The Parent Mentor Program

Here are some ideas for what your child’s IEP should look like. The IEP should tell you

1) Where the child is now
2) Where he should be going
3) How he will get there
4) How long it will take
5) How you will know when he has arrived

The goals and objectives on the IEPs are very important because they help develop the “plan” of where your child is going and how he will get there. Goals and objectives should be written in such a way to provide this information. A quick way to remember how goals should be written is “SMART”:

S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Achievable
R- Results Driven
T- Timely

SMART goals are written with “action” verbs such as identify, read, write, produce, list, count, outline, answer, retell, explain, etc. If I can help with your IEPs or if you’d like me to attend your meeting, just contact me: Julie Dunford, [email protected].