Select a named letter using eye gaze, a switch, or pointing
When to use this goal
For students with significant motor or communication needs who show letter recognition through an access method other than speech or a precise point. Base the choice on the team's agreed access method.
- Baseline
- Agree with the team on what counts as a selection (for example, gaze held for 2 seconds, or switch activation while the letter is highlighted) and write it on the data sheet. Alternate the target's position so a side preference does not inflate the score. Run 10 trials over several short sessions to limit fatigue, and start with letters from the student's name.
- Tips
- Coordinate with the speech-language pathologist and occupational therapist on positioning and the access method, and keep them identical across sessions. A field of 2 at chance is 50 percent, so the target should be well above it and sustained. Use the same letters on the student's communication device when possible so the skill supports spelling-based communication later.
- Limits
- Fatigue, positioning, and attention change performance from day to day, so look at the trend rather than single sessions. A field of 2 or 3 limits how much the score can tell you; expand the field as soon as the student is steady. This goal measures recognition, not letter sounds or naming.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-let-020.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 2 letters displayed on an eye-gaze board or device screen and the spoken name of one of them, the student will select the named letter using the agreed access method independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 4 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 Letter Names & Sounds.
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 - Letter Names & Sounds
- Baseline
- 4 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal353 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 2 letters displayed on an eye-gaze board or device screen and the spoken name of one of them, the student will select the named letter using the agreed access method independently in at least 8 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 2 letters displayed on an eye-gaze board or device screen and the spoken name of one of them
- Behavior
- The student will select the named letter using the agreed access method independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
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:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 2 letters displayed on an eye-gaze board or device screen and the spoken name of one of them, the student will select the named letter using the agreed access method independently in at least 8 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.