Ask for an item instead of grabbing it
When to use this goal
For preschool students who take items from peers or adults' desks without asking. Present levels and communication mode decide fit. Asking can be a word, a sign, a picture, or a device message.
- Baseline
- Record 5 or more times the student wanted an item someone else had: took it, asked, or protested. Write an operational definition first (what counts as the impulsive response and what counts as using the strategy), and teach and practice the strategy before measuring it.
- Tips
- Honor asking quickly at first, even when the answer has to be "in a minute". Score an opportunity as met when the student asked before touching the item.
- Limits
- Does not cover waiting after asking; see ef-ic-002 and ef-ic-012.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-ic-003.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during play or table activities, when they want an item someone else has or an item on an adult's desk, the student will independently pause and ask for the item with a word, sign, picture, or device instead of taking it in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily.
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 Impulse Control & Inhibition.
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 - Impulse Control & Inhibition
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal374 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during play or table activities, when they want an item someone else has or an item on an adult's desk, the student will independently pause and ask for the item with a word, sign, picture, or device instead of taking it in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During play or table activities, when they want an item someone else has or an item on an adult's desk
- Behavior
- The student will independently pause and ask for the item with a word, sign, picture, or device instead of taking it
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily
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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 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- daily
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during play or table activities, when they want an item someone else has or an item on an adult's desk, the student will independently pause and ask for the item with a word, sign, picture, or device instead of taking it in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily.
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.