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SMART Goals Examples for Students

Here are some SMART goals examples for students and a FREE printable template to use. You can download a SMART goal setting worksheet.

Have you or your students made SMART goals? SMART is a goal-setting acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. SMART goals help us become more productive by providing guidelines on what to do and when to get it done. When your goals have these characteristics, you are much likelier to achieve them. […]

Goal Setting for Students

Goal settings for students is a critical skills that needs to be taught. When students set goals and learn from them, it can help lead to increased motivation, accomplishments, and personal satisfaction.

Goal settings for students is a critical skills that needs to be taught. When students set goals and learn from them, it can help lead to increased motivation, accomplishments, and personal satisfaction. Think about a time that you set a goal for yourself. Perhaps it was to create a new lesson, start a new activity […]

Goal Setting for Kids

Have you ever considered changing it up and trying easy goal setting for kids or yourself? Read more from Your Therapy Source.

Do you set goals for yourself? Lose 20 pounds? Read more? Stay on top of paperwork all year long? It all sounds great day one but then gets overwhelming quickly when perhaps you do not make as much progress as you thought and you give up. Sometimes children do the same thing. They might have […]

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Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities

Not only does encouraging self-determination for students with disabilities help them to reach their goals, it also results in more positive employment, community participation, and quality of life outcomes when they leave school.

Are you looking to help your students achieve their goals? Did you know that research indicates that students with disabilities who are more self-determined achieve education-related goals at a higher rate? Not only does encouraging self-determination for students with disabilities help them to reach their goals, it also results in more positive employment, community participation, […]

Writing SMART Goals for Adaptive Equipment

Writing SMART Goals for Adaptive Equipment

Writing SMART Goals for Adaptive Equipment When it comes to the use of adaptive equipment, it is very important to have high standards for goal writing and data collection.  Adaptive equipment spans across a huge range from gait trainers to pencil grips with everything in between.  How many times have you seen adaptive equipment that […]

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How to Integrate Therapy Goals Into The Curriculum

Therapy Goals Curriculum

How to Integrate Therapy Goals Into The Curriculum Curriculum refers to the lessons and materials that students will interact with to reach educational goals.  Most elementary and high schools follow a specific curriculum for each subject.  In general, a curriculum includes goals, instructional methodology, materials and assessments to measure progress. Therapy goals can be established […]