Answer simple questions about themselves
When to use this goal
For young students who do not yet answer social questions such as "What's your name?", "How old are you?", or "What do you like?" Base the choice on communication mode and family input. Answers can be spoken, signed, shown with fingers, or selected from an "about me" page on the device.
- Baseline
- Ask 5 questions over a few days (name, age, a favorite, a family member, a pet) and record whether the student answered with true information and in which mode. Get the correct answers from the family, including names in the home language and family words for relatives.
- Tips
- Score correct when the answer is true, in any mode, without the partner giving it first. Use questions that matter to the student; a question about a favorite character is as useful as one about age. Keep the "about me" page current with the family. This goal also builds toward safety skills such as giving a name to a helper.
- Limits
- Answers can only be checked against what the family shares. Some students answer by repeating the question; record echoes separately and teach the answer. The goal does not cover longer conversation.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-com-037.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when a familiar adult or peer asks a question about them (such as name, age, a favorite food, a pet), the student will answer the question with true information about themselves by saying, signing, gesturing, or selecting it on their device independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during morning greeting.
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 goal450 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when a familiar adult or peer asks a question about them (such as name, age, a favorite food, a pet), the student will answer the question with true information about themselves by saying, signing, gesturing, or selecting it on their device independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during morning greeting.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When a familiar adult or peer asks a question about them (such as name, age, a favorite food, a pet)
- Behavior
- The student will answer the question with true information about themselves by saying, signing, gesturing, or selecting it on their device independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily during morning greeting
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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 morning greeting
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when a familiar adult or peer asks a question about them (such as name, age, a favorite food, a pet), the student will answer the question with true information about themselves by saying, signing, gesturing, or selecting it on their device independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during morning greeting.
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.