leveled and the digital platform streamlines the process of completing progress reports. Anne Page of Beautiful Speech Life chronicled her experience with this method here.
When you are talking about mega-goals, are you talking about annual goals or individual objectives which are more specific? Any goal can potentially be a mega-goal, whether it be an annual goal or an objective. If it includes multiple skills, is vague, or is hard to measure, it is likely a mega-goal.
How do you decide which skills are the most important so that you can break down the goals, but address enough of the deficits? For students with complex needs (or when an advocate/lawyer is coming to the meeting :) I like to map out needs, goals, and recommended service time on this Meaningful IEP Worksheet. This really helps clarify for me what is showing up in my data as well as the classroom, and then determine which of those needs require goals and which can be met through accommodations. If there are multiple skills I can hit with one goal (e.g. address deficits in vocabulary using a goal related to EET, or address deficits in story grammar, sentence generation, and main idea through something like a story retell) that is more beneficial than writing them all out as individual goals.
For type of support provided, what is considered minimal, moderate and maximal support? There is no concrete definition of these levels of support. Since they are qualitative terms, you must define them for yourself and then make sure that (1) you take data consistently matching how you define these, and (2) this is clearly defined in any goals you write. I prefer not to use terms like that in my goals and instead specifically write the level of support I expect for goal mastery (e.g. independent, with one visual cue, with a hand under hand prompt).
How do you differentiate between levels of difficulty when writing goals? For example, some yes/no questions are harder than others. Difficulty of stimulus items definitely plays into how a student performs in both therapy sessions and on criterion referenced tests. When developing our tests, we used developmental norms as far as they went, and analyzed different curriculum and grade level standards across the country to create a leveling system for stimulus items.
Hello! Just wanted to ask how you use your data to inform writing of new IEP goals especially when the student has met all of his/her goals. We like to use the Present Level Assessments inside of SLP Toolkit to determine current communication levels and to make new treatment recommendations for annual IEP reviews. You can read more about Present Level Assessments here.
Can you have multiple tallies going at a time? Yes you can take data on multiple goals and students at the same time. Just make sure you click on the frequency counter associated with the goal that you are taking data on every time. For example, if I am taking data on 3 different goals I will click on the frequency counter, take data, go to another goal and click on that frequency counter, take data, and then go back to the other frequency counter.
My groups are not consistent and based highly on who is present on any given day. Do you have to set groups or can you substitute students into different groups? The schedule helps for SLPs who have set schedules as events with those students will pre-populate in the daily data section; however, at any time you can create an event and select the students you are working with from the drop down menu of students.
Is there a trial for SLP Toolkit? I would love to try the digital data keeping. You can create a free trial at any time to use SLP Toolkit with up to 5 students, with access to all content but not all features. If you would like to try the full subscription, you can take advantage of our SLP Summit coupon, giving you one free month on us, by using the case sensitive coupon code: Summit2017
How many students does SLP Toolkit allow you to track data on? Is it easy to modify throughout the year? Your caseload inside of SLP Toolkit is not capped. The caseload feature allows you to easily add, delete and edit student information easily throughout the year.
If you use SLP Toolkit to collect data, can you share or print that data? My schools require data collection records at the end of the year. Thank you! You are able to print (and graph!) data for any time period you select.
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My daughter loves the MEGA sessions!! My daughter looks forward to every MEGA session she has. This is because of all the great goalie trainers at the MEGA Goalie Center. She has learned many new techniques that she has been using during her association practices/games. The coaches seem to really go the extra mile to find the right way to communicate/relate to each different goalie. That means a lot to me as a goalie parent. Thank you!
As parents of a new goalie, we were appreciative of the time and attention spent with our daughter. The staff paid close attention to detail and created a positive learning environment for both my daughter and I.
My son enjoyed his lesson at MEGA Goalie Center and was able to tweak a few things from watching the video and receiving feedback from the instructor. That was new to him and proved to be a valuable learning tool.
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Wednesday clinics We love the ratio of coaches to players. These coaches love playing goalie and really hone into what level each kid is playing at to help them to the next level! We are so lucky to have found MEGA!
We'll be back!!
My son,age 13, has enjoyed working with your coaches the past few years. He takes the training seriously and looks forward to the challenges and expectations you have for him through constructive evaluation. We will continue to use Mega for future training.
Awesome Program Awesome job teaching my little boy the basics of the position and making it fun for him. The coaches were all great We are looking forward to continuing on with the program to keep bettering his skills....
My son loved MEGA this summer. He never complained about getting up early in the summer. He loved the competition, the workouts, and the feedback from awesome coaches. He grew physically and mentally and learned new skills that will help him at the next level. He wants to do it again next summer as well. I appreciated the flexibility of scheduling around other sports, other kids, and various activities. It was convenient, reliable, and well our time and energy to be there on a regular basis."
MEGA has been awesome We really liked the quality time spent with my son. The knowledge and ability for the coaches to share that knowledge has really helped him get a leg up on in blossoming goal tending career.
Individualized Attention The coaches all strive to give each goalie something to take away from every session. This is what helped our daughter improve last year despite not playing a lot of games in the regular season.
Awesome training! Experienced and Personal. So much personal attention it is practically one on one training. All coaches are highly qualified goalies, so they can relate to and understand what their students need.
Wednesday clinics. We love the ratio of coaches to players. These coaches love playing goalie and really hone into what level each kid is playing at to help them to the next level! We are so lucky to have found MEGA!
Worth the time and a good value! Very good instructors and only 1-2 goalies per coach. My son looks forward to his goalie center sessions. I admit I was a little skeptical about whether the video recording and playback would be helpful at a fairly young age, but it opened my son's eyes to what he's actually doing vs. what he thought he was doing in certain situations. Participating has helped him improve his game considerably!
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