Name what the author and illustrator do
When to use this goal
For kindergarten and first grade students who can point to the title but mix up the author and illustrator or say the author drew the book. Present levels in finding the title (rd-pc-011) show readiness.
- Baseline
- Use books whose covers show both names clearly and use the words by and illustrated by. Score each of the 4 questions per book. Books with one person as author and illustrator are a good later check.
- Tips
- Make cover talk part of every read-aloud. Students who use AAC can answer with wrote and drew buttons. Writing their own books, with the student as author and illustrator, makes the roles stick.
- Limits
- Covers vary; some list only one name or none. Measures cover knowledge, not comprehension.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-pc-010.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, before shared reading of a new book, when the adult asks 4 cover questions (title, author, illustrator, what each one did), the student will point to the title, author and illustrator names on the cover and tell that the author wrote the words and the illustrator made the pictures independently with at least 83% accuracy on book cover questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 33% 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. Opportunity (trial) recording 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 Print Concepts & Early Literacy.
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 - Print Concepts & Early Literacy
- Baseline
- 33% accuracy.
- Annual goal480 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, before shared reading of a new book, when the adult asks 4 cover questions (title, author, illustrator, what each one did), the student will point to the title, author and illustrator names on the cover and tell that the author wrote the words and the illustrator made the pictures independently with at least 83% accuracy on book cover questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Before shared reading of a new book, when the adult asks 4 cover questions (title, author, illustrator, what each one did)
- Behavior
- The student will point to the title, author and illustrator names on the cover and tell that the author wrote the words and the illustrator made the pictures independently
- Criteria
- With at least 83% accuracy on book cover questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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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 83% accuracy on book cover questions
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, before shared reading of a new book, when the adult asks 4 cover questions (title, author, illustrator, what each one did), the student will point to the title, author and illustrator names on the cover and tell that the author wrote the words and the illustrator made the pictures independently with at least 83% accuracy on book cover questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.