This paper presents practical assistance in implementing an individualized education program. The two-track process requires setting both grade-level goals (norm-referenced goals) and task goals. The purpose of setting two kinds of goals is to equate the specific tasks that the child needs to master to grade-level scores. The rationale for the process is presented along with suggestions for setting goals in academic subjects, content subjects, oral language, motor development, and social behavioral development.
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