Self-check a routine with a picture checklist
When to use this goal
For children whose present levels show routines (hand washing, snack cleanup, getting ready to go home) finished with steps missing, and who can match pictures to actions. Present levels decide the routine and steps.
- Baseline
- Observe the routine for a week with the checklist posted and record whether the child used the checklist and whether missed steps were then completed. Note which step is missed most.
- Tips
- Each routine is one opportunity. Met means the child goes through every picture and completes any missed step without an adult pointing. The checklist is a self-check, not instructions; the routine should be known first. Four pictures is enough for most young children.
- Limits
- Children may touch pictures without checking the actions; watch whether a missed step gets done. Posted checklists must be visible at the station.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-sm-007.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after completing a classroom routine with a 4-picture checklist posted at the station, the student will touch or mark each picture on the checklist and complete any step not yet done independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily during the routine and summarized weekly.
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 Self-Monitoring.
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 - Self-Monitoring
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal381 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after completing a classroom routine with a 4-picture checklist posted at the station, the student will touch or mark each picture on the checklist and complete any step not yet done independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily during the routine and summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After completing a classroom routine with a 4-picture checklist posted at the station
- Behavior
- The student will touch or mark each picture on the checklist and complete any step not yet done independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily during the routine and summarized 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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- daily during the routine and summarized weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after completing a classroom routine with a 4-picture checklist posted at the station, the student will touch or mark each picture on the checklist and complete any step not yet done independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily during the routine and summarized 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 | # + (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.