Retie loose shoelaces during the school day
When to use this goal
For students who can tie their shoes at a practice station but walk around with laces dragging during the day. The target is noticing and retying, not learning the knot. Present levels and the OT's observation of the routine, not grade or age, decide whether this template fits.
- Baseline
- For two weeks, note each time a lace was untied and whether the student retied it, and how long it stayed loose. Confirm at a practice station that the student can tie the bow.
- Tips
- Count an opportunity each time a lace is seen untied. Elastic laces or slip-on shoes are a fair family choice and make the goal unnecessary; respect that decision. Prompt privately so it does not draw attention.
- Limits
- Measures retying, not the tying skill itself. Adults will miss some untied laces, so data undercount opportunities.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-dr-013.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when one of their shoelaces comes untied during the school day, the student will stop at a safe spot, tie the lace in a bow, and double knot it before an adult mentions it in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by direct observation collected each time a lace comes untied, 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 Dressing & Clothing 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
- Functional & Independence Skills - Dressing & Clothing Management
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal367 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when one of their shoelaces comes untied during the school day, the student will stop at a safe spot, tie the lace in a bow, and double knot it before an adult mentions it in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by direct observation collected each time a lace comes untied, summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When one of their shoelaces comes untied during the school day
- Behavior
- The student will stop at a safe spot, tie the lace in a bow, and double knot it before an adult mentions it
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Each time a lace comes untied, summarized weekly
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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:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks
- Collection schedule:
- each time a lace comes untied, summarized weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when one of their shoelaces comes untied during the school day, the student will stop at a safe spot, tie the lace in a bow, and double knot it before an adult mentions it in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by direct observation collected each time a lace comes untied, 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.