Signal when a sentence does not make sense
When to use this goal
For young students who listen to or read text without noticing when it stops making sense. Catching a silly sentence placed in a story shows active monitoring. Present levels decide the text level.
- Baseline
- Plant sentences that clearly break meaning. Count false alarms too; frequent signals on correct sentences mean the student is guessing.
- Tips
- A fun game that builds the does-that-make-sense habit. Pair with decoding self-correction goals.
- Limits
- Planted errors are more obvious than real confusion; check transfer to real text.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-comp-035.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a read-aloud in which the adult reads 4 planted sentences that do not make sense (the dog flew to school), the student will signal with a card or words that the sentence does not make sense and say what is wrong independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 4 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 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
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
- Reading - Reading Comprehension
- Baseline
- 1 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal384 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a read-aloud in which the adult reads 4 planted sentences that do not make sense (the dog flew to school), the student will signal with a card or words that the sentence does not make sense and say what is wrong independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a read-aloud in which the adult reads 4 planted sentences that do not make sense (the dog flew to school)
- Behavior
- The student will signal with a card or words that the sentence does not make sense and say what is wrong independently
- Criteria
- In 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in 4 of 4 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a read-aloud in which the adult reads 4 planted sentences that do not make sense (the dog flew to school), the student will signal with a card or words that the sentence does not make sense and say what is wrong independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | # + (of 4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 4 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.