Writing the perfect IEP goals is literally the starting point for so many things that we do as special education teachers.
Write a bad one, and you’re gonna pay for it for the rest of the year.
And trust me, we’ve all written bad ones. Sometimes more than once. 🥴
Crappy Letters & Sounds Goal
Why I Dislike This IEP Goal:
- How much time do you have?! Monitoring both upper and lowercase letters at the same time is a LOT.
- Why on Earth do we needs recognition AND sounds in the same goal? Focus on one or the other.
- When will this be accomplished? The end of the IEP year? The end of the school year? Can I prompt them? Sooooo many questions!
Improved Letters & Sounds Goal
Why I Prefer This IEP Goal:
- I often choose lowercase letters because that is primarily what they see in text. Uppercase are important, so I’m still teaching them. I just don’t assess that for accuracy like I do lowercase letters.
- I like that this goal tells me that I’ll use letter cards and that they’ll be naming the letter independently.
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