Act out or point to show action words
When to use this goal
For young students and early communicators who use a few general verbs (go, do, make) and need more specific action words (stomp, tiptoe, toss, squeeze). Responses can be movement, pointing, or a device. Present levels in language decide the verb set.
- Baseline
- Present each of the 10 verbs once in random order. Accept any clear movement or point. Note which verbs the student confuses (toss and throw), since near pairs are taught together later.
- Tips
- Teach verbs through movement, then pictures, then use in sentences. Offer seated or adapted movements for students with motor needs; pointing to the picture is always an option.
- Limits
- Shows receptive meaning only. Some verbs are hard to act out (think, decide); keep the set to observable actions.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID rd-voc-022.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group lesson, given a spoken action word from a taught set of 10, the student will act out the action or point to the picture that shows it independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice 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 Vocabulary.
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 - Vocabulary
- Baseline
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal336 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group lesson, given a spoken action word from a taught set of 10, the student will act out the action or point to the picture that shows it independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a small-group lesson, given a spoken action word from a taught set of 10
- Behavior
- The student will act out the action or point to the picture that shows it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice 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:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group lesson, given a spoken action word from a taught set of 10, the student will act out the action or point to the picture that shows it independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice 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.