Walk backward along a line
When to use this goal
For young students who lose balance, turn around, or stop after one step when asked to walk backward in games, line stepping, or making space. Fit depends on a trial, not age.
- Baseline
- Score five trials: full distance, partial, or turned around. Note steps off the line and arm use for balance.
- Tips
- Backward walking builds balance and body awareness. Make it a game (pull a wagon backward, "beep beep" trucks).
- Limits
- A clear floor is needed for safety.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-gm-038.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when asked to walk backward 10 feet along a wide tape line, the student will independently walk backward the full distance, placing the toe behind the heel, without turning around in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during PT or PE.
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 Gross Motor 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) - Gross Motor Skills
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal356 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when asked to walk backward 10 feet along a wide tape line, the student will independently walk backward the full distance, placing the toe behind the heel, without turning around in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during PT or PE.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When asked to walk backward 10 feet along a wide tape line
- Behavior
- The student will independently walk backward the full distance, placing the toe behind the heel, without turning around
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly during PT or PE
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 trials
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during PT or PE
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when asked to walk backward 10 feet along a wide tape line, the student will independently walk backward the full distance, placing the toe behind the heel, without turning around in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during PT or PE.
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.