Stay with the group during choral reading
When to use this goal
For students who fall silent, fall behind, or race ahead during whole-class or small-group choral reading, which is a common fluency routine in primary classrooms. Base the choice on observation during the routine; it suits students who read the text but cannot yet match a group's pace.
- Baseline
- Each sentence or line is one opportunity; mark it when the student is reading aloud and within a word of the group. Observe three sessions and note the pattern: silent, behind, or ahead. Make sure the text is one the student can read alone at a reasonable accuracy.
- Tips
- Choral reading gives many repetitions with low pressure, and this goal makes participation measurable. Start with paired reading and move to the group. Use the same short poem for a week so the student gains familiarity.
- Limits
- Hearing one voice in a group is hard; sit close or use the paired condition for data. Staying with the group can be done by mumbling along; check accuracy separately. Does not measure independent fluency.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-flu-019.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during small-group choral reading of a familiar instructional-level passage divided into 10 sentences, the student will read each sentence aloud in time with the group, staying within a word of the group's pace independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed sessions, as measured by direct observation 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. 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 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
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal377 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during small-group choral reading of a familiar instructional-level passage divided into 10 sentences, the student will read each sentence aloud in time with the group, staying within a word of the group's pace independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed sessions, as measured by direct observation collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During small-group choral reading of a familiar instructional-level passage divided into 10 sentences
- Behavior
- The student will read each sentence aloud in time with the group, staying within a word of the group's pace independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed sessions
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- 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 8 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 observed sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during small-group choral reading of a familiar instructional-level passage divided into 10 sentences, the student will read each sentence aloud in time with the group, staying within a word of the group's pace independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed sessions, as measured by direct observation 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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