goal writing for slps in the common core october 29, 2013
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Goal Writing for SLPs in the Common Core October 29, 2013. Diane Barnes-Maguire MSEd, CCC-SLP, L [email protected]. Introductions. All in a Day’s Work. Snapshot of your average day in therapy:. How do we Know what to Focus On?. GAN Greatest Area of Need - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Goal Writing for SLPs in the Common Core
October 29, 2013
Diane Barnes-MaguireMSEd, CCC-SLP, L
All in a Day’s Work
Snapshot of your average day in therapy:Articulation Pragmatics
Phonology Expressive Language
Semantics Receptive Language
Syntax A.A.C.
Fluency Processing
Voice Executive Functions
Swallowing Written Language
How do we Know what to Focus On?
• GAN• Greatest Area of Need• The GAN is evident from data regarding the
child.• What are our sources of data?• How important is Present Level of
Performance?• When do we collect data?
And it is Always Changing!!!
• Name some changes within the profession that have been implemented since you began.
• Now rank those changes to determine which change has had the biggest impact on your duties as an SLP.
Don’t let the Paperwork and Regulations Overshadow working with Students!
Tools to help you:1. SMART goals format2. Common Core Standards charts3. Technological Advances/Data collection4. Develop new strategies to align practice with
Common Core Standards5. Networking
Working Goals for Today
Working in groups, please write down a goal that you typically write (pick one area):a. Articulationb. Grammarc. Vocabularyd. Pragmaticse. Your choice
SMART Goals
• Specific• Measurable• Attainable• Results-based/Relevant• Time specific
Key Components for Goals
• Summative = yearly• Formative = quarterly/each trimester• Progress Monitoring = more frequently than
quarterly/each trimester• Specific Subject/Grouping noted• Linked to Curriculum Based Assessment/Task
Analysis• Linked to Common Core Standard
SMART Goal Template• By month/year, when given subject/task at – level, student
name will increase/decrease (what we want them to do) from present level to projected level using assessment/curriculum based measurement as measured by schedule (weekly, biweekly, monthly) assessment (nationally normed progress monitoring assessment/criterion referenced assessment) and reported quarterly/each trimester.
• Objective: By month/year, using assessment/CBM at –level, student will increase/decrease what we want to happen. (criteria, procedure, schedule)
Sample Articulation Goal• By September 2014, when given an articulation probe at the
four year old level, Josie will increase the percentage of initial plosive sounds she is able to articulate in 3-6 word sentences from 40% to 70% accuracy as measured by weekly data probes based on a criterion-referenced speech sounds assessment and reported quarterly.
Sample Comprehension Goal
• By May 2014, when given a sixth grade level informational text discussed in general education subject areas, Eric will increase his comprehension scores from 40% to 70% as measured by monthly curriculum based measurements and reported quarterly.
• 7/English Language Arts/ RL/ Key Ideas and Details
TIPS for SMART Goals• Only use/change one criteria per goal• “As measured by ___ and reported q/t” must be in the goal statement• If a student has a functional goal, indicate Activities of Daily Living as the
subject• Place Summative assessment in the GOAL statement• Place Formative assessments in the OBJECTIVE statements• Note Progress Monitoring in the Procedure/Criteria/Schedule boxes; must
occur more than once per q/t (weekly, bi-monthly, monthly)• For speech language therapy (and other related services), the location of the
goal worked on can be the subject (during group therapy, during individualized therapy sessions, during general education class, during group class work, etc.)
• Current level of functioning is stated in the PLOP (Present Level of Performance) statement in relationship to what other students at this grade level are able to do.
• Goals should address the gaps between what is expected and where the child is currently functioning.
How do I know what the Gaps are in order to write the Goals?
• Review all assessment information available on the student (both standardized and non-standardized)
• Collaborate in advance of writing the IEP, including collaboration with the parent and the teachers
• You will evaluate strengths and areas of need related to the CCSS What do you think
is needed for him to be successful?
• If you just copy the CCSS, you are not making an INDIVIDUALIZED goal, you are just rewriting what everyone else is expected to do
• You can paraphrase the CCSS and focus on what is needed from Bloom’s Taxonomy (understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create) in order for the student to be successful
• The goals help direct what gaps need to be filled for the student to be successful
So I can’t just copy the CCSS?
An Example in Action
• From “Shift Happens” webcast by Flynn, Rudebusch, & Montgomery
• PLOP: “ He is able to understand simple synonyms, antonyms, & homonyms but struggles with precise use of grade level vocabulary. He is inconsistent in being able to retell a story and struggles to speak in complete sentences during academic tasks, which affects his ability to write using complete compound and complex sentences.”
Our work must support student success in the Classroom!
• Create: assemble, construct, formulate, develop, write
• Evaluate: justify a decision/argue & defend, judge
• Analyze: distinguish between 2 parts/compare & contrast
• Apply: use info in a new way/demonstrate, solve, operate
• Understand: explain ideas or concepts/classify and describe
• Remember: recall or remember the information/define, list
Understanding the Common Core Standards & the Relationship to Speech & Language
• Common Core addresses Language Skills- Narratives- Comprehension- Phonological Awareness- Conversation/Discourse- Grammar- Sentence Structure- Vocabulary
The Learning Standards Strands
• Language (including Vocabulary)• Listening and Speaking• Reading• Literacy for 6th – 12th grade Social Studies, Science,
and Technical Subjects• Writing• Mathematics• Early Learning & Development (Published 10/2013)
Standards• Set of shared goals & expectations for what
knowledge and skills will help students succeed.
