Sort pictures into categories
When to use this goal
For preschoolers who sort by color or shape (fn-pk-012) and are ready to group items by what they are: foods, animals, clothes, vehicles. Present levels in vocabulary and in sorting decide fit; start with two very different categories.
- Baseline
- Use 10 cards from two categories and score each placement. Use only pictures the student can name or point to, so the probe tests sorting, not vocabulary.
- Tips
- Use real items first, then photos. Clean-up time gives natural sorting practice. Pick categories that fit the student's life and culture.
- Limits
- Category knowledge depends on vocabulary and experience; check with the SLP. Does not measure naming the category.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-pk-037.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 picture cards from two categories (foods and animals) and two labeled bins, the student will put each picture in the bin for its category independently with at least 90% accuracy on items sorted, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 40% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Opportunity (trial) recording gives percent accuracy 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
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- Area of need
- Functional & Independence Skills - Preschool & Kindergarten Readiness
- Baseline
- 40% accuracy.
- Annual goal336 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 10 picture cards from two categories (foods and animals) and two labeled bins, the student will put each picture in the bin for its category independently with at least 90% accuracy on items sorted, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 10 picture cards from two categories (foods and animals) and two labeled bins
- Behavior
- The student will put each picture in the bin for its category independently
- Criteria
- With at least 90% accuracy on items sorted, across 3 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 90% accuracy on items sorted
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 10 picture cards from two categories (foods and animals) and two labeled bins, the student will put each picture in the bin for its category independently with at least 90% accuracy on items sorted, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.