SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES
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How will a child achieve
his/her annual goals? Through short term objectives. These
are the "steps" a child will use in reaching the goals. Most
goals will have more than one short term objective and the
objectives usually build on one another. Once the child has
mastered the first objective, he/she moves on to the next,
until the goal has been achieved.
Short term objectives must be
measurable. How will they be measured? By teacher anecdotal
notes, teacher observation, parent observation, testing,
etc.? Short term objectives need to have timelines that are
met. Parents play an important role in meeting with school
personnel to monitor the timelines and the progress.
Objectives should be written in plain English. Refer to the
"Writing Short Term Objectives" information on the following
page. Here's one example:
Annual Goal -
Benjamin will move around his homeroom, go to and
from art, music, PE, lunch, and recess in his wheelchair,
daily, without assistance from an adult.
Short Term Objectives
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Benjamin will take his
papers from his desk to his teacher's desk using his
wheelchair; measured by teacher observation; by October
1st.
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Benjamin will go with his
peers, from his homeroom to the art room and back, using
his wheelchair; measured by teacher observation; by
November 1st. (These objectives would continue in
increments until the goal is met.)
List annual goals for (child's name). Then list
appropriate objectives
Annual Goal
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Prepared by
Kathy Snow (with lots of help from others)
250 Sunnywood Lane, Woodland Park, CO 80863-9434
719-687-8194, Fax 719-687-8114, e-mail: KSSnow@aol.com
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