Take class notes on a braille notetaker
When to use this goal
For high school braille users who take their own notes in lectures and discussions. Present levels in braille keyboard speed and in picking out key points decide fit.
- Baseline
- Collect notes from five class periods and check each against the teacher's list of key points. A class counts when the notes are saved and include at least the main points the teacher named.
- Tips
- Agree with the teacher on the key points of each lesson ahead of time. Review notes with the student so they can use them to study.
- Limits
- The template counts usable notes, not writing quality or recall. Students who cannot keep up may need teacher notes as an accommodation; the goal and the accommodation can sit side by side.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ac-brl-032.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a lecture or teacher-led discussion in a general education class, with an electronic braille notetaker, the student will take notes that include the date, the topic, and the main points the teacher stated as key independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly from saved class notes.
Baseline: 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Opportunities fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Direct observation gives opportunities data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Braille Literacy.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
Paste into your IEP system
Most district systems have a separate box for each part of a goal. Copy them one at a time, or all at once as labeled text.
- Area of need
- Vision, Hearing & Assistive Technology - Braille Literacy
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal400 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a lecture or teacher-led discussion in a general education class, with an electronic braille notetaker, the student will take notes that include the date, the topic, and the main points the teacher stated as key independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly from saved class notes.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a lecture or teacher-led discussion in a general education class, with an electronic braille notetaker
- Behavior
- The student will take notes that include the date, the topic, and the main points the teacher stated as key independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly from saved class notes
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly from saved class notes
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a lecture or teacher-led discussion in a general education class, with an electronic braille notetaker, the student will take notes that include the date, the topic, and the main points the teacher stated as key independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly from saved class notes.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.