ElementaryAges 8–9Reading
3rd Grade Reading IEP Goals — SMART Examples
Free SMART IEP goal examples for 3rd Grade students in reading (fluency, comprehension, and decoding). Each goal includes measurable criteria — adapt the accuracy percentages, trial counts, and timelines for your student.
3rd Grade Reading IEP Goal Examples
- By [date], [student] will read [X] grade-level words per minute with [Y]% accuracy as measured by curriculum-based reading fluency probes.
- By [date], [student] will identify the main idea and two supporting details from a grade-level informational text with [Y]% accuracy across [Z] consecutive trials.
- By [date], [student] will decode multi-syllabic words using knowledge of syllable types with [Y]% accuracy on teacher-created assessments.
- By [date], [student] will answer literal and inferential comprehension questions after reading a grade-level passage with [Y]% accuracy.
- By [date], [student] will use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in grade-level texts with [Y]% accuracy.
Replace [date], [student], [X], [Y]%, and [Z] with values from your student's IEP and present levels of performance.
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