Blend sounds into words during a home game
When to use this goal
For young students whose families want a quick, playful way to practice sound skills at home. A sound-talk game (I spy something /d/ /o/ /g/) gives practice in daily life. Present levels decide whether blending of two or three sounds is the target.
- Baseline
- Show the family how to say sounds without adding vowels (/d/, not duh). Compare home sheets with a school probe in the same week.
- Tips
- Send the game directions in the family's home language; the game works in any language. Home practice is a support, never a requirement.
- Limits
- Family scoring varies; school probes stay the main measure.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-pa-041.
Sign in to add this goal to a student.
Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a 5-minute home game, when a family member says the name of an object in the room one sound at a time, the student will say the word or point to the object independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks of returned home sheets, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly through a home sheet checked at school.
Baseline: 3 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 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.
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 - Phonological Awareness
- Baseline
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal398 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a 5-minute home game, when a family member says the name of an object in the room one sound at a time, the student will say the word or point to the object independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks of returned home sheets, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly through a home sheet checked at school.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a 5-minute home game, when a family member says the name of an object in the room one sound at a time
- Behavior
- The student will say the word or point to the object independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks of returned home sheets
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly through a home sheet checked at school
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 8 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 2 consecutive weeks of returned home sheets
- Collection schedule:
- weekly through a home sheet checked at school
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a 5-minute home game, when a family member says the name of an object in the room one sound at a time, the student will say the word or point to the object independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks of returned home sheets, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly through a home sheet checked at school.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.