Say the sounds in their own name
When to use this goal
For young students who name the letters in their name but do not yet give the sounds, which is often the most motivating place to start letter sounds. Present levels decide whether the first name or first and last names are used.
- Baseline
- The total is the number of letters in the name; adjust it for each student. For letters that do not make their usual sound in the name (silent letters, digraphs), teach the sound in the name and note it.
- Tips
- Use the name in songs and games. Classmates' names give the next set of letters.
- Limits
- Names often contain irregular spellings; the goal may not cover all letters. Knowing sounds in one's name is a starting set, not the full alphabet.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-let-030.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given their first name printed on a card, with the adult pointing to each letter, the student will say the sound for each letter as it is pointed to independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 6 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
- 1 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal329 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given their first name printed on a card, with the adult pointing to each letter, the student will say the sound for each letter as it is pointed to independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given their first name printed on a card, with the adult pointing to each letter
- Behavior
- The student will say the sound for each letter as it is pointed to independently
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 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 5 of 6 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 their first name printed on a card, with the adult pointing to each letter, the student will say the sound for each letter as it is pointed to independently in at least 5 of 6 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 | # + (of 6) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 6 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.