Sample IEP goals related to Transition Goals in Area of Independent Living
by NPESC Transition Services Team
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These goals are adapted from the samples found at www.nsttac.org
- Given travel training situations, Lissette will demonstrate sitting quietly and refraining from talking to strangers while utilizing public transportation at least two times across three opportunities.
- Given the ingredients for a sandwich and task analysis, Jeremy will follow the steps to make a sandwich with 90% accuracy by June 2007.
- Given the phone number for the YMCA and a YMCA application, Paulo will call to request an application and complete the application by writing his personal information in the spaces provided with 90% accuracy by January 2008.
- Given daily classroom routines for practice and a verbal prompt, Rolanda will raise her arms to assist in lifting, dressing, and hand washing on 80% of occasions for the duration of the IEP.
- Given a board displaying four choices of classroom and community topics (e.g., instructional activities, work-based instruction activities, locations in the school, movies, music, locations in the community, people), Rolanda will use a pointer, affixed to a head-piece to select the activity or item in which she wants to engage with 80% accuracy.
- Given the GoTalk20+ augmentative communication device and weekly community practice, Kevin will independently and accurately use the device to communicate single words to communicate a desire for an item in community settings, including restaurants and ticket counters.
- Given picture symbols with Velcro adhesive and a wall mountable daily planner, Kevin will utilize a schedule to plan self-care (e.g., showering and eating), employment, educational, and recreational activities, five days each week for the duration of the IEP with a maximum of one physical prompt per activity to place the picture symbol on the schedule.
- Given a bus schedule adapted with pictures, Stephanie will select the correct time and stop for five scenarios of activities presented to her with 95% or better accuracy.
