Answer how many with the last number
When to use this goal
For students who count a set correctly and then, when asked how many, count again or say a random number. Present levels show reliable one-to-one counting to at least 5; age does not decide fit.
- Baseline
- Present 10 counting opportunities and record what the student does when asked how many: answers with the last number, recounts, or gives another number. Only score sets the student counted correctly, so the goal measures cardinality and not one-to-one errors.
- Tips
- Recounting is common and not a mistake to punish; model "1, 2, 3, 4. Four! There are four." Use the game condition so the skill shows up in play. Accept device or finger answers.
- Limits
- Saying the last number can become a habit without meaning; check by asking the student to give the set to a puppet or to make another set with the same number.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ma-en-007.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, right after counting a set of 3 to 10 objects, when an adult asks "how many?", the student will independently say, sign or show the last number counted without recounting in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 2 of 10 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. Opportunity (trial) recording 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 Early Numeracy & Counting.
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
- Math - Early Numeracy & Counting
- Baseline
- 2 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal338 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, right after counting a set of 3 to 10 objects, when an adult asks "how many?", the student will independently say, sign or show the last number counted without recounting in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Right after counting a set of 3 to 10 objects, when an adult asks "how many?"
- Behavior
- The student will independently say, sign or show the last number counted without recounting
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice 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 8 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, right after counting a set of 3 to 10 objects, when an adult asks "how many?", the student will independently say, sign or show the last number counted without recounting in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice 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 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | # + (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 10 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.