Keep writing until the timer ends
When to use this goal
For upper elementary students who write one or two sentences and announce they are done well before the writing time ends. Present levels decide fit. A pacing card (add a detail, check spelling, re-read) gives ways to keep going.
- Baseline
- Time 4 or more writing periods from start to the moment the student stops writing for good. 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
- Revising and re-reading count as writing time. Writing quality goals live in writing; this one measures pacing.
- Limits
- Students with writing difficulty may stop because writing is hard; check supports first.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-ic-023.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a timed writing period with a prompt, the student will continue writing or revising, using the pacing card independently for at least 15 minutes, on 4 of 5 writing sessions, as measured by duration recording collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 4 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 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 minutes.
- Annual goal269 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a timed writing period with a prompt, the student will continue writing or revising, using the pacing card independently for at least 15 minutes, on 4 of 5 writing sessions, as measured by duration recording collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a timed writing period with a prompt
- Behavior
- The student will continue writing or revising, using the pacing card independently
- Criteria
- For at least 15 minutes, on 4 of 5 writing sessions
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Twice 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 15 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 writing sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a timed writing period with a prompt, the student will continue writing or revising, using the pacing card independently for at least 15 minutes, on 4 of 5 writing sessions, as measured by duration recording collected twice weekly.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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 (15 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.