This article describes a seven-step process for designing written intervention plans that help teachers and families bridge the gap between the goals targeted on the IEP (individualized education program) as well as intervention strategies and data collection in the general education classroom. The seven steps to intervention planning are to: (1) refine IEP goals; (2) analyze baseline functional skills; (3) identify natural learning opportunities; (4) select empirically based strategies to facilitate learning; (5) ensure fidelity of instruction; (6) design a data collection and analysis system; and (7) evaluate the plan. (Contains 2 figures.)