Shower at home using a picture sequence
When to use this goal
For students whose family reports that they need step-by-step help or reminders to shower, or who skip washing their hair or rinsing. Present levels from family report and the OT's input on balance and water safety decide fit. Teaching and data collection happen at home with the family.
- Baseline
- Ask the family to mark the checklist after 3 to 5 showers, recording only whether each step happened without a prompt. Do not ask families to watch; they can check results (hair rinsed, towel hung) and listen for the water turning off.
- Tips
- Plan this goal with the family; it belongs in the IEP only when the family wants school support. Provide the waterproof sequence and a simple checklist. Preset the water heater or use a thermostatic valve for scald safety. A hand-held shower head and a shower chair may be needed; consult the OT.
- Limits
- Relies on family report. Does not replace any medical or bathing safety plan; students with seizures or balance concerns need a safety plan for bathing first.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-dl-040.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during the evening or morning shower at home, with a waterproof picture sequence on the shower wall, the student will complete the shower routine from turning on the water to drying off, performing at least 9 of 10 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive family-reported showers, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each shower, reported by the family weekly.
Baseline: 4 of 10 steps independently.
- 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. Task-analysis steps fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Task-analysis checklist gives task-analysis steps 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 Daily Living Skills.
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
- Functional & Independence Skills - Daily Living Skills
- Baseline
- 4 of 10 steps independently.
- Annual goal411 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during the evening or morning shower at home, with a waterproof picture sequence on the shower wall, the student will complete the shower routine from turning on the water to drying off, performing at least 9 of 10 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive family-reported showers, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each shower, reported by the family weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During the evening or morning shower at home, with a waterproof picture sequence on the shower wall
- Behavior
- The student will complete the shower routine from turning on the water to drying off
- Criteria
- Performing at least 9 of 10 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive family-reported showers
- Evaluation method
- A task-analysis checklist
- Schedule
- At each shower, reported by the family weekly
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Matching data sheet
Task-analysis checklist. Marks each step in each session.
Task-analysis checklist
Task-analysis steps- Student label:
- Target:
- performing at least 9 of 10 steps independently
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive family-reported showers
- Collection schedule:
- at each shower, reported by the family weekly
- Method:
- Task-analysis checklist
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during the evening or morning shower at home, with a waterproof picture sequence on the shower wall, the student will complete the shower routine from turning on the water to drying off, performing at least 9 of 10 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive family-reported showers, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each shower, reported by the family weekly.
Key: I completed independently · S completed with support (note prompt type, e.g., G gesture, V verbal, M model, P physical) · N not completed
| Step | Session 1 Date: | Session 2 Date: | Session 3 Date: | Session 4 Date: | Session 5 Date: | Session 6 Date: | Session 7 Date: | Session 8 Date: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gets a towel and clean clothes before starting | ||||||||
| 2. Turns on the water and checks the temperature with a hand | ||||||||
| 3. Wets the hair and body | ||||||||
| 4. Washes the hair with shampoo and rinses it out | ||||||||
| 5. Washes the body with soap, top to bottom | ||||||||
| 6. Rinses all soap off | ||||||||
| 7. Turns off the water | ||||||||
| 8. Dries off with the towel | ||||||||
| 9. Puts on deodorant and clean clothes | ||||||||
| 10. Hangs up the towel and puts dirty clothes in the hamper | ||||||||
| Steps independent (I) | ||||||||
| Initials / notes |
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Write the date at the top of each session column. Mark each step I, S, or N.
- Total the number of I marks for the session. The goal counts steps completed independently (target: 9 of 10).
- Use the least intrusive prompt first and record the prompt actually needed.
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