Pause and reread before posting a comment
When to use this goal
For middle school students who post or send messages in class platforms or group chats on impulse and later regret them. Present levels decide fit. The pause is a short routine: reread, ask "would I say this in person?", then post or delete.
- Baseline
- Review recent class posts with the student and run 5 practice scenarios. 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
- Score from posts and drafts the student shares. Private messages are not monitored; practice covers them. Link to digital literacy goals.
- Limits
- Only school platforms can be checked.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-ic-028.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when posting in a class discussion board or comment thread, the student will reread the post, apply their two-question check, and then post, change, or delete it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly, from class platform posts and practice.
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. Direct observation 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 goal360 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when posting in a class discussion board or comment thread, the student will reread the post, apply their two-question check, and then post, change, or delete it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly, from class platform posts and practice.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When posting in a class discussion board or comment thread
- Behavior
- The student will reread the post, apply their two-question check, and then post, change, or delete it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly, from class platform posts and practice
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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly, from class platform posts and practice
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when posting in a class discussion board or comment thread, the student will reread the post, apply their two-question check, and then post, change, or delete it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly, from class platform posts and practice.
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.