Sign or show "all done" to stop
When to use this goal
For young students who throw, sweep materials off the table, or cry to end an activity, and whose FBA shows escape. Fit depends on communication present levels, not age. The SLP should confirm the sign, word, or symbol.
- Baseline
- Record five times the student wanted to stop and what they did. Pick activities where stopping is fine to start with (snack, play). Check that the student can produce the sign or reach the symbol.
- Tips
- End the activity right away when the student asks at first. Later, teach "one more, then all done" so short tasks get finished. Families can use the same sign at home. Pair with a reduction goal only if the plan counts the problem behavior.
- Limits
- Ending every activity on request is not workable long term; plan how a little more work will be added. Not a fit for activities that must finish (washing hands).
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-rep-046.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a table activity when the student shows a defined sign of wanting to stop (pushing materials, turning away), the student will sign, say, or touch the "all done" symbol to end the activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily across routines.
Baseline: 0 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 Replacement Behaviors.
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 - Replacement Behaviors
- Baseline
- 0 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal392 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a table activity when the student shows a defined sign of wanting to stop (pushing materials, turning away), the student will sign, say, or touch the "all done" symbol to end the activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily across routines.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a table activity when the student shows a defined sign of wanting to stop (pushing materials, turning away)
- Behavior
- The student will sign, say, or touch the "all done" symbol to end the activity independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 consecutive data collection days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily across routines
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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:
- on 3 consecutive data collection days
- Collection schedule:
- daily across routines
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a table activity when the student shows a defined sign of wanting to stop (pushing materials, turning away), the student will sign, say, or touch the "all done" symbol to end the activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily across routines.
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.