Find dates and count days on a calendar
When to use this goal
For students who name today's date but cannot use a calendar to find when something happens or how many days until it. Present levels in counting and in reading a grid decide readiness.
- Baseline
- Separate find-the-date questions from count-the-days questions; counting is harder and depends on whether the student counts the start day. Decide the counting convention and write it on the data sheet.
- Tips
- Use the real class calendar with real events; older students can use a phone calendar. Counting days to an event connects to planning goals in executive function.
- Limits
- Monthly calendars do not test crossing from one month to the next; add that in the condition for older students. Does not measure writing dates in different formats.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ma-mtm-006.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a monthly calendar and 10 questions such as "what day of the week is the 14th?" or "how many days until the field trip?", the student will answer each question by locating the date on the calendar independently with at least 90% accuracy on calendar questions, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
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. Work-sample analysis 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 Measurement, Time & Money.
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
- Math - Measurement, Time & Money
- Baseline
- 40% accuracy.
- Annual goal390 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a monthly calendar and 10 questions such as "what day of the week is the 14th?" or "how many days until the field trip?", the student will answer each question by locating the date on the calendar independently with at least 90% accuracy on calendar questions, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a monthly calendar and 10 questions such as "what day of the week is the 14th?" or "how many days until the field trip?"
- Behavior
- The student will answer each question by locating the date on the calendar independently
- Criteria
- With at least 90% accuracy on calendar questions, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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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 calendar questions
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive probes
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a monthly calendar and 10 questions such as "what day of the week is the 14th?" or "how many days until the field trip?", the student will answer each question by locating the date on the calendar independently with at least 90% accuracy on calendar questions, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
| 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.
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