Ever looked at your notes from the last month and wondered, “Are we actually making progress?” As school-based OTs, we know that tracking change over time — especially for skills like fine motor coordination, regulation, or transitions — takes more than a plus or minus on a sticky note. Kit gives you simple visuals that make student growth easier to spot, share, and act on.
You’re constantly collecting cues about your students’ progress — how many prompts they need, how long they can sustain attention, whether they remember strategies from last time.
But turning those informal observations into clear, reportable trends? That’s where things get messy.
What OT Progress Tracking Usually Looks Like
For many of us, it’s:
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Subjective notes scribbled in the margin
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A mental record of what’s improved (or not)
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Data that lives on paper and never gets graphed
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A rush to summarize “overall progress” during IEP season
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This makes it hard to advocate clearly for continued services or goal changes.
Kit Makes Student Progress Easy to See
With Kit, you can:
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Track data using multiple calculator types (accuracy, frequency, level of assistance)
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View visual gauges of overall performance for each goal or objective
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See graphs over time with optional trend lines
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Hover to view exact values and date-specific performance
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Adjust the view to show last 6 sessions, quarterly snapshots, or custom ranges
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“It’s so helpful to be able to show teachers and families how the student is progressing — not just tell them. The visuals speak for themselves.” — Lauren, OT
What It Looks Like in Practice
Let’s say you’ve been working on handwriting legibility.
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You use a custom calculator to log physical prompts.
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Kit tracks how many prompts were needed each session.
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The bar graph shows a steady decline — 5 prompts, 3, 2…
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At the IEP meeting, you pull up the graph. Boom: data-backed story of progress.
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Why This Matters
When you can see what’s working — and what’s not — you can:
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Adjust your strategies with confidence
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Advocate clearly for services and supports
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Save time on progress summaries (the graph does the talking)
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No spreadsheet formulas. No decoding tally marks. Just real insight.
Want to Try It?
Kit for Teams gives school-based OTs the tools to not only document — but truly see — their students’ progress. Start your free 14-day trial and bring your data to life.
See AOTA’s Guidance on Evidence-Based School-Based Practice
Explore AOTA’s Resources to Support School-Based Practice, including guidance on how OTs can use data and evidence to inform services and track progress effectively.
More from This Series
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