181. Choosing Instructional Target Skills and Learning Objectives in the Teaching Program
Autism Classroom Resources Podcast: A Podcast for Special Educators
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Show Notes
Good instruction begins with assessment. It is so important to know what your students can and cannot do in order to determine what it is you actually need to teach them. When we are choosing learning objectives and target skills, we want to be sure we are not just pulling goals from the IEP.
When determining what the target skills will be, it is important to take skills from both our curriculum-based assessment as well as from the student's IEP. In this episode, I am breaking down why you should begin with assessments, how to choose a target behavior, and how to create great learning objectives.
01:31 - Why good instruction always begins with assessment
02:19 - How to choose target behaviors
03:10 - Why it's important that the learning targets are relevant to the student's daily life
04:04 - How to create good learning objectives
Show Notes: http://autismclassroomresources.com/episode181
Resources:
- What Is a Curriculum and Why Do I Need One in Special Education?
- Episode 180, 7 Things to Get Right for Effective Instruction with Any Type of Autism Intervention Strategies
- Join the Autism Classroom Resources' Free Resource Library
- Get more information about the Special Educator Academy
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