Hand over an item when an adult asks for it
When to use this goal
For young students who hold on, run away with, or throw an item when an adult asks for it (a toy at clean-up, a found object, something unsafe). Base the choice on planned trials with items of different value. Any protest that does not involve holding on is not scored against the student.
- Baseline
- Run 5 trials with low-preference items and 5 with moderate ones and record: handed over within 10 seconds, handed over after a count-down, or held on, ran, or threw. Keep high-preference items out of baseline so the student is not set up to fail; the progression adds them later.
- Tips
- Return the item or give a trade right away in the early weeks so handing over does not mean losing. Practice many times a day with unimportant items. Unsafe items are taken by the adult regardless of this goal; those moments are not scored. Pair with bh-dir-007 for the timer-ending version and replacement-behavior bh-rep-017 for asking for more time.
- Limits
- Handing over a favorite item is a different skill from handing over a block; keep item value on the data sheet. Does not address grabbing items from others (replacement-behavior bh-rep-006).
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-dir-026.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when an adult holds out a hand and asks for an item the student is holding during play, the student will place the item in the adult's hand within 10 seconds of the request independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily, 3 to 5 planned or natural requests.
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 Following Adult Directions.
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 - Following Adult Directions
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal394 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when an adult holds out a hand and asks for an item the student is holding during play, the student will place the item in the adult's hand within 10 seconds of the request independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily, 3 to 5 planned or natural requests.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When an adult holds out a hand and asks for an item the student is holding during play
- Behavior
- The student will place the item in the adult's hand within 10 seconds of the request independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily, 3 to 5 planned or natural requests
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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, 3 to 5 planned or natural requests
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when an adult holds out a hand and asks for an item the student is holding during play, the student will place the item in the adult's hand within 10 seconds of the request independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily, 3 to 5 planned or natural requests.
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.