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Writing Rubric-Based Communication Goals for Autistic Learners

You'll see what a rubric-based communication goal is, why it fits your autistic students and clients so well, and how to start writing your own today, so your goals are actually meaningful and measurable.

About 29 minutes One real example, start to finish With Nicole Casey, The Child-Led SLP

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the goal so many of us write

If you've written this goal, there's no judgment here

June's current goalJune will express wants and needs with 80% accuracy across three consecutive sessions.

"Wants and needs" is too vague

It has become a catch-all for communication. It can mean one thing to you and something entirely different to the next person, so the goal stops being meaningful and measurable.

Communication isn't right or wrong

80% accuracy is the criteria we were all told to tack on. But communication isn't accurate or inaccurate, so measuring it that way makes real progress hard to show.

the goal template

The structure you'll use every time

Fill in each part for your student, and your rubric does the measuring.

When provided with [support], [child] will [communication skills] to achieve at least [score] on their communication rubric (attached), measured [how often], for [duration].
  • Support statement: what the adults and the space will provide.
  • Skills: the 3 to 5 skills you chose for the rubric.
  • Score: the total of the targets you set above the baseline.
  • How often you'll score the rubric.
  • Duration: how long the score needs to hold.
June's finished goal
When provided with a familiar adult who follows her lead and models from her perspective, plus unrestricted access to a quiet space and sensory supports, June will communicate requests, where she wants to go, when she needs help, when she doesn't like something, and when a space is too loud, to achieve at least a 16/20 on her communication rubric (attached), measured monthly, for 3 consecutive months.
8/20June's baseline
16/20June's goal score

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What you saw inside The Goal Studio

Everything below is shown in the demo, starting at 23:17.

The goal writerYour long-term goal, every objective, and what each skill looks like at each level. All editable.
Fillable data sheetsA rubric card, a tally version, a quick score log, and a progress graph for any goal you write.
Group data sheetsPick the rubrics for a group and they all land on one page for your session.
"Where do we start?" decision treeSimple yes or no questions give you a short list of skills that matter for this child.
My GoalsEvery goal you write, saved in one spot.
PDF or copy and pasteDownload the full plan as a PDF, or paste the rubric into the software you're required to use.
Quick start guideWriting your first rubric? It walks you in.
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