Nonsense words with blends and digraphs
When to use this goal
For students who read real words with blends and digraphs partly from memory and whose decoding needs checking on words they could not have memorized. Present levels should show taught blends and digraphs.
- Baseline
- Tally errors by part: blend, digraph, vowel. Watch for the student turning nonsense words into real ones, a sign of guessing. Explain that the words are made up so the student is not confused.
- Tips
- Use alongside real-word lists. The core nonsense word template uses VC and CVC; this one adds blends and digraphs.
- Limits
- Some students find nonsense words frustrating; keep sessions short. Scores are not norm-referenced.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-dec-024.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 20 printed one-syllable nonsense words with taught blends and digraphs (such as shref, blitch, cromp), the student will read each word aloud as a whole word independently with at least 85% accuracy on nonsense words read correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by curriculum-based measurement probes collected weekly.
Baseline: 35% 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. Curriculum-based measurement 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 Phonics & Decoding.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
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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 - Phonics & Decoding
- Baseline
- 35% accuracy.
- Annual goal374 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 20 printed one-syllable nonsense words with taught blends and digraphs (such as shref, blitch, cromp), the student will read each word aloud as a whole word independently with at least 85% accuracy on nonsense words read correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by curriculum-based measurement probes collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 20 printed one-syllable nonsense words with taught blends and digraphs (such as shref, blitch, cromp)
- Behavior
- The student will read each word aloud as a whole word independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on nonsense words read correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Curriculum-based measurement probes
- 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 85% accuracy on nonsense words read correctly
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Curriculum-based measurement
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 20 printed one-syllable nonsense words with taught blends and digraphs (such as shref, blitch, cromp), the student will read each word aloud as a whole word independently with at least 85% accuracy on nonsense words read correctly, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by curriculum-based measurement probes 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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