Wait for own turn before touching game pieces
When to use this goal
For primary students who move other players' pieces, roll out of turn, or grab the spinner in games, so peers stop wanting to play. Present levels decide fit. A turn marker shows whose turn it is.
- Baseline
- In 2 or 3 games, record each other-player turn and whether the student touched the shared pieces during it. 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
- Count each other-player turn as one opportunity. Quick-turn games are easier at first. Fidget items for the hands during waits are fine.
- Limits
- Game type changes difficulty; keep it steady while measuring.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-ic-009.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group board or card game with a turn marker, the student will keep their hands off the shared pieces until the turn marker is in front of them independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive game sessions, as measured by frequency recording collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 4 of 10 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. Frequency (event) 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
- 4 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal332 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group board or card game with a turn marker, the student will keep their hands off the shared pieces until the turn marker is in front of them independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive game sessions, as measured by frequency recording collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a small-group board or card game with a turn marker
- Behavior
- The student will keep their hands off the shared pieces until the turn marker is in front of them independently
- Criteria
- In at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive game sessions
- Evaluation method
- Frequency recording
- Schedule
- Twice weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 9 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive game sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Frequency (event) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group board or card game with a turn marker, the student will keep their hands off the shared pieces until the turn marker is in front of them independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive game sessions, as measured by frequency recording collected twice weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | # + (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 10 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.
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