High School Reading Level IEP Goals
These Common Core aligned goals focus on increasing the grade level of texts that students can understand.
High School Reading Level Goals
- By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10
- By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10
- By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.10
- By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.10
At the 6-12 grade levels, this standard is the best option for either goals on reading comprehension level or decoding/fluency level. Here we have broken down how to use it for reading level. To see how it works for fluency, visit the reading fluency goals page.
Also note that the Common Core has similar standards for fiction and non-fiction texts. We give examples of each as goals below.
- This Common Core standard works really well as a reading levels goal, meaning that you can easily use the results of any diagnostic test for the baseline. For example, if your district uses the DRA, this is a perfect standard to use with it.
Looking for easy-to-use assessment resources or support with turning assessments into goals and present levels? Check out the IEP Success Kit in the store!
Dianne answered 60% of literal comprehension questions and 20% of inferential comprehension questions about an early seventh grade text correctly. She was able to discuss what happened in the story, but needed teacher support to go past that to themes or character motivations.
For more baseline ideas, check out the IEP Success Kit!
Fiction:
- By X date, given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies, Name will read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, answering 80% of comprehension questions on an early ninth grade reader accurately as measured by teacher records and observations. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10
Non-Fiction:
- By X date, given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies, Name read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, answering 80% of comprehension questions on an early ninth grade non-fiction reader accurately as measured by teacher records and observations. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.10
Note that the standard specifies the 9-10 grade band. If that is too high, modify the goal like this:
- By X date, given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies, Name will read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 5-6 text complexity band proficiently, answering 80% of comprehension questions on an early fifth grade reader accurately as measured by teacher records and observations. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10
- Set the target reading level to where you think the student will be, given a push and support, in a year
- a mid-sixth grade reader
- an early fourth grade reader
- Change the accuracy or number of trials
- answer 60% of comprehension questions accurately
- on three of four trials
- Change what the student is asked to do
- reading the text with 90% accuracy
- reading the text at 90 correct words per minute
- Give the student more support
- Given a familiar text,
- Given a graphic organizer,
- Given up to two teacher prompts,
- Given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies,
- By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10
- By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10
- By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.10
- By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.10
At the 6-12 grade levels, this standard is the best option for either goals on reading comprehension level or decoding/fluency level. Here we have broken down how to use it for reading level. To see how it works for fluency, visit the reading fluency goals page.
Also note that the Common Core has similar standards for fiction and non-fiction texts. We give examples of each as goals below.
- This Common Core standard works really well as a reading levels goal, meaning that you can easily use the results of any diagnostic test for the baseline. For example, if your district uses the DRA, this is a perfect standard to use with it.
Looking for easy-to-use assessment resources or support with turning assessments into goals and present levels? Check out the IEP Success Kit in the store!
Dianne answered 60% of literal comprehension questions and 20% of inferential comprehension questions about an early seventh grade text correctly. She was able to discuss what happened in the story, but needed teacher support to go past that to themes or character motivations.
For more baseline ideas, check out the IEP Success Kit!
Fiction:
- By X date, given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies, Name will read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, answering 80% of comprehension questions on an eleventh grade reader accurately as measured by teacher records and observations. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10
Non-Fiction:
- By X date, given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies, Name read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, answering 80% of comprehension questions on an eleventh grade non-fiction reader accurately as measured by teacher records and observations. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.10
Note that the standard specifies the 11-CCR grade band. If that is too high, modify the goal like this:
- By X date, given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies, Name will read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 5-6 text complexity band proficiently, answering 80% of comprehension questions on an early fifth grade reader accurately as measured by teacher records and observations. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.911-CCR.10
- Set the target reading level to where you think the student will be, given a push and support, in a year
- a mid-sixth grade reader
- an early fourth grade reader
- Change the accuracy or number of trials
- answer 60% of comprehension questions accurately
- on three of four trials
- Change what the student is asked to do
- reading the text with 90% accuracy
- reading the text at 90 correct words per minute
- Give the student more support
- Given a familiar text,
- Given a graphic organizer,
- Given up to two teacher prompts,
- Given direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies,
