Assistive Technology Use IEP goals for middle school (grades 6 to 8)
30 of the assistive technology use templates in the library are written for middle school (grades 6 to 8). Each opens in the builder, where the grade band is a starting point and the baseline comes from your own assessment.
30 templates · 1 skill · 6–8 · 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
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.
Complete writing assignments with speech-to-text
Speech-to-text for assignments
By the annual IEP review date, during class writing assignments, given a device with speech-to-text and a quiet spot or headset microphone, the student will draft the assignment with speech-to-text, read or listen back, fix errors, and turn it in independently, completing at least 85% of assigned writing assignments, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Fix dictation errors with voice commands
Editing dictated text
By the annual IEP review date, given a dictated paragraph of their own with recognition and punctuation errors, the student will listen back or reread the draft and fix each error with voice commands or the keyboard independently with at least 80% accuracy on dictation errors corrected, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Write sentences with word prediction
Word prediction
By the annual IEP review date, during a typed writing task, given word prediction with speech on the word list, the student will type the first letters of each hard word, listen to or read the prediction list, and choose the right word independently with at least 90% accuracy on words spelled correctly in the final draft, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly writing samples, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Plan writing in a digital graphic organizer
Digital graphic organizers
By the annual IEP review date, during the planning stage of a writing assignment, given a digital graphic organizer template, the student will fill in the digital organizer with a main idea and supporting details and move it into a draft independently, completing at least 85% of assigned planning organizers, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Middle school assistive technology use goals account for multiple teachers, changing classes, and more independent work. They often pair the skill with a strategy or tool, and the data can be collected across settings by different staff or by the student.
Matching data sheets
Each goal above links to the blank sheet built for its measure. These are the sheets this set of goals uses:
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 16 goals here
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 6 goals here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 7 goals here
- Rubric trackerScores each rubric criterion and totals the score for each sample.Used by 1 goal here
Frequently asked questions
How are assistive technology use goals measured across several middle school classes?
By defining the task and the observation period so any teacher can use the same sheet, or by work samples collected from more than one class. Student self-monitoring with a weekly check is common.
Should middle school goals include study skills?
When assessment shows that organization, planning, or test preparation limits the student's progress, yes. Those goals are measured with task-analysis checklists and percent of assignments completed.
When does transition planning start?
The IEP in effect when the student turns 16 must include postsecondary goals and transition services, and many states start at 14. Middle school goals can build the self-advocacy and independence those plans rely on.
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