Welcome to the 6th installment of the Sped Teacher Small Talk series with co-host Paul Hubbard, where  we dive into a randomly generated topic each month.

This month we are discussing the crux of our jobs as special educators...Writing IEP goals.

Paul uses a great analogy within this episode about how a good goal and strong progress monitoring techniques are like dropping water on the same spot on a rock...over and over and over...And how in doing so, the water will eventually begin to make an impact on the rock.

Listen in as we discuss:

• The importance of having strong IEP goals
• The challenge of generic and non-individualized goals in IEPs
• The purpose of an IEP goal: Guiding instruction and interventions
• Elements of the SMART framework for writing effective goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
• The need for goals that have a meaningful impact on the student's education and personal growth.

Mentioned in the episode:
Sentence Writing Rubric

Tool to help you write strong IEP goals:
IEP Digital Goal Bank

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