Change a sound in a multisyllabic word
When to use this goal
For middle and high school students who manipulate sounds in short words but lose track in longer ones, which matches their errors on multisyllabic words. Words come from age-respectful content. Present levels decide fit.
- Baseline
- Note whether errors come at syllable boundaries or inside blends. Repeat items once if the student asks and note it.
- Tips
- Short daily practice at the start of a reading intervention block. Connect to the next decoding or spelling task.
- Limits
- Working memory affects long-word tasks; tiles or written syllables can lower that load once the skill is building.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-pa-057.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a spoken two- or three-syllable word and the direction to delete or change one named sound (say contest without /n/), the student will say the new word independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
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 goal333 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a spoken two- or three-syllable word and the direction to delete or change one named sound (say contest without /n/), the student will say the new word independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a spoken two- or three-syllable word and the direction to delete or change one named sound (say contest without /n/)
- Behavior
- The student will say the new word independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- 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:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a spoken two- or three-syllable word and the direction to delete or change one named sound (say contest without /n/), the student will say the new word independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected 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.