Stay in a small-group conversation with classmates
When to use this goal
For older students who leave group conversations quickly when the topic shifts or more than one person is talking. Present levels and the student's sensory needs decide fit. Staying can be listening and adding a comment now and then; it does not require constant talk.
- Baseline
- Time 3 to 5 group conversations from the moment the student joins to the moment they leave. Note what was happening when they left (topic change, loud space, several people talking).
- Tips
- Leaving with a closing is a fine end point; it shows control over the exit. Pick spaces with less noise at first. The student's choice of group matters.
- Limits
- Groups break up for many reasons; stop timing when the group ends. Duration does not measure how much the student talked.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-peer-053.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during an informal conversation with 3 or more classmates before class, at lunch, or in a club, the student will remain in the group conversation, listening and adding a comment or question independently for at least 8 minutes, across 4 consecutive observations, as measured by duration recording collected weekly.
Baseline: 2 minutes.
- 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. Duration fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Duration recording gives duration 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
- 2 minutes.
- Annual goal345 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during an informal conversation with 3 or more classmates before class, at lunch, or in a club, the student will remain in the group conversation, listening and adding a comment or question independently for at least 8 minutes, across 4 consecutive observations, as measured by duration recording collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During an informal conversation with 3 or more classmates before class, at lunch, or in a club
- Behavior
- The student will remain in the group conversation, listening and adding a comment or question independently
- Criteria
- For at least 8 minutes, across 4 consecutive observations
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Duration tracker. Records start and end times.
Duration tracker
Duration- Student label:
- Target:
- for at least 8 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- across 4 consecutive observations
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during an informal conversation with 3 or more classmates before class, at lunch, or in a club, the student will remain in the group conversation, listening and adding a comment or question independently for at least 8 minutes, across 4 consecutive observations, as measured by duration recording collected weekly.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Start timing when the defined behavior begins and stop when it ends, using the definitions agreed by the team.
- The goal is reached when duration is at least the target (8 minutes).
- Note interruptions that weren't caused by the student.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.