Follow a picture schedule in a new classroom
When to use this goal
For three-year-olds moving from early intervention at home or in a small playgroup into a preschool classroom, where the day has many more parts. Present levels from the early intervention team's transition report and first-weeks observation decide fit, not age.
- Baseline
- Score 8 schedule changes on 3 days in the first weeks. Count correct when the student went to the matching area with no more than the planned support. Ask the family which photos or objects the early intervention team used at home.
- Tips
- Use the same photos or objects the early intervention provider used, if any, so the student starts with something familiar. Real photos of this classroom's areas work better than clip art. Fade the adult's walk before fading the point.
- Limits
- The first weeks of preschool are a time of adjustment for all children; give a few weeks before deciding the goal is needed. Does not measure what the student does once in the area.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-pk-024.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during the first weeks of preschool, when an adult shows the next photo on the student's picture schedule, the student will take the next photo from the schedule and carry it to the matching area independently in at least 6 of 8 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected daily, scoring eight schedule changes.
Baseline: 1 of 8 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 Preschool & Kindergarten Readiness.
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 - Preschool & Kindergarten Readiness
- Baseline
- 1 of 8 opportunities.
- Annual goal392 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during the first weeks of preschool, when an adult shows the next photo on the student's picture schedule, the student will take the next photo from the schedule and carry it to the matching area independently in at least 6 of 8 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected daily, scoring eight schedule changes.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During the first weeks of preschool, when an adult shows the next photo on the student's picture schedule
- Behavior
- The student will take the next photo from the schedule and carry it to the matching area independently
- Criteria
- In at least 6 of 8 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive school days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily, scoring eight schedule changes
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 6 of 8 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive school days
- Collection schedule:
- daily, scoring eight schedule changes
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during the first weeks of preschool, when an adult shows the next photo on the student's picture schedule, the student will take the next photo from the schedule and carry it to the matching area independently in at least 6 of 8 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected daily, scoring eight schedule changes.
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 | # + (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 8 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.