• Set the goals for what students should know and be able to do by the time they complete a grade level (and eventually graduate from high school).
3 Components of Standards
• 1. Content – what students must know• 2. Process – what the students should be able
to do (skill or process => Bloom’s Taxonomy)• 3. Performance – how well the students must
perform; complexity
For Students with Disabilities
• The success will be depend upon how common core standards are used by the special educators.
• Through Universal Design for Learning we create goals and interventions for the unique needs of our students.
• SLPs are experts in adapting and differentiating curriculum based on students’ needs.
• Provide functional accommodations and modifications that are related to the selected goals.
How to fit what SLPs do to the Common Core Standards
Language Standards-Conventions of standard English-Vocabulary Acquisition and Use-Knowledge of Language (effective use of
language and recognition of types of language)
-Syntax, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, & conversation
Listening & Speaking Standards-Comprehension and Collaboration (day to day
interaction in small group, larger group, and one-on-one settings)
-Presentation of knowledge and Ideas (formally sharing ideas and concepts)
-Discourse, pragmatics, describing, retelling, summarizing, presenting, adapting speaking, point of view
Reading Standards
-Key Ideas and Details-Structure and Crafting-Integration of Ideas and Knowledge-Reading Skill Foundations: print concepts, phonological
awareness, phonics and word recognition, fluency-Reading complexity and range-Literature & Information Texts grades 6-12-Comprehension, narratives, questioning, summarizing,
analyzing, inferences, story elements, evaluating, point of view, central idea, theme
Aligning Standards with IEP Goals
Articulation and Phonology are aligned with Reading Skills: Foundations• Kindergarten: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3, 3a, 3b, 3d• First grade: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 3e• Second grade: 3e, 3c• Fourth grade: 3a• Fifth grade: 3a• 6th-12th grade: Presentation of Know-ledge & ideas
Goals for GrammarLanguage Standards Possibilities:
• Prepositions: K1e;1st1i; 4th1e;3rd-6th3 • Nouns:k1b& 1c; 1st 1b&1c; 2nd 1a&1b; 3rd 1b& 1c• Pronouns:1st1d; 2nd1c; 4th1a• Adjectives/Adverbs: 1st1f; 2nd1e; 3rd1g; 4th1d• Verbs: k1b; 1st 1e; 2nd 1d; 3rd 1d&e; 4th 1b; 5th1b,1c,1d• Conjunctions:1st1g; 3rd1h; 5th1e; 1st-6th
Goals for Pragmatic Skills & Problem Solving
1. Let’s look at the Speaking and Listening Standards
2. Now let’s look at Language Standards
3. Anywhere else?
Goals for Expressive Language
• Word Meaning• Use of Context• Use of Resources• Higher Level Language Skills• Word Relationships• Content in Speaking Tasks• Inflection, affixes, suffixes
Goals for Listening Skills
What standards fall under listening skills?
Goals for Questioning Skills
• Understanding and using question words• Confirm understanding• Ask and answer questions in order to seek help• Ask for clarification and further explanation• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of material
A Goal for our student from earlier
• Possible Goal: “By the end of the 3rd grading period following the annual review, he will demonstrate use of grade level vocabulary by defining and using new words in complex sentences, using core curriculum vocabulary, story grammar vocabulary, and word lists for 15/20 target vocabulary words.
What will I need to be successful?
• 1. Review CCSS for the grades you teach• 2. PLOP• 3. Review IEP goals, accommodations, modifications• 4. Review classroom material and instructional styles• 5. Collaboration with teachers• 6. Time to design & implement interventions
Moving from pull-out to the room• Student sees connections
between the classroom and any pull-out situations you have with the student.
• Materials are relevant to the academic expectations of the general curriculum.
• A new level of collaboration with teachers:
• -Jointly decide on nature of interventions
• -Co-teaching• -Small targeted groups
within the classroom• -Direct instruction by SLP
Time to Practice
• Working in groups, create a SMART goal that is alligned to CCSS
References
Flynn, P., Rudebusch, N. (2013). Shift happens: New IEP language for a common core world . Retrieved from Presence Learning.com October 19, 2013.
Georgia Organization of School Based Speech Language Pathologists: Common Core for SLPs. www.gosslp.org (2012). Accessed on August 13, 2013.
Images retrieved from http://goggle.com /images on September 7, 2013.
Lincoln-Way Area Special Education Cooperative .(2013). SMART goals rubric . Frankfort, IL
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010).Common Core State Standards for English language arts and literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Washington, DC: Authors.
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Washington, DC: Authors.
Power-deFur, L & Flynn, P. (2012, March). Unpacking the standards for intervention. Perspectives on School-Based Issues, 13, 11-16. doi:10.1044/sbi13.1.11
Universal Design for Learning. Retrieved from http:www.cast.org/udl on September 7, 2013.