Goal Read Fluently
These are examples of goals that can be written as is or with minor modifications to better suit your students’ individual needs. The bolded type provides the basic goal topic, the indicators are then listed by grade level, followed by the actual example of a correctly written goal.
Goal—Read fluently
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In 37 instructional weeks, given a _____ grade Dibels passage, Student will read ______wpm as measured by timed reading test.
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In 37 instructional weeks, given a ____ grade passage, Student will read with ___% accuracy as measured by running record data.
Goal—Determine the meaning of words or phrases
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In 37 instructional weeks, Student will complete a cloze reading test with ___% accuracy as measured by completion of cloze samples.
Goal – Letter/sound recognition
Letter names –
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Letter sounds –
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By _____, given the upper and lower case letters in random order, Student will state the names/sounds with ___% accuracy as measured by oral inventory. OR you could list the number of letters/sounds you want the student to name if not all 26 will be addressed.
Goal -- Uses decoding skills when reading unknown words
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In _____ wks, when given a one minute probe, Student will score ____ on DIBELS nonsense word fluency, with ____ words recoded.
Goal – Demonstrates automatic recognition of sight words
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In ____ instructional weeks, when given word cards of ____ Fry words, Student will recognize at least _____ of the words as measured by oral responses/data sheets.
By_____, when given __#__ ___grade level Dolch sight words, Student will read ___% as measured by oral responses/data sheets. OR Student will read____ word cards.
Goal—Retell in sequence
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By ____, having read a ____ level passage, Student will retell _#__ events in sequence as measured by oral response/ picture arrangement.
Goal – Retell main idea and supporting details
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In 37 instructional weeks, after reading a ___ grade level passage, Student will retell the main idea and ___ supporting details with ___ or fewer prompts with ___% accuracy as measured by oral responses recorded on data sheet.
Goal – Summarize/paraphrase
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By ______, given grade level passage, Student will summarize/paraphrase the information with ___% accuracy as measured by oral/written responses/ daily work.
OR By _____, given _____ grade level text, Student will summarize/paraphrase the information to answer short answer questions with ____% accuracy as measured by daily work.
Goal – Uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions
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In _____ weeks, when given _____ grade level texts or reading passage, Student will answer comprehension questions with ___% accuracy as measured by daily work.
You could get more specific by listing the types of questions—multiple choice, short answer, etc.