Good instruction begins with assessment. It is so important to know what your students can and cannot do in order to determine what it is you actually need to teach them. When we are choosing learning objectives and target skills, we want to be sure we are not just pulling goals from the IEP.

When determining what the target skills will be, it is important to take skills from both our curriculum-based assessment as well as from the student's IEP. In this episode, I am breaking down why you should begin with assessments, how to choose a target behavior, and how to create great learning objectives.

01:31 - Why good instruction always begins with assessment

02:19 - How to choose target behaviors

03:10 - Why it's important that the learning targets are relevant to the student's daily life

04:04 - How to create good learning objectives

Show Notes: http://autismclassroomresources.com/episode181

Resources:

• What Is a Curriculum and Why Do I Need One in Special Education?
• Episode 180, 7 Things to Get Right for Effective Instruction with Any Type of Autism Intervention Strategies 
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