Greet familiar people and respond to their greetings
When to use this goal
For students who walk past greetings or do not respond when greeted, in any mode. Base the choice on observation at arrival. A wave, a sign, a device message, or a spoken word all count; eye contact is not required.
- Baseline
- Record 5 greeting opportunities each day for 3 days (arrival, entering specials, a peer saying hi) and note whether the student responded, initiated, or neither, and in what mode. Ask the family how the student greets people at home.
- Tips
- An opportunity is a greeting directed at the student, or the student entering a room where a familiar person is within a few feet. Score correct when a greeting form occurs within 5 seconds, in any mode. Do not score looking, smiling, or tone. Coach peers to greet the student and wait. Keep the greeting message on the device home page.
- Limits
- Greetings are brief and easy to miss; station the observer at arrival. Some students greet only when prompted by the routine, so vary the setting across probes. Does not measure what happens after the greeting.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-com-008.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at arrival, when a familiar adult or peer greets them, the student will greet the person or respond to the greeting with a word, wave, sign, or device message within 5 seconds independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during arrival.
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 Functional Communication.
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 - Functional Communication
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal376 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at arrival, when a familiar adult or peer greets them, the student will greet the person or respond to the greeting with a word, wave, sign, or device message within 5 seconds independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during arrival.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At arrival, when a familiar adult or peer greets them
- Behavior
- The student will greet the person or respond to the greeting with a word, wave, sign, or device message within 5 seconds independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily during arrival
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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:
- across 3 consecutive data collection days
- Collection schedule:
- daily during arrival
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at arrival, when a familiar adult or peer greets them, the student will greet the person or respond to the greeting with a word, wave, sign, or device message within 5 seconds independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during arrival.
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.