Ask a classmate to be their partner
When to use this goal
For students who are left until last when partners are chosen or who wait for the teacher to assign one. Present levels decide fit. Asking can be spoken, signed, written, typed, or done from a device.
- Baseline
- For two weeks, note each partner-choosing time and what the student did: asked, was asked, waited, or was assigned. Ask the student who they would like to work with.
- Tips
- An opportunity is any time the class chooses partners. Being asked first by a peer and saying yes also counts. Teachers can reduce the sting of choosing by using random partners sometimes; this goal is for the times choice is used.
- Limits
- Peer acceptance is not the student's skill; score the asking. Classroom routines vary in how often partners are chosen.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-peer-040.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when the teacher tells the class to choose partners or groups, the student will ask a classmate to be their partner within the time the class has to choose 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 goal314 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when the teacher tells the class to choose partners or groups, the student will ask a classmate to be their partner within the time the class has to choose 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 the teacher tells the class to choose partners or groups
- Behavior
- The student will ask a classmate to be their partner within the time the class has to choose 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 the teacher tells the class to choose partners or groups, the student will ask a classmate to be their partner within the time the class has to choose 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.