Given a randomized set of all 26 lowercase letters, [Student] will produce the most common sound for each letter with 90% accuracy in 4 out of 5 consecutive trials, as measured by teacher-collected data by [date].
Measured by: Curriculum-based measurement, teacher data sheets
Given a list of 20 unfamiliar consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, [Student] will decode them aloud with at least 85% accuracy on 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by curriculum-based measurement by [date].
Measured by: Weekly CBM probes
Given a grade-level passage, [Student] will read aloud at a rate of [target] words correct per minute with fewer than 5 errors, improving from a baseline of [current level] WCPM, on 3 consecutive weekly probes by [date].
Measured by: Timed oral reading fluency probes (WCPM)
After reading an instructional-level passage, [Student] will answer literal comprehension questions (who, what, where, when) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities, as measured by teacher records and work samples by [date].
Measured by: Comprehension question sets, work samples
Given a grade-level informational text, [Student] will identify the main idea and provide at least two supporting details with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials, as measured by graphic organizers and teacher data by [date].
Measured by: Graphic organizers, rubric scoring
Given a high-school-level text, [Student] will make an inference and cite textual evidence to support it, scoring at least 3 out of 4 on a rubric in 4 out of 5 opportunities by [date].
Measured by: 4-point rubric, work samples
Given 10 spoken one-syllable words, [Student] will segment each word into individual phonemes and blend segmented phonemes into a whole word with 85% accuracy on 3 consecutive weekly probes by [date].
Measured by: Phonemic-awareness probe sheets
Given a list of 20 unfamiliar two- and three-syllable words, [Student] will mark syllable divisions and decode each word aloud with 85% accuracy on 3 consecutive weekly probes by [date].
Measured by: Weekly decoding probes
After reading a grade-level informational text, [Student] will write an objective summary that states the central idea and at least 3 key details, scoring 4 out of 5 on a summary rubric in 4 out of 5 trials by [date].
Measured by: Summary rubric, reading work samples
Given a functional text such as a job posting, schedule, form, or set of directions, [Student] will locate required information and answer application questions with 90% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials by [date].
Measured by: Performance-based functional reading tasks
Every goal above follows the same skeleton: Given [condition], [student] will [observable behavior], achieving [criterion], as measured by [method], by [date]. Fill all five parts, then check that two adults could observe the same performance and score it the same way.
A measurable reading goal names a condition, an observable behavior, a criterion for mastery that states both accuracy and consistency, a measurement method, and a timeline. If two adults watching the same student would score it identically, it is measurable.
10 measurable reading goal templates, spanning grade bands from K-2 through 9-12. Each names the measurement method it relies on.
Use them as a starting structure, then individualize: replace the bracketed placeholders with the student's own baseline, target, condition, and timeline. A goal copied without changes is not individualized and reviewers can spot it.