Build reading rate on a video magnifier
When to use this goal
For students who set up a video magnifier and read with it, but slowly, because of tracking, page movement, or finding the next line. Present levels from timed readings on the device decide the target.
- Baseline
- Time three unpracticed passages on the device and on large print if used, and compare. Note where time is lost: finding the next line, moving the table, or decoding.
- Tips
- Rate on a magnifier is usually slower than unmagnified print; compare with the student's own baseline. Practice moving the table with both hands in a smooth rhythm.
- Limits
- The rate shows device efficiency combined with reading skill. For long readings, audio or text-to-speech may be the better tool; that is a team decision.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ac-lv-011.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given an unpracticed passage in regular print at the student's instructional level, on the video magnifier at the student's preferred settings, the student will read the passage aloud for one minute, moving the reading table smoothly along each line independently at a rate of at least 60 words read correctly per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 35 words read correctly per minute.
- 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. Rate (per minute) fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Timed probes gives rate (per minute) 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 Low Vision & Visual Efficiency.
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 - Low Vision & Visual Efficiency
- Baseline
- 35 words read correctly per minute.
- Annual goal446 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given an unpracticed passage in regular print at the student's instructional level, on the video magnifier at the student's preferred settings, the student will read the passage aloud for one minute, moving the reading table smoothly along each line independently at a rate of at least 60 words read correctly per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given an unpracticed passage in regular print at the student's instructional level, on the video magnifier at the student's preferred settings
- Behavior
- The student will read the passage aloud for one minute, moving the reading table smoothly along each line independently
- Criteria
- At a rate of at least 60 words read correctly per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Timed probes
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records timing length and number correct.
Frequency & rate tracker
Rate (per minute)- Student label:
- Target:
- at a rate of at least 60 words read correctly per minute
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Timed probes
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given an unpracticed passage in regular print at the student's instructional level, on the video magnifier at the student's preferred settings, the student will read the passage aloud for one minute, moving the reading table smoothly along each line independently at a rate of at least 60 words read correctly per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected every two weeks.
| Date | Probe / form | Timing (min) | # correct | # errors | Correct per minute# correct ÷ minutes | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Use the same timing length and probe type every session.
- Rate = number correct ÷ minutes timed.
- Target unit: words read correctly per minute.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.