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APPENDIX  (Expanded options for IEPs)

• · Special conditions for learning objectives

• · Criteria for achievement of objectives

• · Normed (Standardized) tests

• · Non-normed evaluation methods

• · Teaching methods

• · Accommodations (Click to display file)

• · Special services

• · Placements

Goal: Advance in 18 to 24 month gross motor development

1 Walk upstairs with one hand held
2 Walk downstairs with one hand held
3 Back downstairs without help on his/her knees using right then left knee on steps
4 Hitch downstairs on his/her backside without help holding on to stair balusters
5 Carry a large toy while walking
6 Push and pull large toys around the floor
7 Kick a ball without losing his/her balance
8 Throw a ball overhand
9 Throw a ball into a box
10 Bend to pick up toys from floor without falling
11 Assume squatting position while playing
12 Maintain balance while running
13 Ride on push-pull toys using his/her legs to move forward

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Goal: Advance in 24 to 36 month gross motor development

1 Turn a door knob or television set knob
2 Jump in place with both feet
3 Roll a ball forward
4 Catch a large ball
5 Catch a rolling ball
6 Throw a ball five feet away without moving his/her feet
7 Kick a large stationary ball
8 Climb up a slide and slide down
9 Ride a pedal car pushing pedals right and left
10 Ride a tricycle pushing pedals right and left
11 Walk upstairs alone with both feet on step
12 Walk downstairs holding on with both feet on step
13 Jump from the bottom step
14 Walk on tiptoes a few feet
15 Walk backwards a few feet
16 Stand on one foot
17 Walk forward on a line

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Goal: Expand his/her telephone skills

1 Hold telephone in correct orientation for ear and mouth

2 Carry on a simple telephone conversation

3 Dial 911

4 State home telephone number

5 Answer telephone correctly

6 Dial a local telephone number of a friend or family member

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Goal: Develop preschool skills

1 Exhibit pleasure at being with others

2 Hop on one foot

3 Run, walk, and stop on signal

4 Catch a large bounced ball

5 Put on his/her coat without help

6 Eat with a spoon or fork

7 Use the toilet independently

8 Share his/her playthings and take turns

9 Accept limits set by parents

10 Make short visits without parents

11 Care for his/her personal property

12 Put his/her toys away when asked

13 Follow one-step directions

14 Sit still for short periods of time

15 Draw simple figures

21 Complete cut-paste exercises

22 Write his/her first name

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Goal: Expand his/her measuring skills

1 Associate common measuring devices with type of measure: ruler, cup, scale,

thermometer

2 Weigh self on bathroom scale

3 Measure with a cup

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Goal: Expand his/her calendar skills

1 Name days of the week

2 Associate days with routine activities: church, daddy goes to work, shopping

3 Name months of the year

4 Find a given date on a calendar: e.g. birthday, Christmas, July 4th

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Goal: Expand his/her sexuality skills

1 Identify own gender

2 Identify others as male and female

3 Apply appropriate gender pronouns to known individuals

4 Identify correct restroom by word and symbol

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Goal: Demonstrate home sanitation skills for independence

1 Deposit trash in appropriate receptacles

2 Remove garbage to outside location for pickup

3 Sort and store recyclable materials appropriately

4 Clean eating and cooking surfaces

5 Flush the toilet after use

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Goal: Demonstrate functional reading skills for independence

1 Track visually from left to right

2 Identify his/her own name in printed form

3 Identify his/her address in printed form

4 Identify his/her telephone number in printed form

5 Identify functional signs and words in printed form

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Goal: Demonstrate money skills for independence

1 Count twenty-five objects

2 Count by 5’s and 10’s to 100

3 Identify, read and write numbers to 100

4 Use various quantities to show "more than", "less than" and "equal to"

5 Identify U.S. coins: penny, nickel, dime and quarter

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*******Samples from Occupational/Physical Therapy*******

Goal: Increase correct oral motor function

1 Accept tactile stimulation around outside of his/her mouth and cheeks
2 Accept tactile stimulation of his/her gums
3 Accept tactile stimulation inside his/her cheeks and lips
4 Assume stable, aligned posture in preparation for his/her oral motor activities
5 Reduce dominance of his/her tonic bite
6 Inhibit his/her tongue thrust
7 Reduce excessive reaction to tactile stimulation of his/her mouth/face
8 Relax his/her oral musculature
9 Allow tooth-brushing
10 Maintain his/her lip closure
11 Maintain his/her lip closure to swallow
12 Decrease his/her drooling
13 Maintain his/her head in neutral to swallow
14 Maintain his/her proper alignment of jaw
15 Maintain his/her position of jaw with manual resistance
16 Move his/her jaw up and down
17 Move his/her jaw laterally
18 Demonstrate rotary movements of his/her jaw
19 Grade movements of his/her jaw
20 Demonstrate voluntary sucking
21 Demonstrate blowing
22 Inhibit protrusion of his/her tongue
23 Inhibit retraction of his/her tongue
24 Elevate his/her tongue
25 Lateralize his/her tongue

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*******Samples from ADD-H*******

Goal: Demonstrate improved skills in redirecting his/her hyperactivity

1 Perform classroom management/housekeeping tasks given to him/her by his/her teacher(s)
2 Perform school bus management/housekeeping tasks given to him/her by his/her bus driver
3 Perform sorting tasks of increasingly large numbers of objects
4 Demonstrate and then lead his/her class in occasional aerobic exercises selected by his/her teacher (jumping jacks, calisthenics, etc.)

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Goal: Demonstrate improved skills to reduce his/her hyperactivity

1 Listen to recordings of soothing sounds or stories
2 Practice relaxation of portions of his/her body: hand, arm, shoulders, legs, abdomen, neck
3 Practice relaxation of his/her entire body
4 Daydream about a given non-stimulating topic while in a resting position
5 Accept the give and take of interactions with his/her peers and with adults

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Goal: Demonstrate improved writing legibility

1 Write his/her letters tall enough to almost fill the space between lines on composition paper
2 Form each letter of his/her written words more slowly and completely
3 Increase the space between each letter of words
4 Reduce the pace of his/her writing
5 Compare his/her writing after his/her writing practice with his/her normal writing

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51 Color code student’s notes

52 Provide extra set of textbooks for home

53 Provide instructional support notes to parent(s), advocate(s)

54 Accept typewritten/word processed homework

55 Allow extra time for assignments

56 Provide alternative assignments

57 Provide materials with lower reading level

58 Provide computerized instructional materials

59 Provide study materials appropriate to (his/her) primary learning modality

60 Reduce the need for verbalization

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