A simple data tracking system for picture schedules with autistic children uses multi-day sheets that record five daily opportunities per goal. Each sheet shows independent versus prompted responses, revealing progress and when to reduce prompting, making consistent data collection quick enough to actually use.
Hi everyone, I just wanted to show you how I take data on picture schedules. So that can be really hard, especially when you have multiple kids on schedules and they're all coming in in the morning or all checking their schedules at the same time. So definitely think about the easiest way to collect data, because if it's not easy, you won't use it. So I found these sheets through Autism Helper, and what I love about them is that you can collect multiple days on one sheet, and then there's a total at the end that can show you a very clear picture of how your kiddo is improving, or maybe an area they need to work on, or maybe you need to be prompting less. So I also love that there's 5 slots because most of my goals are in 4 out of 5 opportunities. And so if you want to maybe look at one part of the schedule that they have trouble with and focus on that area, maybe when they first come in, or if it's transitioning from play to work, you could do that. Um, Mine right now is for when they come in, and so as you can see, you just put the date over here, and then did they pick up the picture, put it in their envelope, go to the location— I have little baskets and little cards they match it to— and then did they actually match it by themselves, or did they need like a verbal or partial prompt? And then you just total it up, and you can easily see how many independent and how many prompted pictures. So this is an awesome way and a very quick way to collect data on picture scheduling, which could be kind of difficult. And I have one of these for each of my kids. So let me know if you have any questions.
