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 Reading Comprehension Goal
Why I Dislike This IEP Goal:
- Do these questions require students to make inferences? Are all of the answers directly from the passage?
- Is this a simple passage? At their independent reading level? Their current grade level?
- Are they reading this passage on their own?
Improved Reading Comprehension Goal
Why I Prefer This IEP Goal:
- Aubree will be answering questions from passages at her instruction level.
- She’ll be answering questions that are directly in the text.
- The text can be read to her in the group, whether that be as a group effort or directly from the teacher.
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