Label articles as news or opinion
When to use this goal
For students who treat every article as straight fact, including editorials, columns, and reviews. Present levels and reading level, not grade, decide whether the articles are read independently or aloud.
- Baseline
- Remove the section labels from some items so the student has to use the writing itself. Score an item correct only when the label and the clue are both right.
- Tips
- Teach the clues one at a time: section labels, bylines marked opinion or column, first-person words, and judging words (should, best, unfair). Follow with a goal on evaluating claims once the student can separate the two.
- Limits
- News reports often quote people's opinions, which can confuse scoring; start with clear examples. Online articles may carry labels a student can rely on without reading the text.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-comp-105.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 8 unpracticed short articles from a news site or paper, mixing news reports, editorials, columns, and reviews, the student will label each piece as news or opinion and point to one clue in the text, such as the section label, first-person words, or a stated judgment independently with at least 85% accuracy on articles labeled with a supporting clue, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 45% 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. Work-sample analysis 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.
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- Area of need
- Reading - Reading Comprehension
- Baseline
- 45% accuracy.
- Annual goal490 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 8 unpracticed short articles from a news site or paper, mixing news reports, editorials, columns, and reviews, the student will label each piece as news or opinion and point to one clue in the text, such as the section label, first-person words, or a stated judgment independently with at least 85% accuracy on articles labeled with a supporting clue, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 8 unpracticed short articles from a news site or paper, mixing news reports, editorials, columns, and reviews
- Behavior
- The student will label each piece as news or opinion and point to one clue in the text, such as the section label, first-person words, or a stated judgment independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on articles labeled with a supporting clue, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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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 85% accuracy on articles labeled with a supporting clue
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 8 unpracticed short articles from a news site or paper, mixing news reports, editorials, columns, and reviews, the student will label each piece as news or opinion and point to one clue in the text, such as the section label, first-person words, or a stated judgment independently with at least 85% accuracy on articles labeled with a supporting clue, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
| 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.