Say the sound while writing the letter
When to use this goal
For kindergarten and first-grade students who write letters without linking them to sounds, or who start letters in the wrong place. Saying the sound during writing ties both together. Present levels in handwriting and letter sounds decide the letter set.
- Baseline
- Watch the start point as the letter is written; the finished letter does not show it. Score start point, letter shape, and sound together, and note which part is missing.
- Tips
- Pairs with OT handwriting goals when formation is the main need. Use consistent verbal paths for each letter.
- Limits
- Observing start points takes close attention; small groups make it hard. The goal does not measure letter size or spacing.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-let-027.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a lined page and a spoken direction to write a letter from the taught set, the student will write the letter from the correct starting point while saying its sound independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data 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. 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
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal351 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a lined page and a spoken direction to write a letter from the taught set, the student will write the letter from the correct starting point while saying its sound independently in at least 9 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 a lined page and a spoken direction to write a letter from the taught set
- Behavior
- The student will write the letter from the correct starting point while saying its sound independently
- Criteria
- In at least 9 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 9 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 a lined page and a spoken direction to write a letter from the taught set, the student will write the letter from the correct starting point while saying its sound independently in at least 9 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.
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