Vision, Hearing & Assistive Technology IEP goals for Dysgraphia
42 vision, hearing & assistive technology templates across 2 skills: keyboarding & computer access, assistive technology use. Each opens in the builder with a matching data sheet.
42 templates · 2 skills · K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.
Keyboarding & Computer Access Vision, Hearing & Assistive Technology
Enter own name and login on a keyboard
Typing name and login
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of computer time, given a login card with their username and a printed model of their name, the student will type their first and last name with a capital letter at the start of each independently with at least 90% accuracy on letters typed correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Use the space bar, shift, and backspace keys
Function keys
By the annual IEP review date, given a short sentence to copy into a word processor, the student will type the sentence with a space between words, shift for the capital, and backspace to fix errors independently with at least 85% accuracy on function key uses, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Sit and place fingers on the home row
Posture and home row position
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of a keyboarding lesson at a desk or table set to the student's height, the student will sit with feet supported, find the home-row bumps, and place each finger on its home key before typing, performing all 6 steps independently, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected twice weekly.
Build speed on home-row keys
Home row keys
By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute timed drill of home-row letter patterns and short words on screen, the student will type the letters shown using the correct finger for each key independently at a rate of at least 45 letters correct per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
Reach to top and bottom row keys
Top and bottom row reaches
By the annual IEP review date, given a drill of words that use top-row and bottom-row letters, the student will type each word, reaching from the home row with the correct finger and returning to the home row independently with at least 90% accuracy on drill words typed correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Copy printed text at a steady typing rate
Copying rate
By the annual IEP review date, given a printed passage at an easy reading level beside the keyboard, during a 3-minute timing (total divided by 3 for the per-minute rate), the student will type the passage as written for three minutes independently at a rate of at least 15 correct words per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
Assistive Technology Use Vision, Hearing & Assistive Technology
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.
Choose words from a picture word bank
Word banks and early word prediction
By the annual IEP review date, during a writing task on a tablet or computer, with an on-screen picture word bank for the topic, the student will type the first letter or open the word bank and choose the word they want independently in at least 6 of 8 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected twice 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.
Braille, low vision tools, orientation and mobility, hearing technology, auditory skills, sign communication, assistive technology, and keyboarding. Writing difficulties can involve the motor side (letter formation, spacing, speed) or the language side (spelling, sentence construction, organizing ideas). The goals below separate the two so a goal measures one thing, and many allow typing or dictation in the condition.
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 20 goals here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 6 goals here
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 7 goals here
- Rubric trackerScores each rubric criterion and totals the score for each sample.Used by 1 goal here
- Frequency & rate trackerCounts a defined behavior during a fixed observation period. Calculates rate when time is recorded.Used by 8 goals here
Frequently asked questions
Should the goal be about handwriting or written expression?
It depends on what assessment shows. If the student has ideas but letter formation is slow or illegible, a handwriting or fine motor goal fits. If handwriting is adequate but output is short and disorganized, a written expression goal fits. Some students need both, written as separate goals.
Can a writing goal allow a keyboard or speech-to-text?
Yes. Put the tool in the condition ('given a word processor') so the goal measures composition rather than handwriting. Accommodations are also listed separately in the IEP.
Which access skill goals fit students with dysgraphia?
Braille, low vision tools, orientation and mobility, hearing technology, auditory skills, sign language, assistive technology, and keyboarding, depending on how the student accesses learning. The evaluation and the specialists on the team decide which apply.
Who writes access skill goals?
Usually the specialist for the area, such as a TVI, O&M specialist, teacher of the deaf, or AT specialist, with the classroom team. Classroom staff often record real use of the skill during lessons.
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