When Progress Isn’t Linear: How Carroll School Uses Data to Understand Every Child’s Growth

""One of the hardest parts of parenting a child with a language-based learning difference is this: progress doesn’t always look the way you expect it to. It isn’t always visible in homework or in a single test score. And it almost never happens in a straight, predictable line.  At Carroll, data is not about labels or limits. It’s about understanding. From the moment students enter the school, teachers begin building a rich, nuanced picture of who they are as learners." 

Written by: Carroll School, an ALDS Founding School.

Allison West, Middle School Division Head

Kate Collins, Upper School Division Head

Meghan Shea, Lower School Division Head

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