Make up name rhymes in a song
When to use this goal
For preschoolers who join rhyming songs but do not yet make their own rhymes. Name-rhyme songs, where a classmate's name is changed to a silly rhyming word, give playful, repeated practice. Present levels in early phonological skills decide readiness; recognizing rhymes usually comes first.
- Baseline
- Give 5 turns across a song time or a short game. Accept made-up words; they show rhyme skill as well as real words. Note if the child repeats the same word or changes the ending instead of the beginning.
- Tips
- Keep it light and silly; laughter helps. Children who do not speak can pick from two picture cards or a device page with rhyming choices.
- Limits
- Group turns give few chances per child. Rhyming varies with dialect; accept rhymes that work in the child's speech.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-pa-022.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a group name-rhyme song, when it is the student's turn to change a classmate's name to a rhyming word, the student will say a real or made-up word that rhymes with the name or word independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed song times, as measured by direct observation collected three times weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 5 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. Direct observation 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 Phonological Awareness.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
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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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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 - Phonological Awareness
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal361 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a group name-rhyme song, when it is the student's turn to change a classmate's name to a rhyming word, the student will say a real or made-up word that rhymes with the name or word independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed song times, as measured by direct observation collected three times weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a group name-rhyme song, when it is the student's turn to change a classmate's name to a rhyming word
- Behavior
- The student will say a real or made-up word that rhymes with the name or word independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed song times
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Three times 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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 observed song times
- Collection schedule:
- three times weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a group name-rhyme song, when it is the student's turn to change a classmate's name to a rhyming word, the student will say a real or made-up word that rhymes with the name or word independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed song times, as measured by direct observation collected three times 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 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 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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