Scoop syllables before reading a long word
When to use this goal
For students who know the syllable routine in lessons but skip it in real reading, then guess at long words. Present levels should show the routine works when used.
- Baseline
- Choose passages with at least five long unfamiliar words. Record whether the student used the routine and whether the word came out right.
- Tips
- Marking can be done in the air or with a finger when writing in the text is not allowed.
- Limits
- Counts strategy use; track accuracy separately.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-dec-049.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during oral reading of an instructional-level passage, when the student comes to an unfamiliar word of three or more syllables, the student will scoop or mark the syllables of the word, read each syllable, and then read the whole word independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 5 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. Direct observation 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
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal396 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during oral reading of an instructional-level passage, when the student comes to an unfamiliar word of three or more syllables, the student will scoop or mark the syllables of the word, read each syllable, and then read the whole word independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During oral reading of an instructional-level passage, when the student comes to an unfamiliar word of three or more syllables
- Behavior
- The student will scoop or mark the syllables of the word, read each syllable, and then read the whole word independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- 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 at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during oral reading of an instructional-level passage, when the student comes to an unfamiliar word of three or more syllables, the student will scoop or mark the syllables of the word, read each syllable, and then read the whole word independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by direct observation 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 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 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.