Is Your IEP Goal Actually Measurable?
Paste one draft annual IEP goal below and get a free Goal Score in seconds. It flags the weaknesses that show up most often in IEP goals — vague behavior, missing measurable criteria, no condition, no timeframe, unclear progress monitoring — and suggests a stronger rewrite you can accept, change, or ignore. No account, no email required.
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The difference a measurable goal makes
Illustrative example only — not a real student, and not based on any student record.
Before
"Student will improve reading comprehension."
- No baseline data
- "Improve" is vague and open to interpretation
- The skill is not sufficiently defined
- No clear measurement or progress-monitoring criteria
After
"Given a grade-level informational passage, [Student] will identify the main idea and two supporting details with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive probes."
- Condition: grade-level informational passage
- Observable skill: main idea plus two supporting details
- Criterion: 80% accuracy
- Progress monitoring: 3 consecutive probes
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IEP Goal Score™ is a free educational feedback tool based on IDEA's standards for measurable annual goals. It is not a compliance certification, legal advice, or a guarantee of IDEA compliance. Final review and approval rests with the educator and IEP team.