This IEP goal is typically written. A person will achieve a stated goal by a certain degree in a certain time period. Possibly the maps are simple. With the changing technology, tactile graphics are easier to produce and more readily available for young children. I often have very young children using tactile graphics for simple map making, data collection, and spatial awareness. As for the 90%, this is just a typical degree to which a child will perform the task to be considered measurable. I no longer use this model. It doesn?t lend itself well to our paradigm. I use the NOMA to create goals and objectives where the degree of measurement is based on an increase in overall score. Hope this helps. Kristen
On May 14, 2019, at 9:54 PM, Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu> wrote:
Aloha Colleagues,
I write to ask for you all to give me a little feedback on an IEP goal that I see for a student who is about 5 years old. It seems odd to me. One of the O&M goals says:
When given a tactile map, Jane Doe will use the map to complete 10 campus route with 90% accuracy 3 of 4 opportunities.
The 90 percent accuracy thing rubs me the wrong way, but I?m particularly unsure about whether someone should be training a young child to try to read a tactile map and implement it when this student is still working on basic cane technique. I don?t really ever teach people to use tactile maps, especially not to give them a map and expect them to follow it like it?s one of the treasure maps that my friends and I used to make for each other at recess when I was that age.
What do you guys think about this?
Mahalo,
Justin
Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB Honolulu Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii Phone: 808.797.8606 Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury
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