Assistive Technology Use IEP goals for grades 3 to 5
23 of the assistive technology use templates in the library are written for grades 3 to 5. Each opens in the builder, where the grade band is a starting point and the baseline comes from your own assessment.
23 templates · 1 skill · 3–5 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.
Assistive Technology Use Vision, Hearing & Assistive Technology
Open a digital book and start read-aloud
Text-to-speech: opening a digital book
By the annual IEP review date, during independent reading time, given a tablet with a digital library app and the student's login, the student will log in, find the assigned book, open it, and turn on read-aloud with word highlighting, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected twice weekly.
Press a switch to make something happen
Switch access: cause and effect
By the annual IEP review date, given a switch placed at the body site chosen by the OT, connected to a computer or tablet cause-and-effect activity, the student will press the switch to start the activity and press again when it stops independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected each session.
Dictate a journal sentence with voice typing
Speech-to-text: early dictation
By the annual IEP review date, during journal writing, given a tablet with voice typing turned on and a picture prompt, the student will press the microphone, say a sentence clearly in phrases, stop the microphone, and check the words on the screen independently with at least 85% accuracy on dictated words transcribed as intended, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly writing samples, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Select answers through a keyguard
Touch screen with a keyguard
By the annual IEP review date, given a tablet with a keyguard and touch accommodations set, during a learning app activity with 4 to 6 answer buttons, the student will touch the chosen answer button once through the keyguard independently with at least 90% accuracy on intended buttons selected, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Use text-to-speech to read grade-level text
Text-to-speech for grade-level text
By the annual IEP review date, given a grade-level science or social studies passage in a digital format with text-to-speech and 5 comprehension questions, the student will use text-to-speech to read the passage, rereading parts as needed, and answer the questions independently with at least 80% accuracy on comprehension questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Set text-to-speech speed, voice, and highlighting
Text-to-speech setup
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of a reading assignment on the school device with the text-to-speech toolbar, the student will open the text-to-speech settings and set the voice, speed, and highlighting they prefer, then test on a line of text, performing all 6 steps independently, on 3 consecutive setups, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Grades 3 to 5 assistive technology use goals build on foundational skills and begin to use longer tasks, multi-step work, and independence as the target. Measurement shifts toward curriculum-based probes, work samples, and rubrics the student can see.
Matching data sheets
Each goal above links to the blank sheet built for its measure. These are the sheets this set of goals uses:
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 4 goals here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 4 goals here
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 15 goals here
Frequently asked questions
What changes in assistive technology use goals between the early and upper elementary grades?
Tasks get longer and more independent, and the support level in the goal moves from prompts toward checklists and self-monitoring. The measure often changes too, from direct observation to work samples and probes.
Can an upper elementary goal include self-monitoring?
Yes. Students at this age can check their own work or rate their own behavior, and the goal can measure both the skill and the accuracy of the self-rating.
How do I set a criterion for a grade 3 to 5 student working below grade level?
Use the student's baseline on the measure and expected growth for that measure, not the grade-level benchmark. The goal should be ambitious for the student, as Endrew F. requires, and reachable within the year.
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