Free IEP Goal Bank with 1000 Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives separated by Domain (PDF)

Welcome to the ADayInOurShoes IEP Goal Bank—your go-to resource for effective, measurable IEP goals. Whether you’re a parent or a teacher, these ready-to-use goals will help support meaningful progress and simplify the IEP process.

The Interventions and Accommodations Bank is now live, but under construction. Have ideas or requests? Email me at IEP at adayinourshoes dot com.

Iep goal bank for teachers used to select and review iep goals across skill areas
This goal bank is used by teachers and IEP team members to select goals that align with Present Levels and classroom data.

Before using any goal from this IEP goal bank, consider how it aligns with IEP present levels, who will collect the IEP data, and whether the goal can be realistically progress monitored across staff and settings. Goals that look great on paper quickly fall apart when those items aren’t considered.

To Download the Printable IEP Goal Bank PDF, they are all at the bottom of the lists.

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How to Use This IEP Goal Bank in Real IEPs

Who this goal bank is for: IEP team members who need clear, measurable examples to help draft goals, generate ideas, or support team discussions.

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The IEP goal areas below are organized alphabetically for easier navigation.

Autism and Sensory IEP Goals

Executive Functioning IEP Goals

Independent Functioning and Life Skills

  1. Adaptive Phys Ed: 20 IEP Goals to Consider
  2. Assistive Technology IEP Goals and AAC Device Goal Examples
  3. Community Safety and Transportation IEP Goals
  4. Functional Communication IEP Goals (AAC, Autism, Speech, Transition)
  5. Independent Functioning and Independent Living IEP Goals (life skills goals)
  6. IEP Goals for Severe and Profound Students
  7. IEP Goals for Low Functioning Students
  8. Measurable Telling Time IEP Goals
  9. Money Skills IEP Goals (including functional math, budgeting, and banking)
  10. Personal Hygiene and Health IEP Goals
  11. Postsecondary IEP Goals
  12. Measurable IEP Goals for Self-Advocacy (edit and paste)
  13. Toileting IEP Goals
  14. Transition IEP Goal Bank
  15. Vocational IEP Goals (including job skills and work habits)

Math IEP Goals

Medical or Diagnosis Related IEP Goals

Occupational Therapy IEP Goals

Reading and Writing IEP Goals

  1. Basic Reading Skills IEP Goals
  2. Decoding IEP Goals
  3. Reading Inferences IEP Goals
  4. Letter Recognition IEP Goals (including OT support)
  5. Phonemic Awareness IEP Goals (and objectives)
  6. Reading Comprehension IEP Goals (including fluency)
  7. Spelling IEP Goals (all ages, abilities, and Common Core alignment)
  8. Vocabulary IEP Goals
  9. Writing and Written Expression IEP Goals (With Examples)

Social Emotional IEP Goals

Speech and Communication IEP Goals

Transition IEP Goals

Printable IEP Goal Lists PDFs

All of the links below are a PDF. You will have to have Adobe on your computer to open or download a PDF. Not recommended for phones. Shared with permission.

In addition to the common requests that I get for IEP goals listed above, there are many more below. Just scroll through the titles and images, and surely you will have more IEP goal ideas than you know what to do with.

Printable IEP Goal Bank

Here you go. I consolidated the printable IEP goals and objectives bank. It is over 100 pages, so if you are going to print it, be aware. You might want to send it to Kinko’s or Staples and have it bound so that you can use it as a reference.

IEP goals and objectives bank printableDownload

I hope this helps and you can always email us if you want us to compile more lists.

Grade Level IEP Goals

The goals in this section are organized by grade level to help teams generate ideas. At the end of this section, you’ll find an IEP goal formula that can be used to make goals measurable by combining a specific skill, timeframe, and method of measurement.

However, grade level alone should never determine an IEP goal.

IEP goals must be based on baseline data documented in the Present Levels of Performance. If a student is performing significantly below age or grade-level expectations, the goal should reflect the student’s current skill set—not a calendar or standards-based benchmark that is unrealistic for the next year.

In practice, this means that while grade-level standards can inform instruction, they may not always be appropriate as IEP goals. Writing a goal the student cannot reasonably achieve within one IEP year does not support meaningful progress and often leads to compliance-only data that doesn’t reflect real growth.

Although some teams are told that IEP goals must align directly to grade-level standards, the IDEA is clear: IEP goals are derived from evaluation data and Present Levels, not standards alone. Effective goals are individualized, attainable, and designed to measure progress from where the student is starting—not where peers are expected to be.

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