Say the number that comes next within 10
When to use this goal
For students who can count from 1 but must start over to find what comes after 6. Present levels in rote counting to at least 10 decide readiness; the number-before question is usually harder and is taught second.
- Baseline
- Record whether the student answered at once or counted aloud from 1 to get there; both can be correct, but only the first is the target. Mix the starting numbers so they are not in order.
- Tips
- Number-after knowledge is the base for counting on in addition. Use real moments ("you have 4 turns; after one more you will have...") as well as planned trials.
- Limits
- Does not show cardinality or counting objects. A student who counts quietly from 1 may score correct; note the strategy if speed matters for the next goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ma-ns-027.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when an adult says a number from 1 to 9 and asks "what number comes next?", the student will independently say, sign or select the number that comes next without counting from 1 in at least 7 of 8 trials, on 3 of 4 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 Number Sense.
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 - Number Sense
- Baseline
- 2 of 8 opportunities.
- Annual goal338 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when an adult says a number from 1 to 9 and asks "what number comes next?", the student will independently say, sign or select the number that comes next without counting from 1 in at least 7 of 8 trials, on 3 of 4 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When an adult says a number from 1 to 9 and asks "what number comes next?"
- Behavior
- The student will independently say, sign or select the number that comes next without counting from 1
- Criteria
- In at least 7 of 8 trials, on 3 of 4 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 7 of 8 trials
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when an adult says a number from 1 to 9 and asks "what number comes next?", the student will independently say, sign or select the number that comes next without counting from 1 in at least 7 of 8 trials, on 3 of 4 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.