Answer questions about a decodable story they read
When to use this goal
For beginning readers who put all their effort into decoding and cannot say what the story was about afterward. Reading comprehension starts here, alongside decoding. Present levels in phonics decide the decodable level.
- Baseline
- Score only stories read with at least 90% accuracy; below that, decoding is the barrier. Compare with questions about a read-aloud of similar length.
- Tips
- Rereading for meaning after decoding is a key habit. Keep the questions literal at first.
- Limits
- Decodable stories often have thin plots; choose ones with a clear event.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-comp-030.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after reading an unpracticed decodable story aloud, given 4 questions with the story available, the student will answer each question about the characters and events with a word, phrase, or by pointing to the sentence independently with at least 80% accuracy on questions about decodable stories, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
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. Opportunity (trial) recording 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 Reading Comprehension.
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
- Reading - Reading Comprehension
- Baseline
- 40% accuracy.
- Annual goal423 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after reading an unpracticed decodable story aloud, given 4 questions with the story available, the student will answer each question about the characters and events with a word, phrase, or by pointing to the sentence independently with at least 80% accuracy on questions about decodable stories, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After reading an unpracticed decodable story aloud, given 4 questions with the story available
- Behavior
- The student will answer each question about the characters and events with a word, phrase, or by pointing to the sentence independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on questions about decodable stories, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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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 80% accuracy on questions about decodable stories
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after reading an unpracticed decodable story aloud, given 4 questions with the story available, the student will answer each question about the characters and events with a word, phrase, or by pointing to the sentence independently with at least 80% accuracy on questions about decodable stories, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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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