Read a part in a script with a character voice
When to use this goal
For students whose rate and accuracy are adequate but whose reading is flat, and who respond to a performance purpose. Reader's theater gives a reason to rehearse. Base the choice on prosody data and the student's willingness to read aloud in a group.
- Baseline
- Score two performances with the rubric, recorded if possible, and with a second scorer when you can. Note which row is lowest. Make sure the script is at a level where accuracy is already high; otherwise the goal becomes a decoding goal.
- Tips
- Repeated rehearsal is built in, which is why this works as fluency practice. Rotate parts so every student gets the main role sometimes. The unpracticed condition is the annual step for students who already perform well after rehearsal.
- Limits
- Rehearsed performance shows what the student can do with practice, not cold reading. Rubric scoring is subjective; use anchor recordings. Some students find performance stressful; a small group or a recording made alone can be the setting.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-flu-011.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given an assigned part in a short reader's theater script at the student's instructional level, after three rehearsals, the student will read the assigned part aloud with a voice that fits the character and the punctuation independently, earning a score of at least 9 out of 12 on a 4-row script reading rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored performances, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 4 out of 12 rubric points.
- 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. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score 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 Fluency.
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 - Reading Fluency
- Baseline
- 4 out of 12 rubric points.
- Annual goal474 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given an assigned part in a short reader's theater script at the student's instructional level, after three rehearsals, the student will read the assigned part aloud with a voice that fits the character and the punctuation independently, earning a score of at least 9 out of 12 on a 4-row script reading rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored performances, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given an assigned part in a short reader's theater script at the student's instructional level, after three rehearsals
- Behavior
- The student will read the assigned part aloud with a voice that fits the character and the punctuation independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 9 out of 12 on a 4-row script reading rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored performances
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 9 out of 12 on a 4-row script reading rubric scored 0 to 3 per row
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive scored performances
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given an assigned part in a short reader's theater script at the student's instructional level, after three rehearsals, the student will read the assigned part aloud with a voice that fits the character and the punctuation independently, earning a score of at least 9 out of 12 on a 4-row script reading rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored performances, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
| Date | Task / sample | Accuracy: reads the part with few word errors | Timing: comes in on cue without long pauses | Character voice: tone and volume fit the character and the situation | Punctuation: questions, exclamations, and pauses are heard | Total (of 12) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 4-row script reading rubric scored 0 to 3 per row. Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.