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

Welcome to the ADayInOurShoes IEP Goal Bank. A well-written IEP goal is essential to the IEP and special education. How can you monitor progress if you don’t know what you are aiming at?

But writing solid IEP goals takes time–hence, the IEP goal bank. Browse this comprehensive IEP goal bank to streamline your special education planning. Find ready-made individualized education program goals for students with diverse needs. Includes many IEP Goal Examples.

To Download the Printable IEP Goal Bank PDF, it is at the bottom of the lists.

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Browse hundreds of measurable iep goals organized by skill area, disability, and age to help you write stronger, individualized ieps.

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I often am asked, “Can you put together an IEP goal bank?” The number of possible IEP goals is infinite. The list could go on forever. But this list of IEP goals and objectives is a useful starting point. If you scroll to the bottom, you will find a PDF of printable IEP goals.

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IEP Goals Examples

Is it ethical to use an IEP goal bank? I’ve had parents and school staff both tell me that it’s not. Obviously, I disagree. There’s nothing wrong with looking at IEP goal examples and individualizing them to meet a specific child.

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To search the contents of this IEP Goal Bank for a specific item, press Ctrl + F. Control-F also works on the PDFs.

There is a lot of content here, to make it easier, I recommend using “control F” to find the topic you need.

Grade Level IEP Goals

At the bottom of this section, I will include the IEP goal formula. You can take any skill, any time frame, and plug it into the formula to make it measurable. However, again, please remember that the goals are developed on baselines in the IEP present levels. It may be inappropriate to take core standards skills and make an IEP goal if that goal is not attainable in the next year or so.

But, what are the baselines? If a child is behind his/her age and grade peers, the goal should be personalized to them. What I’m not so succinctly saying is this: IEP goals are based on a child’s existing skill set. And not just an age, grade, or calendar expectation.

I have heard from parents in the past who were told “Well, we have to write goals based on core standards.” IDEA is very clear that goals are based on evaluations. It’s an exercise in futility to write a goal that a child cannot reasonably achieve in one school year.

Autism and Sensory IEP Goals

  1. Auditory Processing Disorder IEP Goals
  2. Elopement IEP Goals (autism and other disabilities)
  3. Fine Motor Skills IEP Goals (all ages)
  4. Low Functioning Students IEP Goals
  5. Perseveration IEP Goals
  6. Pragmatic Language IEP Goals
  7. Severe and Profound Disabilities IEP Goals (goals for students with high needs)
  8. Social Skills IEP Goals (including autism and high school)
  9. Autism IEP Goal Bank

Executive Functioning IEP Goals

  1. Auditory Memory IEP Goals
  2. Emotional Self-Regulation IEP Goals
  3. Executive Functioning IEP Goals
  4. Focus and Attention IEP Goals
  5. Impulse Control IEP Goals
  6. Inference IEP Goals
  7. Study Skills IEP Goals
  8. Task Initiation IEP Goals
  9. Work Completion IEP Goals
  10. Working Memory 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

  1. Functional Math IEP Goals
  2. Math IEP Goals including Calculation and Computation IEP Goals
  3. Math Problem Solving IEP Goals
  4. Math Word Problem Solving IEP Goals
  5. Money Skills IEP Goals (including functional math and budgeting)
  6. Telling Time IEP Goals

Medical or Diagnosis Related IEP Goals

  1. ADHD IEP Goals (List of goal examples)
  2. Adaptive Physical Education IEP Goals (20 goals to consider)
  3. Anxiety IEP Goals (25 examples and ideas to add to an IEP)
  4. Epilepsy IEP Goals (Goal ideas for seizure safety, recovery, and learning impacts)
  5. Low Functioning Students IEP Goals (20 goal examples)
  6. Severe and Profound Disabilities IEP Goals (Supporting students with high needs)
  7. Toileting IEP Goals (37 goals for all ages)

Occupational Therapy IEP Goals

  1. Assistive Technology and AAC IEP Goals
  2. Fine Motor Skills IEP Goals
  3. Handwriting IEP Goals (including OT, fine motor, and letter formation)
  4. Independent Functioning and Independent Living IEP Goals (life skills goals)
  5. Letter Recognition IEP Goals (including OT support)

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

  1. Anxiety IEP Goals
  2. Attendance IEP Goals
  3. Behavior IEP Goals
  4. Counseling IEP Goals (Counseling as a Related Service)
  5. Self-Advocacy IEP Goals ( from elementary to high school)
  6. Self-Regulation IEP Goals (For Dysregulation, Escalation, and Recovery)
  7. Social Emotional IEP Goals (Stress Tolerance, Coping, and Self-Awareness Examples)
  8. Social Skills IEP Goals (including autism and high school)

Speech and Communication IEP Goals

  1. Assistive Technology and AAC IEP Goals
  2. Auditory Processing Disorder IEP Goals
  3. Functional Communication IEP Goals
  4. Listening Comprehension IEP Goals
  5. Pragmatic Language IEP Goals

Transition IEP Goals

  1. Community Safety and Transportation IEP Goals
  2. Independent Functioning and Independent Living IEP Goals (life skills goals)
  3. IEP Transition Goals Bank
  4. Low Functioning Students IEP Goals
  5. Money Skills IEP Goals
  6. Personal Hygiene and Health IEP Goals
  7. Postsecondary IEP Goals
  8. Self-Advocacy IEP Goals
  9. Vocational 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.

  1. AAC IEP Goals (from: PrAACtical Goals for AAC Users)
  2. Autism IEP Goals and Objectives (Examples for students with autism)
  3. Autism IEP Goals Without Objectives (Examples, some autism-specific)
  4. IEP Goal Bank PDF (Printable downloadable goal bank)
  5. IEP Goals Template (Printable goal-writing template)
  6. Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives Guide (How to write legally compliant goals)
  7. Writing IEP Goals for Students With Autism (Suggestions and sample goals)

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.

Smart IEP Goals

What you will find here are many lists of IEP goals. For the most part, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. However, IEP goals should be specific to the child’s needs. And, they need to be SMART IEP Goals. You can click that link to read more on making your goals SMART.

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.

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

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.