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[quote=Anonymous]School psychologist here. I have to agree with the special Ed. Teacher that the OP should focus on the big picture and not get bogged down if the goal is divided into 3 parts or not. The problem with the goal is not about dividing the goal into sections, the problem is it is a reading comprehension goal for a kindergartner to master by 3/4 ths of first grade. You have to be able to decode to work on reading comprehension. What is the baseline for reading comprehension now?  The goal is not clear "after reading a story at studen's instructional level, student will resell the story". Does this mean the student will read the story  or the teacher? I think it means the student but the problem is most kindergartners and first graders with IEP's are not reading fluently enough to be able to read a long enough story to be able to use appropriate vocabulary and sequencing. Really a decoding goal is more important along with a listening comprehension and oral language goal that the speech and language therapist should also be working on. If a student is not able to listen to a story and retell it in order with proper vocabulary then the student won't be able to focus on decoding and reading comprehension.  Make sure a baseline is noted so you can assess exactly where the student is today to be able to compare progresss in one year. 
You want quality reading instruction, ask how that is going to happen? What DRA level should the child be at in one year? How will the child get there?[/quote]

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