Decode an action sentence and do it
When to use this goal
For beginning readers who sound out sentences word by word but do not connect the words to meaning. Action sentences (tap the cup, sit on the rug) show the student read the sentence and acted on it. Present levels decide the word set.
- Baseline
- Use actions the student can do in their seat if movement is limited. Score correct when the action matches the sentence.
- Tips
- Fun and quick; students who do not speak can show reading through the action. Pairs with the sentence-level decoding template.
- Limits
- Some actions can be guessed from one word; make sure each sentence needs all words.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-dec-039.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a card with a 3- to 6-word action sentence made of taught decodable and high-frequency words, the student will read the sentence silently or aloud and then do the action independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 3 of 10 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 Phonics & Decoding.
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 - Phonics & Decoding
- Baseline
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal357 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a card with a 3- to 6-word action sentence made of taught decodable and high-frequency words, the student will read the sentence silently or aloud and then do the action independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a card with a 3- to 6-word action sentence made of taught decodable and high-frequency words
- Behavior
- The student will read the sentence silently or aloud and then do the action independently
- Criteria
- In at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice weekly
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 9 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a card with a 3- to 6-word action sentence made of taught decodable and high-frequency words, the student will read the sentence silently or aloud and then do the action independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | # + (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 10 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.
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