A Guide for Special Educators: How to Develop Effective Goals and Objectives for Children with Disabilities

Authors : Mustafa KARNAS

Pages : 48-59

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Publication Date : 2020-01-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Education of children with disabilities are conducted based on Individualized Education Plans insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IEP’s);. One of the key elements of developing an effective IEP is having adequate descriptions of a child’s present levels of academic achievement and functional performance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PLAA-FP);. Each IEP has goal statements that refers the target behavior that will be gained in a year. Developing an effective IEP goal requires some characteristics that are represented by letters of the SMART word. This paper provides information about the characteristics of effective IEP goals and some sample goal statements for the children described in this study. Also, this paper provides a sample activity matrix that inform educators regarding how to develop a daily activity matrix.
Keywords : Special Education, SMART Goals, Activity matrix