STAR STANDARDS & IEP GOAL ALIGNMENT TOOL
Curriculum Alignments to Standards
Empowering educators. Supporting students. Meeting mandates. An online tool that aligns all STAR Autism Support® curricula to state and national standards and generates ready-to-use IEP goal examples.
Why standards alignment matters
STAR Autism Support has aligned The STAR Program, Links® Curriculum, Themes First, and Academic Teaching Units to U.S. states’ academic standards, early learning standards, as well as SOLER® to the nationally recognized CASEL standards.
Ensures compliance with federal and state mandates
Supports evidence-based, standards-driven IEPs
Promotes instructional consistency across classrooms
Delivers meaningful learning outcomes for students with autism and developmental disabilities
Includes common national standards and is expanding to alternate standards as they become available
By embedding standards alignment throughout all our curricula, STAR Autism Support empowers educators to bridge the gap between individualized instruction and academic expectations — supporting meaningful learning outcomes for students with autism and developmental disabilities who are on a path to meeting state standards.
Who benefits?
Students
Instruction aligned to how they learn
Special Ed Teachers
Ready-made IEP goal examples
IEP Team Members
Documentation meets state mandates
Administrators
Consistent curriculum across classrooms
Curriculum Leaders
Coverage for every STAR program
Compliance Teams
Reporting made easier
features
Key features
An online tool that supports educators to generate lesson alignments and IEP goal examples for every standard.
Dynamic filtering
Filter by grade level, subject area, learning level, and lesson name to zero in on what you need.
Dual-view functionality
Standards-first view shows all aligned lessons. Lesson-first view shows all standards a lesson covers.
IEP goal examples
Ready-to-use IEP goal examples for every curriculum lesson at every standard alignment.
Copy-and-paste ready
Copy IEP goals straight into your IEP documents with a single click. No retyping.
Complete coverage
Alignments span all STAR Autism Support curricula — The STAR Program, Links Curriculum, Themes First!, ATUs, and SOLER.
Up to date
As state standards change and as we expand to alternate standards, the database keeps pace.
AVAILABLE TO STAR® MEDIA CENTER CUSTOMERS
Built into your STAR Autism Support subscription
The Standards & IEP Alignment Tool is included with every STAR Autism Support curriculum subscription. Sign in to access the full database — every standard, every aligned lesson, every ready-to-use IEP goal example.
Each month you'll receive:
Free, ready-to-use classroom resources
Expert tips and implementation strategies
Practical ideas to increase student engagement and learning