Social Emotional IEP Goals
Content Strand
Task Initiation
Initiation and Task Starting
Target IEP Goal
By (date), the student will demonstrate improved ability to initiate tasks independently and with minimal support, increasing initiation skills from 0/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials to 8/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials.
IEP Goal Objectives
Initiating Independent Tasks
By (date), the student will independently initiate tasks and activities within the classroom environment without external prompts, improving initiation skills from 0/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials to 8/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials.
Using Prompting Strategies
By (date), when presented with a task, the student will use self-generated prompts or reminders (e.g., "I need to start now") to initiate the task, improving initiation skills from 0/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials to 8/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials.
Peer Collaboration for Task Start
By (date), the student will collaborate with peers to initiate group tasks or activities, engaging in cooperative strategies to overcome difficulties in task initiation, improving initiation skills from 0/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials to 8/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials.
Gradual Fading of Support
By (date), with gradually reduced support, the student will independently initiate tasks without relying on prompts, scaffolding, or external cues, improving initiation skills from 0/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials to 8/10 opportunities in ten consecutive trials.