Running Probes and Tracking Baselines

Quick no-cue assessments for baselines and progress monitoring.

Probes are quick, no-help assessments: ten words for one sound in one position, scored correct or incorrect. Because there's no prompting, feedback, or cueing, the result is a clean measure of what the student can do independently — which makes probes the right tool for baselines and progress monitoring. Probes are a Pro feature.

The Probe History section on a student's Screen tab with Start Probe

Running a probe

  1. Open the student's profile and tap the Screen tab

  2. Tap Start Probe and choose the sound and word position

  3. The first probe for a sound and position is labeled your Initial Baseline, and you can link it to an IEP goal so progress tracks automatically

  4. Say each word, listen, and score Correct or Incorrect — accuracy isn't shown until the end, and the student sees no cues

Probe setup — sound, word position, and the Initial Baseline note
A probe in progress with plain Correct and Incorrect scoring

Reading the results

When all ten words are scored you'll see the accuracy percentage and a word-by-word breakdown, with room for notes before saving.

Probe results — 70% accuracy with a word-by-word breakdown

Baseline, then re-probe

Start with a baseline before intervention, then re-probe the same sound and position every 4–6 weeks. Each probe saves to the student's Probe History so you can compare over time, and probe results can feed IEP goal progress and PDF reports.

Tip: if you classify error types during probes (substitutions, distortions, omissions), turn on Probe Error Classification in Settings → Scoring.