Long-vowel teams ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow
When to use this goal
For students who read closed and silent-e words but read vowel-team words with a short vowel or guess (boat as bot, rain as ran). A phonics inventory and present levels, not grade, decide whether these teams are next.
- Baseline
- Probe each team with four words to find the ones already known. For this list, score ea as long e and ow as long o, and choose words where that reading makes a real word.
- Tips
- Teach the position pairs (ai and oa inside a word, ay at the end). The mixed list shows whether the student checks the vowel pattern before reading rather than applying the team taught last.
- Limits
- ea and ow also have other sounds (bread, cow); this goal sets those aside, so follow it with a flexing goal. Does not measure rate or spelling.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-dec-084.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a list of 20 unfamiliar words mixing ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, and ow (as in snow) with closed and silent-e words, the student will read each word aloud, saying the vowel sound its pattern spells independently with at least 85% accuracy on vowel-team words, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by curriculum-based measurement probes collected weekly.
Baseline: 30% 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.
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 - Phonics & Decoding
- Baseline
- 30% accuracy.
- Annual goal394 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a list of 20 unfamiliar words mixing ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, and ow (as in snow) with closed and silent-e words, the student will read each word aloud, saying the vowel sound its pattern spells independently with at least 85% accuracy on vowel-team words, 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 a list of 20 unfamiliar words mixing ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, and ow (as in snow) with closed and silent-e words
- Behavior
- The student will read each word aloud, saying the vowel sound its pattern spells independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on vowel-team words, 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 vowel-team words
- 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 a list of 20 unfamiliar words mixing ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, and ow (as in snow) with closed and silent-e words, the student will read each word aloud, saying the vowel sound its pattern spells independently with at least 85% accuracy on vowel-team words, 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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