Rhyme race: rhyming words in one minute
When to use this goal
For students who produce one rhyme when asked but slowly, with long pauses, which shows the skill is not yet automatic. Present levels should show reliable single-rhyme production.
- Baseline
- Use three different starting words with many rhymes (at, ig, op families). Count each different rhyme; repeats do not count. Note whether the student uses the alphabet in order, which is a good strategy.
- Tips
- Fun to graph. Made-up words show the skill as well as real words.
- Limits
- Vocabulary affects real-word rhymes; count made-up words to keep the focus on sounds.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-pa-034.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a spoken one-syllable word and 1 minute to say words that rhyme with it, the student will say different real or made-up words that rhyme with the word independently at a rate of at least 9 correct responses per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
Baseline: 3 correct responses per minute.
- 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. Rate (per minute) fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Timed probes gives rate (per minute) 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.
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 - Phonological Awareness
- Baseline
- 3 correct responses per minute.
- Annual goal338 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a spoken one-syllable word and 1 minute to say words that rhyme with it, the student will say different real or made-up words that rhyme with the word independently at a rate of at least 9 correct responses per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a spoken one-syllable word and 1 minute to say words that rhyme with it
- Behavior
- The student will say different real or made-up words that rhyme with the word independently
- Criteria
- At a rate of at least 9 correct responses per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Timed probes
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records timing length and number correct.
Frequency & rate tracker
Rate (per minute)- Student label:
- Target:
- at a rate of at least 9 correct responses per minute
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Timed probes
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a spoken one-syllable word and 1 minute to say words that rhyme with it, the student will say different real or made-up words that rhyme with the word independently at a rate of at least 9 correct responses per minute, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
| Date | Probe / form | Timing (min) | # correct | # errors | Correct per minute# correct ÷ minutes | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Use the same timing length and probe type every session.
- Rate = number correct ÷ minutes timed.
- Target unit: correct responses per minute.
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