Use a shoreline to stay on the sidewalk
When to use this goal
For cane users who drift off the sidewalk or into the street side. Present levels in two-point touch and touch-and-drag technique decide fit.
- Baseline
- Set five sidewalk segments or walkway searches and record each as stayed on the sidewalk or found the walkway, needed a cue, or drifted off.
- Tips
- Shorelining on the inside edge keeps the student away from the street. Teach touch-and-drag for finding branching walks.
- Limits
- Snow, leaves, and parked bikes hide shorelines. The goal does not replace the O&M specialist's judgment about when the student is ready for a harder route or less supervision.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ac-om-024.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when traveling a sidewalk with a grass line or building line on one side, the student will keep the cane tip touching the shoreline on each swing to that side and stay on the sidewalk independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive O&M lessons, as measured by direct observation collected during each O&M lesson.
Baseline: 2 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 Orientation & Mobility.
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 - Orientation & Mobility
- Baseline
- 2 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal355 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when traveling a sidewalk with a grass line or building line on one side, the student will keep the cane tip touching the shoreline on each swing to that side and stay on the sidewalk independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive O&M lessons, as measured by direct observation collected during each O&M lesson.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When traveling a sidewalk with a grass line or building line on one side
- Behavior
- The student will keep the cane tip touching the shoreline on each swing to that side and stay on the sidewalk independently
- Criteria
- In 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive O&M lessons
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- During each O&M lesson
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 5 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive O&M lessons
- Collection schedule:
- during each O&M lesson
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when traveling a sidewalk with a grass line or building line on one side, the student will keep the cane tip touching the shoreline on each swing to that side and stay on the sidewalk independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive O&M lessons, as measured by direct observation collected during each O&M lesson.
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.