Writing Measurable IEP Goals AND Assessing and Reporting Student Progress

1. Writing Measurable IEP Goals ANDAssessing and Reporting Student Progress

2. IEP Goal Guidelines Annual Goals should be: • Realistically attainable in one year. • Aligned with AZ Standards. • Measurable. • Understandable by student and parents.

3. Components of an Annual Goal • Change in performance: Examples: Increase, Decrease, Improve • Area of change: Examples: Reading comprehension, communication, motor skills, math computation, behavior, written language, etc. • Condition: Examples: At the Essential level (4th grade) At the Functional level • Criteria: Examples: As measured by Informal reading Inventory As measured by teacher checklist.

4. Where to begin?

5. Parent Input Student Input Informal Teacher Assessment Informal Reading Assessment (IRI), Brigance Inventory etc. Portfolio/Work Samples Grades/Report Card Results from Stanford Nine Results from AIMS General Ed.Teacher Report Special Ed. Teacher Report Progress Toward Current Goals and Objectives Determine the Child’s Present Level of Performance

6. Writing Measurable Annual Goals Choose student’s areas of Need (Goals): Reading Study Skills Writing Math Behavior Social Skills Communication Etc.

7. ReviewHow to Write a Goal • Determine if appropriate to utilize the Grade Level for developing the Goal • Must use the four components of a goal: • Identify the: • Area of change • Change in performance • Condition (to what level) • Criteria

8. Goals and Objectives Based on the AZ State Standards (using the Copper Curriculum Framework) Identify the Area of Need: SUBJECT (i.e. Language Arts, Math, etc.) Choose the STANDARD (i.e. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking) Start at grade level at which the student is enrolled (if appropriate).

9. Measurable annual goals can be written in two ways: FIRST WAY: • Choose a Standard (i.e. Reading) • Students learn and effectively apply a variety of reading strategies for comprehending, interpreting and evaluating a wide range of texts including fiction, nonfiction, classic and contemporary works. • Modify the standard to meet the needs of the student and add the condition and the criteria. Example • Sam will effectively apply a variety of reading strategies for comprehending, interpreting and evaluating a wide range of texts at the 4th grade level as measured by an informal inventory. • Use the accompanying standards as bench marks/short term objectives by adding the criteria to make them measurable.

10. Second way to write a measurable Annual Goal: • Choose a Standard: Example: R-E2: Use reading strategies such as making inferences and predictions, summarizing... • Modify the standard to meet the needs of the student and add the condition and the criteria: Example: • Shane will use reading strategies such as making inferences, predictions, and summarizing to the 4th grade level as measured by informal inventory. • Use the accompanying Performance Objectives as bench marks/short term objectives by adding the criteria to make them measurable.

11. Tips on Decision Making • Think of the Goal and Objective Writing as a continuum. • Start with the highest expectation. • Modify the wording in light of the student’s PLP until appropriate. • Move to a lower grade level if needed. • Modify the wording of the lower grade level if needed. • Draft your own objective if not in the AZ State Standards. (i.e.articulation)

12. Assessing IEP Progress

13. Reading assessment • Informal reading inventory • Brigance • Qualitative Reading Inventory-II Authors: Lauren Leslie and Joanne Caldwell Publisher: Addison Wesley

14. Conduct as part of class Copy 1-2 pages from reading passage used in class. As student reads, mark teacher copy with Miscue notations. Ask reading comprehension questions. Results are recorded. How to do a weekly reading assessment

15. Weekly Reading Assessment Students chart own progress Benefits Instruction can be adjusted on ongoing basis. Students gain knowledge about his/her reading skills. The teacher has ongoing IEP data to report on students’ quarterly progress reports.

16. Examples of charting • See handouts! • Design your own!

17. Writing Assessment • Use of Rubric • Six Trait Six Point Rubric • Weekly assessments • Journal writing • Response to reading materials • Homework assignments

18. Spelling • Integrated into writing • Assessment chart – see handouts

19. Brigance Curriculum Based Assessment Computation Problem Solving Math Assessment

20. Math Progress Charts • See handouts • Design your own!

21. And the cycle continues…