Timed letter dictation from sounds
When to use this goal
For students who can write the letter for a sound when given time but are too slow for spelling and writing to flow. Fit depends on present levels showing accurate sound dictation untimed and basic letter formation.
- Baseline
- Say the next sound as soon as the student finishes a letter, so the rate reflects the student's pace. Count reversed letters as errors but tally them separately.
- Tips
- Fast sound-to-letter writing frees attention for spelling whole words. Students with motor needs can use a keyboard or letter tiles; adjust the unit if so.
- Limits
- Rate reflects handwriting speed as well as letter knowledge. Pacing by the adult affects the score; keep it consistent.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-let-026.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute dictation of single letter sounds from the taught set, one every few seconds, the student will write the lowercase letter for each sound the adult says independently at a rate of at least 15 letters correct per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
Baseline: 6 letters correct per minute.
- 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. Rate (per minute) fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Timed probes gives rate (per minute) 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
- 6 letters correct per minute.
- Annual goal349 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute dictation of single letter sounds from the taught set, one every few seconds, the student will write the lowercase letter for each sound the adult says independently at a rate of at least 15 letters correct per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a 1-minute dictation of single letter sounds from the taught set, one every few seconds
- Behavior
- The student will write the lowercase letter for each sound the adult says independently
- Criteria
- At a rate of at least 15 letters correct per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Timed probes
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records timing length and number correct.
Frequency & rate tracker
Rate (per minute)- Student label:
- Target:
- at a rate of at least 15 letters correct per minute
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Timed probes
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute dictation of single letter sounds from the taught set, one every few seconds, the student will write the lowercase letter for each sound the adult says independently at a rate of at least 15 letters correct per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
| Date | Probe / form | Timing (min) | # correct | # errors | Correct per minute# correct ÷ minutes | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Use the same timing length and probe type every session.
- Rate = number correct ÷ minutes timed.
- Target unit: letters correct per minute.
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