Disabilities should be an essential part of any curriculum discussion because it can impact a student's ability to learn certain material. Dylexic students for instance will have a fundamentally harder time with reading comprehension and writing than other students. Therefore, their IEP will factor in their learning disability in order to allow them to reach their own goals in terms of education level and standards. Without such a criteria certain students will become frustrated and oftentimes underperform.

Reading Levels

Reading level refers to ability of students to read and comprehend instructional material. It is critical to understand that students' reading levels might be higher or lower than their grade level. A fifth grader might enjoy reading books with a 6.0 to 6.9 reading level, which would be appropriate for the average sixth grader.

By using assessments that indicate a student's reading level, teachers can select readings that are a close match with the student's ability. Most educational publishers correlate their products to grade and reading levels. Teachers can keep texts a grade level above and below that of their students to meet differing needs.

Readings levels ensures that students gain the confidence to progressively improve their reading abilities. Reading skills are essentially learned through persistence,...

This can be primarily be accomplished through dividing students into different reading groups and assigning them each a specific list of books to read from. Thus, students will be among peers at their current reading level and they can all find common ground on specific books to read.
Curricular Goals

These are some of the broadest types of goals. Teachers use national, state, and local curriculum standards to guide instruction. Agencies usually produce goals for reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, fine arts, and career/technical education. The goals help teachers structure and focus their lessons.

Curricular goals creates a focus for students, they can be used as an assessment tool for students and parents always to know where their current academic level is at. Thus, these can be a set of modular units, lessons, or tests that will define how they have performed based upon curricular goals and thus give students a precise understanding of their current position within the model.

Reference

Burns, M., VanDerHeyden, a., Jiban, C. (2007). Assessing the instructional level for mathematics: A comparison of methods. School Psychology Review. Retrieved June 20, 2007 at http://www.nasponline.org/publications/spr/sprsupplement5.aspx