SMARTER GOALS - RESEARCH BASED PROGRAMING

SMARTER GOALS – R

RESEARCH/EVIDENCE-BASED METHODS SHOULD BE USED.

 
So why the emphasis on research/evidence based methods or programs? If you google something like "teach phonics step by step" you will have a mere 1,460,000 responses to plow through and figure out which ones work and which ones do not. The advantage one has with research based programming is that the program has been shown to be effective over time with multiple students. There are also programs designed to address specific challenges, such as dyslexia. When you get to the point in the IEP where goals and specially designed instructions are being addressed programming must also be addressed.

• Programming should be noted in present levels or SDIs
• Research and evidence-based requirements exist for special education, related services, and supplementary aids being used to attain progress.
• Methodology described and documented in the goal or the SDIs
  • Rarely happens but mandated since 2004
• Research or evidence based is also related to the skill sets and behaviors that are “teachable with cues and strategies"
• A statement of the special education and related services and supplemental aids and services, based on peer-reviewed research to the extent practicable, to be provided to the child, or on behalf of the child, and a statement of the program modifications or supports for school personnel that will be provided to enable the child ... [34 CFR 300.320 (a)(4)

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CITATIONS AND SOURCES: FOR SMARTER GOAL SERIES

1. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 38, 175-190 (1984) Assessing Phonological Awareness in Kindergarten Children: Issues of Task Comparability Keith E. Stanovich, Anne E. Cunningham, and Barbara B. Cramer
2. http://idea.ed.gov/
3. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/d/300.320
4. Cornell Law School, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/300.320
5. NSEAI Board Certified Education Advocate (BCEA) Curriculum - org
6. United States Department Of Education Washington, DC 20202, December 7, 2017 - Questions and Answers on U. S. Supreme Court Case Decision - Endrew F.v.Douglas County School District Re-1, https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/qa-endrewcase-12-07-2017.pdf
7. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.39/a
8. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.42
9. January 2, 2020, https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/d/300.320
10. IEP and Lesson Plan Development Handbook, Kentucky Special Education Cooperatives, http://www.ocmboces.org/tfiles/folder2434/SDI%20-%20SAS%20Kentucky%20Sped%20Handbook.pdf
11. US Department of Education Letter, May 9, 2012, https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/11-026517r-ma-chambers-definitions-5-4-12.pdf
12. “The Educated Child” - Bennett
13. 22 PA Code, Chapter 4 – Appendix A – Academic Standards for Reading Writing, Speaking and Listening and Academic Standards for Mathematics
14. National reading vocabulary list  https://www.boone.k12.ky.us/userfiles/2091/My%20Files/National%20Reading%20Vocabulary.pdf?id=442852
15. https://www.knoxeducation.com/sites/main/files/file-attachments/guided_reading_packet_2018_update_4_kw_3.pdf?1520902041
16. Standards-Based IEP – PATTAN handout 8/19/08
17. The Power of SMART Goals: Using Goals to Improve Student Learning Paperback – November 4, 2005, by Anne E. Conzemius, Jan O'Neill
18. Goal Setting: Forget SMART Goals Try SMARTER Goals (smart goals, how to set goals, goal setting success, goal setting guide, goal setting workbook, smart goal setting, goals) by Martin Formato | May 18, 2016
19. Doran, G. T. (1981). "There's a S.M.A.R.T. way to write management's goals and objectives". Management Review. 70 (11): 35–36.
20. When SMART Goals Don't Work, Here's What to Do Instead, https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232909
21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria
22. SAMHSA Native Connections. "Setting Goals and Developing Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound Objectives" (PDF). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/nc-smart-goals-fact-sheet.pdf
23. Leader Syndrome Setting objectives: better than SMART is SMARTER. 2012 revised 2015   https://leadersyndrome.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/setting-objectives-better-than-smart-is-smarter/
24. DOE MASS - Sample Educator S.M.A.R.T. Goals Aligned to District/School Improvement Goals http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/resources/implementation/smartgoals.pdf  
25. DOE Georgia  Seemingly SMART Goals Training Videos https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Smart-Goals-Training-Videos.aspx
26. US Dept of Education, Writing goals and objectives https://www2.ed.gov/programs/slcp/slc-wgandobj-book-f.pdf
27. Setting S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals: 7 Steps to Achieving Any Goal https://www.wanderlustworker.com/setting-s-m-a-r-t-e-r-goals-7-steps-to-achieving-any-goal/
28. DODEA Department of Defense Education Activity https://www.dodea.edu/EdgrenHS/Continuous-School-Improvement.cfm

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WRITE THE  RIGHT IEP THE FIRST TIME

IEP vs 504

WHO DEVELOPS THE IEP

5 CURRICULUM AREAS TO ADDRESS IN THE IEP

18 ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE IEP

SMARTER GOALS

20 QUESTIONS PARENTS SHOULD ASK AT THE IEP

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Marie Lewis is an author, consultant, and national speaker on best practices in education advocacy. She is a parent of 3 children and a Disability Case Manager, Board Certified Education Advocate, and Behavior Specialist Consultant. She has assisted in the development of thousands of IEPs nationally and consults on developing appropriately individualized IEPs that are outcome based vs legally sufficient. She brings a great depth of expertise, practical experience, and compassion to her work as well as expert insight, vision, and systemic thinking. She is passionate and funny and she always inspires and informs.

MJ Gore has an MEd in counseling and a degree in elementary education and natural sciences. She worked as a life-skills and learning support teacher She has been honored with the receipt of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. She is the Director and on the faculty at the National Special Education Advocacy Institute. Her passion is social justice, especially in the area of education. She is a Board Certified Education Advocate that teaches professional advocates, educator, and clinicians the best practices in education advocacy.