Find a classmate's name by first letter
When to use this goal
For kindergarten students who know several letters but do not use them to find words, such as names on cubbies, charts, or attendance cards. Using a first letter is an early print skill. Present levels decide the number of names in the set.
- Baseline
- Choose name sets with different first letters at first; names that share a first letter come later. Note whether the student picks by length or picture.
- Tips
- Classmates' names are meaningful print. Children who do not speak can point to the letter on an alphabet strip and then to the card.
- Limits
- Name sets are small and familiar; generalization to other words needs checking.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-let-031.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during the morning routine, given 6 classmates' name cards and a spoken name, the student will say the first sound or letter of the spoken name and pick the name card that starts with that letter independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 2 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
- 2 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal377 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during the morning routine, given 6 classmates' name cards and a spoken name, the student will say the first sound or letter of the spoken name and pick the name card that starts with that letter 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
- During the morning routine, given 6 classmates' name cards and a spoken name
- Behavior
- The student will say the first sound or letter of the spoken name and pick the name card that starts with that letter independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- 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:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during the morning routine, given 6 classmates' name cards and a spoken name, the student will say the first sound or letter of the spoken name and pick the name card that starts with that letter 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.