IEP Goal Writing for Speech-Language Pathologists

Lydia Kopel, EdS, CCC-SLP currently works for a contract company supervising clinical fellows and does training and consulting all over the United States. Ms. Kopel has over 39 years of experience which includes working as a Special Education Coordinator, a Lead Speech-Language Pathologist, and as a SLP in large metro school systems. During that time she developed several resource manuals for SLPs and teachers of the hearing impaired and visually impaired. She has worked with children ages 3 to 21 years of age and with all areas of exceptionality. She has a great interest in language-based learning disabilities and integrating the curriculum with speech therapy. Ms. Kopel was a member of the Georgia School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist Leadership Team, established through the Georgia Department of Education (GADOE). While on this team, she co-developed the Georgia State project SLPs Collaborating in General Education Classrooms: Practicing Seamless Education. She is also one of the founders and continues to be a member of the Georgia Organization for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists which currently has over 700 members. Ms. Kopel is a member of ASHA and has her Georgia State License. Her personal interests include photography, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Elissa Kilduff, M.A., CCC-SLP, currently works as a speech-language pathologist in a suburban school district. As one of five SLPs in an elementary school, she primarily serves PreK-2nd graders with a variety of disabilities and special needs. She collaborates extensively with administration, special educators, and general educators in the school regarding prior interventions, carryover into classrooms, in-class lessons, and communication-based behavior concerns. Prior to her current role, Ms. Kilduff served as the lead SLP in a large school system where she supervised and trained the county’s 150+ SLPs. She has a great interest in language-based learning disabilities, collaboration with general and special education teachers, behavior disorders, and curriculum-based interventions. Ms. Kilduff was a member of the Georgia School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist Leadership Team, established through the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). This team developed a state-wide training for SLPs and General Education Teachers on collaboration. She has designed resources including evidence-based interventions and progress monitoring rubrics for Response to Intervention (RTI); language checklists aligned to grade-level standards; and educational impact of common standardized language assessments. Ms. Kilduff is a member of ASHA and holds a Georgia state license and certification from the Professional Standards Commission. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends including her husband, daughter, and dog.

Preface



Chapter 1. Early Learning Standards

3 Year Olds

4 Year Olds



Chapter 2. Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

9th–10th Grade

11th–12th Grade



Chapter 3. Prerequisite Skills and Steps to Mastery

Vocabulary

Questions

Narrative Tasks/Summarize

Main Idea and Details

Critical Thinking

Pragmatics

Syntax and Morphology

Articulation and Phonological Processes



Chapter 4. Writing IEP Goals

What to Include in a Goal

Criteria for Mastery

Measuring Progress

Goal Examples

Appendix 4–1. Goal Writing Worksheet

Appendix 4–2.  Speech and Language Checklists

Appendix 4–3.  Performance Update Template



References

Index