Respond during circle time when named or cued
When to use this goal
For young students who sit in circle but do not respond when their name is called, their turn comes, or the group does an action. Base the choice on current responding. Any mode counts: a word, a sign, a device, a gesture, or doing the action.
- Baseline
- Record the first 5 cues per circle time for 3 days: responded within 5 seconds, responded after a prompt, or no response. Note the cue type; many students respond to action songs before they respond to a name. Check hearing and receptive language with the team if responding is rare across all cues.
- Tips
- Make cues frequent and the turns short. Accept any communication mode and any clear response, including a glance toward the teacher for a student who is just starting. Pair with bh-cls-005 if staying in the circle is also a need; score only cues given while the student is in the circle.
- Limits
- Five cues per day is a small sample; summarize over the week. Does not measure language skills; the speech-language area covers responding to questions.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-cls-006.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during circle time when the teacher calls the student's name for attendance, a job, or a turn, the student will respond to the name or cue within 5 seconds (answers, raises a hand, does the action, or selects a picture) independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during circle time, first 5 cues.
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. Opportunity (trial) recording 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 Classroom Expectations & Routines.
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
- Behavior & Classroom Expectations - Classroom Expectations & Routines
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal438 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during circle time when the teacher calls the student's name for attendance, a job, or a turn, the student will respond to the name or cue within 5 seconds (answers, raises a hand, does the action, or selects a picture) independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during circle time, first 5 cues.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During circle time when the teacher calls the student's name for attendance, a job, or a turn
- Behavior
- The student will respond to the name or cue within 5 seconds (answers, raises a hand, does the action, or selects a picture) independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily during circle time, first 5 cues
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 at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive data collection days
- Collection schedule:
- daily during circle time, first 5 cues
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during circle time when the teacher calls the student's name for attendance, a job, or a turn, the student will respond to the name or cue within 5 seconds (answers, raises a hand, does the action, or selects a picture) independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during circle time, first 5 cues.
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.