Underline key words before answering
When to use this goal
For middle school students who misread questions (missing "not", "except", "both") because they answer after skimming. Present levels decide fit. Underlining the key words in each question is the pause.
- Baseline
- Score 15 questions on two tests for key-word marks and note misreads. 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
- Each question is one opportunity, scored from the marks.
- Limits
- Marks do not ensure correct answers.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-ic-032.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on classroom tests and quizzes, the student will underline or highlight the key words in each question before writing an answer independently on at least 13 of 15 items, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 5 of 15 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
- 5 of 15 opportunities.
- Annual goal302 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on classroom tests and quizzes, the student will underline or highlight the key words in each question before writing an answer independently on at least 13 of 15 items, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On classroom tests and quizzes
- Behavior
- The student will underline or highlight the key words in each question before writing an answer independently
- Criteria
- On at least 13 of 15 items, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- on at least 13 of 15 items
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on classroom tests and quizzes, the student will underline or highlight the key words in each question before writing an answer independently on at least 13 of 15 items, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.