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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a special education teacher. Yes, the goal is poorly written, but what possible difference does it make? Do parents think that wording a goal differently will change the instruction your child receives? It won't. Advocate for things that make a difference: the use of a word processor, if your child needs it, or more hours of service, or a one on one.

Also, an educator cannot rate a goal as mastered unless every part of the goal has been mastered. It's not a "best two out of three" situation.[/quote]

21:10 here.  It's because of responses like this that we use a consultant.  How the goal is written makes a huge difference and I'm disappointed that a special educator in particular doesn't recognize that.  It won't change the instruction a child receives but it can tell you, among other things, how effective the instruction is and if the level of service hours provided is sufficient.  The OP's example of reading, the goal should be broken out into objectives because vocabulary, sequencing and making connections are very different thing yet all are needed in order to be reading and retelling at an age appropriate manner. A student can easily have skill variation in those areas and it's important to note which areas are weak and which are strong in order to know what to address.  Why wouldn't you break those out?

How in the world could a parent advocate for technology, more service hours or one-on-one instruction if there is no data to support those requests?  Your post makes little sense.[/quote]

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