Read a group's activity before joining
When to use this goal
For students who join groups at moments that do not work for the group (in the middle of a game, during a private conversation). Present levels decide fit. Reading the group means noticing what it is doing and choosing a time to ask.
- Baseline
- Record 5 joining attempts and whether the student read the group first. Video scenes can supply practice data; label them.
- Tips
- The student can always ask "Can I join?"; reading the group helps choose when. Groups that refuse every time need adult support for inclusion, not more skill teaching.
- Limits
- Peer responses are outside the student's control. Joining and keeping play going belong in peer-interaction and play-social-participation.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-aw-025.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at recess or lunch, when the student wants to join a group of peers, the student will watch the group briefly, name what it is doing, and ask to join at a break in the activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected twice 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. Direct observation 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 Social Awareness & Perspective Taking.
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
- Social-Emotional & Communication - Social Awareness & Perspective Taking
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal338 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at recess or lunch, when the student wants to join a group of peers, the student will watch the group briefly, name what it is doing, and ask to join at a break in the activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At recess or lunch, when the student wants to join a group of peers
- Behavior
- The student will watch the group briefly, name what it is doing, and ask to join at a break in the activity independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- 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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at recess or lunch, when the student wants to join a group of peers, the student will watch the group briefly, name what it is doing, and ask to join at a break in the activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation 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 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.