SWITCH ACCESS:
Goal: [The student] will demonstrate improved physical access skills for participation in classroom and school assignments and activities as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will activate a variety of electronic devices (e.g. computers, tape recorders, appliances and toys, etc.) by pressing a switch placed on her wheelchair lap tray
Criteria: within 5 seconds of an auditory prompt at least 4 of 5 trials
Baseline: presses the switch inadvertently or without consistency
COMPUTER ACCESS:
Goal: [The student] will demonstrate improved physical access skills for participation in classroom and school assignments and activities as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will find resources related to class assignments on the Internet using an alternative mouse (e.g. touch screen, alternative keyboard, trackball, etc.)
Criteria: 2-3 relevant resources per assignment
Baseline: uses an alternative mouse to operate a computerized drawing program
ALTERNATIVES TO HANDWRITING:
Goal: [The student] will listen, observe, speak and write for a variety of purposes and audiences, as measured by the following objectives:Objective: [The student] will compose a three sentence, one-paragraph essay on a selected topic using alternatives to handwriting (e.g. dictation, typing on the computer or a portable word processor, etc.)
Criteria: at least 75% of assignments
Baseline: uses illegible handwriting
SIMPLE MESSAGES:
Goal: [The student] will listen, observe, speak and write for a variety of purposes and audiences, as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will independently greet peers and staff using a single-message recording device (e.g. “Big Mack”, talking switch plate, “Step-b-Step”, etc.)
Criteria: at least 4 of 5 opportunities
Baseline: uses only gestures for greetings
COMPLEX COMMUNICATION DEVICES:
Goal: [The student] will listen, observe, speak and write for a variety of purposes and audiences, as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will demonstrate appropriate conversational turn taking techniques using a multiple-message communication device (e.g. Blackhawk, Dynamyte, Pathfinder, etc.)Criteria: 3 or more turns with peers and/or staff in at least 3 out of 4 opportunities
Baseline: will take one or two turns in 1:1 speech therapy sessions
CHOICE MAKING:
Goal: [The student] will listen, observe, speak and write for a variety of purposes and audiences, as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will initiate interactions and make appropriate requests using stylized line drawings depicting desired objects and/or actions from a field of two given choices
Criteria: at least 4 of 5 opportunities
Baseline: uses a single picture/symbol to initiate interaction
TEXT TO VOICE:
Goal: [The student] will read and understand a variety of materials as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will independently read selected academic-based passages of moderate length (c. 2 pages), using text-to-voice software, and answer questions based on these passages
Criteria: 80% or better accuracy
Baseline: unable to read grade-level material
VOICE TO TEXT:
Goal: [The student] will listen, observe, speak and write for a variety of purposes and audiences, as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will compose a one-paragraph essay on a selected topic using alternatives to handwriting such as dictation to a scribe or voice-to-text software
Criteria: at least 80% accuracy
Baseline: uses illegible handwriting
WORD PREDICTION:
Goal: [The student] will listen, observe, speak and write for a variety of purposes and audiences, as measured by the following objectives:
Objective: [The student] will type complete sentences using a minimum of five words using word prediction software
Criteria: at least 4 of 5 trials
Baseline: writes sentences and phrases of 2-3 words
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