Take devices off for water and rough play
When to use this goal
For young students who forget to remove or protect hearing devices before water play, swimming, or rough games. Present levels in the routine and in remembering activity rules decide fit.
- Baseline
- List the week's water and active activities and record whether the student protected the device on their own. Ask the family which activities matter at home.
- Tips
- Some devices are water resistant; follow the audiologist's guidance. Students may still need visual access during these activities; plan signs or gestures with the coach.
- Limits
- The template covers device protection, not access during the activity. Hearing technology is one access route the family and student chose; it does not replace sign language, captions, or other visual access where the student uses them.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ac-ht-009.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, before swimming, water play, sprinklers, or a rainy-day outdoor activity, the student will take off the device or put on the protective band and store the device in the case before starting independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 4 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 Hearing Technology Self-Management.
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 - Hearing Technology Self-Management
- Baseline
- 1 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal339 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, before swimming, water play, sprinklers, or a rainy-day outdoor activity, the student will take off the device or put on the protective band and store the device in the case before starting independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Before swimming, water play, sprinklers, or a rainy-day outdoor activity
- Behavior
- The student will take off the device or put on the protective band and store the device in the case before starting independently
- Criteria
- In 4 of 4 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in 4 of 4 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 4 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, before swimming, water play, sprinklers, or a rainy-day outdoor activity, the student will take off the device or put on the protective band and store the device in the case before starting independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | # + (of 4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Record up to 4 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.