Practice 1

Identify and align target skills for children.

There are several things you can do to identify and align target skills for children. This page has a selection of resources that will you implement this practice.

  • Align with the Early Learning Foundations
  • Break Down Larger Goals
  • Conduct Activity-Focused Assessment

Learn More

Watch this video to learn how the DRDP connects with what to teach and can help you identify and align target skills for children. You will also hear how the DRDP can help with how to evaluate.

 

Align with Early Learning Foundations

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Access the Early Learning Foundations

Use this curricular content linking form to check the alignments between early learning foundations, IEP goals, and learning targets.

Linking Curricular Content to Learning Targets

 

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Break Down Larger Goals

What to Teach Practice Brief 1 – Break Down Goal

This short instructional video will give you more information about breaking down larger goals to identify a target behavior for embedded instruction.

 

Conduct Activity Focused Assessments

What to Teach Practice Brief 1 – Activity Focused Assessments

This short instructional video will give you more information about breaking down larger goals to identify a target behavior for embedded instruction.

Use this form to conduct an activity-focused assessment to learn more about a child’s strengths and needs in the context of ongoing activities.

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