Summarize a chapter and the character's change
When to use this goal
For middle school students who can retell a chapter's events but cannot pull out the key events and what they meant for the main character. Present levels decide the text level; audio versions are fine.
- Baseline
- Score summaries from different chapters. Note whether the student writes everything (a retell).
- Tips
- Builds on the somebody-wanted-but-so frame. Fits novel units in English class.
- Limits
- Some chapters have little change; choose chapters with turning points.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-comp-074.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after reading or listening to a chapter of the class novel, the student will write or say a summary with the two or three most important events and one way the main character changed or learned something independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 9 on a 3-row chapter summary rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored summaries, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 3 out of 9 rubric points.
- 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. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score 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.
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- Area of need
- Reading - Reading Comprehension
- Baseline
- 3 out of 9 rubric points.
- Annual goal452 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after reading or listening to a chapter of the class novel, the student will write or say a summary with the two or three most important events and one way the main character changed or learned something independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 9 on a 3-row chapter summary rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored summaries, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After reading or listening to a chapter of the class novel
- Behavior
- The student will write or say a summary with the two or three most important events and one way the main character changed or learned something independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 8 out of 9 on a 3-row chapter summary rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored summaries
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 8 out of 9 on a 3-row chapter summary rubric scored 0 to 3 per row
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive scored summaries
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after reading or listening to a chapter of the class novel, the student will write or say a summary with the two or three most important events and one way the main character changed or learned something independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 9 on a 3-row chapter summary rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored summaries, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
| Date | Task / sample | Key events: picks the most important events, not minor ones (0 to 3) | Order and links: events in order with how they connect (0 to 3) | Character change: names a change with support (0 to 3) | Total (of 9) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 3-row chapter summary rubric scored 0 to 3 per row. Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.