WA-AIM Engagement Rubric
Student Name:
SSID:
Grade:
Content Area: ELA Math Science
Engagement Rubric Activities
Please describe the academic activity for which the Engagement Rubric is being utilized. Please detail the expectations of the
student’s classmates as well as how the student will be supported to participate. (one-two sentences)
Baseline Activity Date: Final Activity Date:
Baseline Activity Description:
Final Activity Description:
Student Response to Activities
Please describe the student’s engagement response to the academic activity under the engagement level which best
characterizes the student’s interaction with the activity. Baseline and final engagement responses may be in different
engagement levels and a student may have indicators in more than one level.
Engagement Level 4: Student is an active participant and can sustain involvement in the activity.
The student may:
Participate by making vocalizations or signs/gestures in response to events during the activity
Participate by making purposeful/intentional vocalizations or signs/gestures in response to objects used during the activity
Participate by imitating action
Participate by sustaining attention to teacher direction and movement
Participate by anticipating change in action/predicting words actions
Baseline Engagement Response:
Final Engagement Response:
Engagement Level 3: Student is attending the activity, participating in the activity by allowing the teacher to lead.
The student may:
Participate in the activity with hand-over-hand exploration of objects/materials associated with the activity
Attend to the activity by following teacher movements/activities
Attend to the activity by making vocalizations or signs/gestures in acknowledgment of objects/materials/actions
Baseline Engagement Response:
Final Engagement Response:
Engagement Level 2: Student is exposed to the activity and makes minimal response.
The student may:
Attend to the activity at irregular intervals/occasionally
Touch/permit hand-over-hand touch of objects
Look at objects/materials presented
Shift gaze to acknowledge activity
Baseline Engagement Response:
Final Engagement Response:
Engagement Level 1: Student demonstrates an awareness of the activity.
The student may:
React to teacher touch/sensory stimuli
Permit teacher touch, but is unable to interact with objects/materials
Baseline Engagement Response:
Final Engagement Response: