Spot distant targets with a monocular
When to use this goal
For students with low vision who have a prescribed monocular telescope and are learning to find and focus on distant targets. Present levels in near tasks with the monocular decide fit.
- Baseline
- Post 10 targets at known distances and record which the student finds and reads. Time is useful too; note slow targets.
- Tips
- Teach spotting in order: find the target with the eye, bring the monocular up without losing it, then focus. Use the eye and hand the eye doctor recommends.
- Limits
- Monoculars narrow the field of view, so moving targets are hard. The template does not cover copying from the board, which is a separate goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ac-lv-012.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given numbered cards posted at different places around the classroom and the student's monocular, the student will find each target without the monocular, raise the monocular, focus it, and read the number or word aloud independently with at least 85% accuracy on distant targets read, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 40% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Opportunity (trial) recording gives percent accuracy 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
- 40% accuracy.
- Annual goal418 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given numbered cards posted at different places around the classroom and the student's monocular, the student will find each target without the monocular, raise the monocular, focus it, and read the number or word aloud independently with at least 85% accuracy on distant targets read, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given numbered cards posted at different places around the classroom and the student's monocular
- Behavior
- The student will find each target without the monocular, raise the monocular, focus it, and read the number or word aloud independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on distant targets read, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 85% accuracy on distant targets read
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given numbered cards posted at different places around the classroom and the student's monocular, the student will find each target without the monocular, raise the monocular, focus it, and read the number or word aloud independently with at least 85% accuracy on distant targets read, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.