Write heart words from memory after mapping them
When to use this goal
For students who read some heart words but cannot picture their spelling, which suggests the words are not yet firmly mapped. Writing from memory checks that the letters, not only the shape, are stored. Choose the words from an irregular-word inventory in present levels.
- Baseline
- Dictate 10 words that were mapped in recent lessons. Note whether errors are in the regular part (a phonics gap) or the irregular part (a memory gap); the fix is different. Accept letter tiles or typing for students who find handwriting slow.
- Tips
- Mapping means saying each sound, linking it to its letters, and marking the part to learn by heart. Short daily practice works better than long weekly sessions. Pairs with the read-and-point heart word template.
- Limits
- Writing depends on letter formation and spelling skills too. Words mapped in the same lesson may be confused with each other at first.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-sw-021.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, the day after a mapping lesson in which 5 heart words were sounded out, spelled, and the irregular part marked, the student will write each dictated heart word with every letter in the right order, including the irregular part independently with at least 85% accuracy on heart words written correctly from memory, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Baseline: 30% 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. Work-sample analysis 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 Sight Word Recognition.
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 - Sight Word Recognition
- Baseline
- 30% accuracy.
- Annual goal435 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, the day after a mapping lesson in which 5 heart words were sounded out, spelled, and the irregular part marked, the student will write each dictated heart word with every letter in the right order, including the irregular part independently with at least 85% accuracy on heart words written correctly from memory, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- The day after a mapping lesson in which 5 heart words were sounded out, spelled, and the irregular part marked
- Behavior
- The student will write each dictated heart word with every letter in the right order, including the irregular part independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on heart words written correctly from memory, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- 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 85% accuracy on heart words written correctly from memory
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, the day after a mapping lesson in which 5 heart words were sounded out, spelled, and the irregular part marked, the student will write each dictated heart word with every letter in the right order, including the irregular part independently with at least 85% accuracy on heart words written correctly from memory, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.
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