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[quote=Anonymous]My friend shared her son's IEP draft with me.

Her son is in 7th grade and is having great difficulty in math.   For example, he is still very weak with basic multiplication facts (needs to draw an array so solve 8x4, although sometimes he can remember the answer).

One of his math IEP goals is along the lines of "student will solve 2 digit x 2 digit multiplication problems with 70% accuracy, if given one prompt by the teacher"

and for division, "student will divide 3 digit number by 2 digit number with 70% accuracy, given one teacher prompt."

I told her I had a lot of concerns about these IEP goals.  I'm no expert in teaching math, but I think that if a child knows how to multiply 23 x 45, he should basically get it right every single tie.... not 7/10 times, in order to say he has mastered that objective.   OK, a careless error every so often is understandable.   So I think 90% accuracy, or better 95% accuracy, would be much better for this type of goal.

Also -- what's the reason for allowing a teacher prompt?   Is this typical of most IEP goals?   
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