Hearing Technology Self-Management IEP goals for middle school (grades 6 to 8)
16 of the hearing technology self-management 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.
16 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.
Hearing Technology Self-Management Vision, Hearing & Assistive Technology
Do a daily self-check of hearing devices
Daily self-check
By the annual IEP review date, at arrival each day, with the device, a battery tester or charge indicator, and a cleaning cloth, the student will check the battery, the earmold or coil, and the sound, and report any problem to the teacher of the deaf, performing all 6 steps independently, on 5 consecutive school days, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected daily at arrival.
Hand the remote microphone to a new speaker
Handing off the remote microphone
By the annual IEP review date, when a guest speaker, specials teacher, or substitute is about to talk to the class, the student will bring the remote microphone to the speaker, ask them to wear it, and show where to clip it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by frequency recording collected weekly.
Troubleshoot a hearing aid with a checklist
Troubleshooting hearing aids
By the annual IEP review date, when the student's hearing aid is dead, weak, whistling, or sounds distorted, the student will work through the troubleshooting checklist, try each fix in order, and report the result, performing all 6 steps independently, on 4 consecutive practice or real problems, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly and whenever a real problem occurs.
Turn on captions for class videos
Captions for class media
By the annual IEP review date, when watching an assigned video on their own device during independent work, the student will turn on captions before the video starts or ask the teacher to turn them on independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
Choose a seat that helps listening
Requesting listening seating
By the annual IEP review date, when choosing a seat in class, group work, assemblies, or the cafeteria, the student will choose or ask for a seat away from noise sources, near the speaker, with their stronger ear toward the speaker independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
Explain the parts of own audiogram
Reading own audiogram
By the annual IEP review date, given a copy of their own audiogram and a set of questions from the teacher of the deaf, the student will find pitch and loudness on the audiogram, mark their own results, and tell which speech sounds are hard to hear independently with at least 80% accuracy on audiogram questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Middle school hearing technology self-management 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:
- 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 8 goals here
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 1 goal here
- Rubric trackerScores each rubric criterion and totals the score for each sample.Used by 1 goal here
Frequently asked questions
How are hearing technology self-management 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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