Work through a homework session at home
When to use this goal
For students whose present levels and family reports show homework sessions that break down after a few minutes into phone, TV, or wandering. Use only when the family can keep a simple log and homework is at the independent level. Present levels decide the starting minutes.
- Baseline
- For one week, have the student or family write the start time and the time of the first long stop on a simple log. Compare a few logs with homework products to check they fit. In a homework club, staff can time directly.
- Tips
- Agree on the log format with the family; a photo of the timer or a one-line text can replace paper. Session length is the student's choice within the plan. The case manager reviews logs weekly and adjusts the session length.
- Limits
- Home logs are self-report and vary in reliability. Not every family can collect data; use the homework club version when needed. Does not measure homework accuracy.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-att-038.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a planned homework session at home with a timer and a cleared workspace, the student will keep working on the homework with the phone in another room independently for at least 25 minutes, on 4 of 5 logged sessions per week for 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by duration recording collected each session, logged by the student or family and reviewed weekly.
Baseline: 7 minutes.
- 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. Duration fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Duration recording gives duration 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 Sustained Attention & Task Engagement.
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
- Executive Function - Sustained Attention & Task Engagement
- Baseline
- 7 minutes.
- Annual goal397 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a planned homework session at home with a timer and a cleared workspace, the student will keep working on the homework with the phone in another room independently for at least 25 minutes, on 4 of 5 logged sessions per week for 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by duration recording collected each session, logged by the student or family and reviewed weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a planned homework session at home with a timer and a cleared workspace
- Behavior
- The student will keep working on the homework with the phone in another room independently
- Criteria
- For at least 25 minutes, on 4 of 5 logged sessions per week for 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Each session, logged by the student or family and reviewed weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Duration tracker. Records start and end times.
Duration tracker
Duration- Student label:
- Target:
- for at least 25 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 logged sessions per week for 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- each session, logged by the student or family and reviewed weekly
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a planned homework session at home with a timer and a cleared workspace, the student will keep working on the homework with the phone in another room independently for at least 25 minutes, on 4 of 5 logged sessions per week for 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by duration recording collected each session, logged by the student or family and reviewed weekly.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Start timing when the defined behavior begins and stop when it ends, using the definitions agreed by the team.
- The goal is reached when duration is at least the target (25 minutes).
- Note interruptions that weren't caused by the student.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.