Name the device in a figurative sentence
When to use this goal
For students who read figurative phrases literally and cannot yet tell a simile from a metaphor, personification or hyperbole. Present levels in vocabulary and comprehension, not grade, decide fit. Start with the two devices the class is using.
- Baseline
- Give one mixed probe and record the error pattern by device. Students often call any comparison a simile and miss personification entirely. Keep the vocabulary in each sentence at the student's independent level.
- Tips
- Naming the device is a step toward explaining its meaning and effect, which comprehension and rd-lit-010 cover. Mix the order of devices and use fresh sentences each probe.
- Limits
- Naming a device does not show the student can explain what it means. Students with language needs may recognize the device and still read the meaning literally; check meaning separately.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-lit-008.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 12 sentences from instructional-level texts, each containing a simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole, the student will name the device in each sentence and underline the words that make it independently with at least 80% accuracy on figurative language sentences, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 35% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Work-sample analysis gives percent accuracy 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 Literary Analysis & Author's Craft.
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.
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- Area of need
- Reading - Literary Analysis & Author's Craft
- Baseline
- 35% accuracy.
- Annual goal411 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 12 sentences from instructional-level texts, each containing a simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole, the student will name the device in each sentence and underline the words that make it independently with at least 80% accuracy on figurative language sentences, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 12 sentences from instructional-level texts, each containing a simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole
- Behavior
- The student will name the device in each sentence and underline the words that make it independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on figurative language sentences, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 80% accuracy on figurative language sentences
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 12 sentences from instructional-level texts, each containing a simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole, the student will name the device in each sentence and underline the words that make it independently with at least 80% accuracy on figurative language sentences, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
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