Target Literacy Goals Guide
IEP & Instructional Objectives Bank
Target Literacy Goals Guide
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Student: ______________
Grade: _________
Date: _________
Case Mgr: _________
Part 1: Phonemic Awareness & Foundational Phonics Goals 1 – 3
Goal 1 Letter-Sound Correspondence
Phonics Target
Original: "Student will be able to demonstrate awareness of letter/sound relationships by identifying a minimum of 100 letter/sound correspondence."
Reworded (Near-Original Phrasing):
"The student will demonstrate understanding of letter-sound relationships by correctly identifying a minimum of 100 letter-sound correspondences."
Measurable IEP Criteria Option: "Given letter/sound flashcards or phonics probes, the student will accurately produce sounds for at least 100 letter-sound correspondences with 85% accuracy across 3 trials."
Goal 2 Digraph Recognition & Decoding
Decoding Target
Original: "Student will be able to demonstrate understanding of digraphs."
Reworded (Near-Original Phrasing):
"The student will demonstrate understanding of common digraphs by correctly identifying, reading, and pronouncing words containing digraphs."
Measurable IEP Criteria Option: "When presented with 10 decodable words containing consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck), the student will accurately decode words with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities."
Goal 3 Vowel Sound Placement (Initial, Medial, Final)
Phonemic Target
Original: "Student will be able to demonstrate understanding of vowels in beginning, medial, and final position."
Reworded (Near-Original Phrasing):
"The student will demonstrate understanding of vowel sounds by identifying, isolating, and producing vowels in the beginning, medial, and final positions of words."
Measurable IEP Criteria Option: "Given spoken or written single-syllable words, the student will isolate and state the target vowel sound in initial, medial, and final positions with 85% accuracy across 3 sessions."
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Part 2: Comprehension, Dictation & Text Evidence
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Part 2: Comprehension, Written Dictation & Text Evidence Goals 4 – 6
Goal 4 Oral Story Retell & Narrative Elements
Listening Target
Original: "Student will be able to retell stories that have been read aloud (e.g., character identification, setting, problem, solutions, and sequence."
Reworded (Near-Original Phrasing):
"The student will retell stories that have been read aloud, identifying key narrative elements including characters, setting, problem, solutions, and sequence of events."
Measurable IEP Criteria Option: "Following a read-aloud narrative, the student will orally retell the story including at least 4 out of 5 core elements (characters, setting, problem, solution, sequence) in 3 consecutive trials."
Goal 5 Sentence Dictation & Mechanics
Writing Target
Original: "When orally presented 5 dictated sentences, student will correctly write them (spelling, punctuation, capitalization)"
Reworded (Near-Original Phrasing):
"When presented with 5 orally dictated sentences, the student will write each sentence correctly with accurate spelling, punctuation, and capitalization."
Measurable IEP Criteria Option: "Given 5 orally dictated grade-level sentences, the student will accurately transcribe them with correct capitalization, end punctuation, and spelling on 4 out of 5 sentences across 3 checks."
Goal 6 Text Evidence & Reading Comprehension
Comprehension Target
Original: "After reading a short passage and answering comprehension questions, student will locate, in text, information to support answers."
Reworded (Near-Original Phrasing):
"After reading a short passage and answering comprehension questions, the student will locate information directly in the text to support each answer."
Measurable IEP Criteria Option: "Given a short grade-level passage and 3–5 comprehension questions, the student will locate and cite in-text evidence to support their answers with 80% accuracy over 4 trials."
Key Improvements Made to Original Goals
1. Grammar Correction Corrected plural agreement ("correspondences") and closed missing parentheses.
2. Observable Action Clarified internal understanding into observable actions (isolate, state, transcribe).
3. Measurement Baseline Added standard accuracy percentages and trial intervals for IEP compliance.
Target Literacy Goals Guide Reference Sheet Complete
