Drink from an open cup with two hands
When to use this goal
For young children who drink from a bottle, sippy cup or with an adult holding the cup, and are moving to an open cup. The feeding plan's liquid guidance and observed sips decide fit.
- Baseline
- Watch five sips at three snacks, scoring each as lifted, sipped and set down alone, spilled, or adult held. Use only the liquid the plan allows, and put a small amount in the cup to start.
- Tips
- Open cups are the norm at school lunch and in the community, so this skill opens up shared drinks with peers. Small amounts in a small cup keep spills small.
- Limits
- Food textures, liquid thickness, positioning for safe swallowing and any swallowing precautions come from the student's feeding or swallowing plan, which this goal never changes. Children with a swallowing plan may need a specific cup, flow rate or thickened liquid; follow the SLP's guidance. The goal does not cover pouring.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-fd-005.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during snack, given a small open cup with a small amount of the drink allowed by the plan, the student will lift the cup with two hands, take a sip and set the cup back down on the table without tipping it over, with no adult hands on the cup in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed snacks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at three snacks a week.
Baseline: 1 of 5 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 Feeding & Mealtime Skills.
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
- Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE) - Feeding & Mealtime Skills
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal415 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during snack, given a small open cup with a small amount of the drink allowed by the plan, the student will lift the cup with two hands, take a sip and set the cup back down on the table without tipping it over, with no adult hands on the cup in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed snacks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at three snacks a week.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During snack, given a small open cup with a small amount of the drink allowed by the plan
- Behavior
- The student will lift the cup with two hands, take a sip and set the cup back down on the table without tipping it over, with no adult hands on the cup
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed snacks
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- At three snacks a week
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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 observed snacks
- Collection schedule:
- at three snacks a week
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during snack, given a small open cup with a small amount of the drink allowed by the plan, the student will lift the cup with two hands, take a sip and set the cup back down on the table without tipping it over, with no adult hands on the cup in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed snacks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at three snacks a week.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Record up to 5 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.