IEP goal templates
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Articulation
By [date], [Student] will produce [sound] in the [initial/medial/final] position of words with [80]% accuracy given [minimal/moderate] cues across [3] consecutive sessions, as measured by SLP data.
By [date], [Student] will produce [sound] in [phrases/sentences] with [80]% accuracy given [visual/verbal] cues in [3 of 4] opportunities, as measured by SLP data.
By [date], [Student] will self-monitor and correctly produce [sound] in structured conversation with [80]% accuracy given no more than [1] reminder per [5]-minute sample, as measured by SLP data.
Language: vocabulary
By [date], [Student] will define [grade-level / Tier 2] vocabulary words using at least [2] semantic features (category, function, attribute) with [80]% accuracy given [moderate] cues across [3] sessions, as measured by SLP data.
By [date], [Student] will name [3] items in a given category and identify the category for a group of items with [80]% accuracy given [minimal] cues, as measured by SLP data.
Language: WH questions
By [date], [Student] will answer [who/what/where] questions about a [short story / picture scene] with [80]% accuracy given [visual] cues in [4 of 5] opportunities, as measured by SLP data.
By [date], [Student] will answer [why/how] questions requiring inference about a [grade-level text] with [75]% accuracy given [minimal] cues across [3] sessions, as measured by SLP data.
Language: following directions
By [date], [Student] will follow [2]-step directions containing [basic/temporal] concepts with [80]% accuracy given [one repetition] in [3] consecutive sessions, as measured by SLP data.
Language: narrative
By [date], [Student] will retell a [grade-level] story including [5] story grammar elements (character, setting, problem, actions, ending) given a [visual organizer] in [4 of 5] opportunities, as measured by SLP data and narrative rubric.
Fluency
By [date], [Student] will use [easy onset / light contact / pausing] during [structured sentences / conversation] in [80]% of opportunities given [a visual reminder], as measured by SLP data.
By [date], [Student] will identify [3] situations where they use a fluency strategy and rate their own communication comfort on a [1-5] scale across [3] sessions, as measured by self-rating and SLP data.
Social pragmatics
By [date], [Student] will maintain a conversational topic for [3] or more turns with a peer given [a visual topic cue] in [4 of 5] opportunities, as measured by SLP data.
By [date], [Student] will identify another person's possible perspective or feeling in a [scenario/video] and give a reason with [80]% accuracy given [minimal] cues, as measured by SLP data.
AAC
By [date], [Student] will use [his/her/their] AAC system to [request / comment / protest] using [1-2]-symbol combinations in [4] different activities given [aided language modeling and an expectant pause], across [3] sessions, as measured by SLP data.
By [date], [Student] will independently navigate to [number] core words on [his/her/their] AAC system during [classroom routines] in [80]% of opportunities, as measured by SLP and staff data.
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