Name a body signal and a matching strategy at check-ins
When to use this goal
For students who go from calm to escalated with no apparent middle, often because they do not notice early body signals. Base the choice on the student's current emotion vocabulary. Builds on se-er-003 (reporting emotion and intensity) by adding body cues and a matched action.
- Baseline
- At check-ins for one week, ask the student what their body is doing and what they could try, and record whether they name a signal, a strategy, both, or neither. Build the chart with the student and the counselor or OT using the signals the student actually reports.
- Tips
- Each check-in is an opportunity. Score correct when the student names a body signal and a strategy that matches it on their chart. "Nothing right now" is a valid answer when the student is calm; score it correct if they can also name what they would watch for. Do not score whether the adult agrees with the signal. Scenario probes add data when check-ins are consistently calm.
- Limits
- Check-ins are planned and calm; naming a signal there does not mean noticing it under stress. Students with limited interoception may not perceive body signals; the chart can use external cues instead (what others see). Pair with se-er-001 for in-the-moment use.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-er-020.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at scheduled check-ins using their body-signals chart, the student will name one body signal they notice (such as tight hands, fast breathing, hot face) and one strategy from their menu that matches it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily at scheduled check-ins, summarized 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. 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 Emotional Regulation.
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 - Emotional Regulation
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal414 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at scheduled check-ins using their body-signals chart, the student will name one body signal they notice (such as tight hands, fast breathing, hot face) and one strategy from their menu that matches it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily at scheduled check-ins, summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At scheduled check-ins using their body-signals chart
- Behavior
- The student will name one body signal they notice (such as tight hands, fast breathing, hot face) and one strategy from their menu that matches it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily at scheduled check-ins, summarized weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
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 weeks
- Collection schedule:
- daily at scheduled check-ins, summarized weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at scheduled check-ins using their body-signals chart, the student will name one body signal they notice (such as tight hands, fast breathing, hot face) and one strategy from their menu that matches it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily at scheduled check-ins, summarized 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.