Put the device away when screen time ends
When to use this goal
For students whose game or video time runs far past the agreed limit, delaying homework, chores, or sleep. Families set the limits. Present levels, not grade, decide the starting target.
- Baseline
- Families or staff log the time the timer ends and the time the device is put away for a week.
- Tips
- Saving the game first matters; a lost game drives resistance. Let the student choose the warning sound. Pair with cognitive flexibility goals if stopping is very hard.
- Limits
- Home data rely on families. Device settings can enforce limits; this goal builds the student's own skill.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-tm-029.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at home when the agreed screen time timer ends, the student will begin shutting down by saving or pausing the game or video, then put the device in its spot independently within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive days, as measured by latency recording collected daily, from a family or staff log.
Baseline: 15 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. Latency fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Latency recording gives latency 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 Time Management.
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 - Time Management
- Baseline
- 15 minutes.
- Annual goal325 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at home when the agreed screen time timer ends, the student will begin shutting down by saving or pausing the game or video, then put the device in its spot independently within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive days, as measured by latency recording collected daily, from a family or staff log.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At home when the agreed screen time timer ends
- Behavior
- The student will begin shutting down by saving or pausing the game or video, then put the device in its spot independently
- Criteria
- Within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive days
- Evaluation method
- Latency recording
- Schedule
- Daily, from a family or staff log
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Latency tracker. Records the cue time and the response time.
Latency tracker
Latency- Student label:
- Target:
- within 2 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive days
- Collection schedule:
- daily, from a family or staff log
- Method:
- Latency recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at home when the agreed screen time timer ends, the student will begin shutting down by saving or pausing the game or video, then put the device in its spot independently within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive days, as measured by latency recording collected daily, from a family or staff log.
| Date | Instruction / cue | Cue given (time) | Response began (time) | Latency (minutes) | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Start timing when the cue ends (for example, the end of the direction). Stop when the defined response begins.
- Record latency in minutes. Shorter latency means faster starts.
- Use a stopwatch or a timer app. Avoid estimating from the clock when measuring seconds.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.