ARD/IEP Supports

Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (A-B-C) data collection serves to identify the antecedents (A) that set the stage for or trigger problem behavior (B) to occur and the consequences (C) that appear to maintain that behavior. Typically, this data is collected over multiple sessions and is used to identify patterns and functions of behavior.

Trial-by-trial data collection is used often for academic tasks. Record data for each opportunity, or trial, the student is given. The data may be reported in trials or in percentages, depending on how the goal is written.

SPEDTex, the Special Education Information Center in Texas, is a website with resources and a call center to support families of students served through special education.

This video shows one educator sharing how she uses an interval data collection form. This form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new

Interval recording involves observing whether a behavior occurs or does not occur during specified time periods and is useful for high-rate behaviors that are difficult to count and/or do not have a clear beginning or end.

TEA's technical assistance guide to support LEAs and multidisciplinary teams to evaluate students suspected of having an SLD.