Follow the reader's line in a big book
When to use this goal
For preschool students who look at the pictures or elsewhere during group reading and cannot show which part of the page is being read. Present levels in pointing to print versus pictures show readiness.
- Baseline
- Pause five times during big book reading across a week. Count a point to the correct line. Seat the student where they can reach and see the book, and note the seat in the data.
- Tips
- Give the student the pointer for a page now and then. Big books make the print visible to the group. Students with low vision may need a personal copy of the book.
- Limits
- Group settings vary in noise and distraction. The goal does not require word-by-word pointing.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-pc-024.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during whole-group shared reading of a big book, when the adult pauses mid-page and asks the student to show where we are, the student will point to the line the adult is reading independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected 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. 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 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.
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 - Print Concepts & Early Literacy
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal358 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during whole-group shared reading of a big book, when the adult pauses mid-page and asks the student to show where we are, the student will point to the line the adult is reading independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During whole-group shared reading of a big book, when the adult pauses mid-page and asks the student to show where we are
- Behavior
- The student will point to the line the adult is reading independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during whole-group shared reading of a big book, when the adult pauses mid-page and asks the student to show where we are, the student will point to the line the adult is reading independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, 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 | # + (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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.