SLP Coffee Talk
SLP Coffee Talk
Hallie Sherman
The "So What?" Test for Writing Functional Goals
14 minutes Posted Mar 16, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie is serving up some real talk about IEP goal writing—and it might just change the way you look at your entire caseload. If you’ve ever stared at a goal and thought, wait, why am I even working on this? This one’s for you. Hallie introduces the “so what?” test—the one question you should be asking before you write any goal—and breaks down what functional actually means for different students. She’s covering how to write curriculum-linked goals without ...