What are examples of measurable IEP goals?

A measurable IEP goal has to pass one test: two people reading it would agree on whether it was met. That means every goal needs three parts.

1. Condition — the situation or support: "Given a grade-level text and a graphic organizer…"
2. Observable behavior — what the student will actually do, with a verb you can see: identify, solve, produce, initiate (not understand or improve).
3. Criterion — the measurable standard: accuracy, frequency, or trials. "…with 80% accuracy across 4 of 5 consecutive trials."

Examples by domain:

• Reading: "Given a grade-level passage, [student] will identify the main idea and two supporting details with 80% accuracy across 4 of 5 trials."
• Math: "Given 10 single-digit multiplication problems, [student] will solve them with 90% accuracy on 3 consecutive probes."
• Writing: "Given a prompt and a checklist, [student] will write a paragraph with a topic sentence and 3 details, scoring 3/4 on the rubric across 4 samples."
• Behavior: "[Student] will initiate a task within 2 minutes of the direction in 4 of 5 observed opportunities."

Vague goals ("will improve reading") aren't legally or instructionally useful. The structure is always condition + behavior + criterion — generating goals in that exact frame, across every domain, is what makes IEP season survivable.