Reduce the number of individual repetitions needed per class period
When to use this goal
For students whose present levels show the teacher re-explaining every direction individually after the class has started. Fits general education classes where one number per period is easier to collect than per-direction data. Present levels decide the target.
- Baseline
- Ask the teacher to tally individual repetitions for one week, and to count the number of multi-step directions given, so the team can see the ratio. Agree on what counts as a repetition (restating any part of the direction to this student).
- Tips
- Count each time an adult repeats or re-explains a direction to the student individually. Student-requested repetitions count too, but note them separately; asking is a good strategy and the aim is to need it less, not to stop asking. Keep the number of directions per period similar.
- Limits
- Counts depend on how many directions are given and on the teacher's habit of re-explaining. A low count can mean the student stopped asking and is guessing; pair with a direction-following accuracy measure.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-dir-019.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a 45-minute class period with several multi-step directions, the student will reduce individual repetitions of directions by an adult to no more than 1 time per 45-minute class period, while using a listen-and-write strategy for each direction, on 4 of 5 consecutive observed periods, as measured by frequency recording collected daily in one selected class.
Baseline: 6 times per 45-minute class period.
- 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. Frequency fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Frequency (event) recording gives frequency 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 Multi-Step 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
- Executive Function - Following Multi-Step Directions
- Baseline
- 6 times per 45-minute class period.
- Annual goal396 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a 45-minute class period with several multi-step directions, the student will reduce individual repetitions of directions by an adult to no more than 1 time per 45-minute class period, while using a listen-and-write strategy for each direction, on 4 of 5 consecutive observed periods, as measured by frequency recording collected daily in one selected class.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a 45-minute class period with several multi-step directions
- Behavior
- The student will reduce individual repetitions of directions by an adult, while using a listen-and-write strategy for each direction
- Criteria
- No more than 1 time per 45-minute class period, on 4 of 5 consecutive observed periods
- Evaluation method
- Frequency recording
- Schedule
- Daily in one selected class
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records the count and the observation length.
Frequency & rate tracker
Frequency- Student label:
- Target:
- no more than 1 time per 45-minute class period
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive observed periods
- Collection schedule:
- daily in one selected class
- Method:
- Frequency (event) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a 45-minute class period with several multi-step directions, the student will reduce individual repetitions of directions by an adult to no more than 1 time per 45-minute class period, while using a listen-and-write strategy for each direction, on 4 of 5 consecutive observed periods, as measured by frequency recording collected daily in one selected class.
| Date | Observation period (start–end) | Minutes observed | Activity / context | Count (tally) | Rate per minutecount ÷ minutes (only if periods vary) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Count each occurrence of the defined behavior per 45-minute class period.
- Keep the observation length the same each session. If it varies, compare rate per minute, not raw counts.
- Write the behavior definition at the top of the sheet so all data collectors count the same thing.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.