Follow directions that name an ordinal position
When to use this goal
For students who follow simple directions but miss ordinal words in them ("color the fourth balloon", "write your name on the second line"). Present levels in ordinal vocabulary and following directions, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- Give eight directions and record which ordinal words lead to errors and whether the student counts from the correct end.
- Tips
- Directions with ordinal words show up in class worksheets all the time. Embed them in art, games and centers.
- Limits
- Following directions also depends on attention and listening skills. Does not measure ordinal words in spoken answers.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ma-en-019.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a worksheet or art task, when given a direction that names an ordinal position, the student will carry out the direction on the item in the named ordinal position independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 2 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. 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 8 opportunities.
- Annual goal350 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a worksheet or art task, when given a direction that names an ordinal position, the student will carry out the direction on the item in the named ordinal position independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a worksheet or art task, when given a direction that names an ordinal position
- Behavior
- The student will carry out the direction on the item in the named ordinal position independently
- Criteria
- In at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice weekly
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 7 of 8 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a worksheet or art task, when given a direction that names an ordinal position, the student will carry out the direction on the item in the named ordinal position independently in at least 7 of 8 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 | # + (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.