Talk with teammates during an online or console game
When to use this goal
For students who love video games and play alongside peers but play silently or only react to their own results. Present levels decide fit. Team talk can be voice, game chat, or quick-chat buttons.
- Baseline
- Tally team comments during 2 or 3 sessions with the same game type. Ask the student what team talk they like and what bothers them in voice chat.
- Tips
- Count comments to teammates, not to the game. Harsh comments are not counted and can be coached. Choose games the school approves. Gaming is a real way older students connect; treat it with respect.
- Limits
- Game type changes how much talk is needed. The goal covers supervised school settings only.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-peer-045.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a 20-minute team game at a supervised school gaming club, the student will make a team comment to a teammate by voice, game chat, or quick-chat button (such as a plan, a warning, or "nice job") independently at least 6 times per 20-minute game session, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by frequency recording collected weekly.
Baseline: 1 times per 20-minute game session.
- 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. Frequency fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Frequency (event) recording gives frequency 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
- 1 times per 20-minute game session.
- Annual goal374 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a 20-minute team game at a supervised school gaming club, the student will make a team comment to a teammate by voice, game chat, or quick-chat button (such as a plan, a warning, or "nice job") independently at least 6 times per 20-minute game session, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by frequency recording collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a 20-minute team game at a supervised school gaming club
- Behavior
- The student will make a team comment to a teammate by voice, game chat, or quick-chat button (such as a plan, a warning, or "nice job") independently
- Criteria
- At least 6 times per 20-minute game session, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Frequency recording
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records the count and the observation length.
Frequency & rate tracker
Frequency- Student label:
- Target:
- at least 6 times per 20-minute game session
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Frequency (event) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a 20-minute team game at a supervised school gaming club, the student will make a team comment to a teammate by voice, game chat, or quick-chat button (such as a plan, a warning, or "nice job") independently at least 6 times per 20-minute game session, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by frequency recording collected weekly.
| Date | Observation period (start–end) | Minutes observed | Activity / context | Count (tally) | Rate per minutecount ÷ minutes (only if periods vary) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Count each occurrence of the defined behavior per 20-minute game session.
- Keep the observation length the same each session. If it varies, compare rate per minute, not raw counts.
- Write the behavior definition at the top of the sheet so all data collectors count the same thing.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.