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PARENTS & FAMILIES

How should we track driving practice and progress?

Passenger Support → Practice Coach → Independent Driver Support

QUICK ANSWER

An hour tells you how long someone practiced. It does not tell you what they learned.

WHAT THAT MEANS

Record experience, skills, conditions, and the amount of prompting still required.

SUPPORTING ANSWER SECTIONS

Track experience
Record date, time, conditions, and types of roads when useful.

Track skills
Use stages such as learning, improving, consistent, and independent.

Track prompting
One strong progress signal is how often the learner still needs the adult to identify the problem.

DRIVEx WAY OF THINKING

Do not only ask, “How many hours?” Ask, “What can they now do without me?”

WATCH
KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Track required hours.
• Track conditions.
• Track skills.
• Track independence.
• Look for improvement over time.

YOU MAY ALSO BE WONDERING

What should I write down?

Date, approximate time, conditions, skills practiced, successes, and areas needing work.

Should nighttime be separate?

Yes, especially when a specific nighttime requirement applies.

How do I know a skill is mastered?

Look for safe, repeatable performance with decreasing prompting.

Do DRIVEx lessons count toward progress?

Treat supplemental practice as part of overall experience while following any specific legal certification rules.
KEEP LEARNING
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