Invite a peer who is alone to join in
When to use this goal
For students with steady peer skills who are ready to take a leading role, or whose goals include being a welcoming member of the class. Present levels decide fit. Invitations can be spoken, signed, written, or typed.
- Baseline
- Over two weeks, note moments when a peer was alone near the student during recess or lunch and what the student did. Ask the student whether they notice peers who are alone and how they would invite them.
- Tips
- An opportunity is a peer alone within the student's area. Score correct when the student offers an invitation, whether or not the peer accepts. A peer who prefers to be alone and says no is fine; the student's polite invite still counts.
- Limits
- Opportunities are uneven week to week. The goal measures the invitation, not the peer's response or ongoing friendship.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-peer-034.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when a peer is sitting or standing alone during recess, lunch, or free time, the student will invite the peer to join their game, table, or group independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
Baseline: 0 of 4 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 Peer Interaction.
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 - Peer Interaction
- Baseline
- 0 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal304 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when a peer is sitting or standing alone during recess, lunch, or free time, the student will invite the peer to join their game, table, or group independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When a peer is sitting or standing alone during recess, lunch, or free time
- Behavior
- The student will invite the peer to join their game, table, or group independently
- Criteria
- In at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- 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 3 of 4 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when a peer is sitting or standing alone during recess, lunch, or free time, the student will invite the peer to join their game, table, or group independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | # + (of 4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 4 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.