Pick a learning tool before starting work
When to use this goal
For young students who have a set of tools (number line, word card, pencil grip, timer) but wait for an adult to hand them out. Present levels, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- Watch five task starts. Record whether the student picked a tool, picked one that fits, or waited. Note which tools they use most and which they never choose.
- Tips
- Accept any tool that would reasonably help; students may choose differently than adults would. Over time, add tools the student can choose alone.
- Limits
- Measures the choice, not how the task turns out. Students may pick the same favorite tool each time; check that it fits the task.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-sa-038.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of independent work, with a labeled tool bin or picture menu at their table, the student will choose a tool that fits the task from their tool bin or menu and tell or show the adult why they picked it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during independent work.
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 Self-Advocacy.
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 - Self-Advocacy
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal405 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at the start of independent work, with a labeled tool bin or picture menu at their table, the student will choose a tool that fits the task from their tool bin or menu and tell or show the adult why they picked it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during independent work.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At the start of independent work, with a labeled tool bin or picture menu at their table
- Behavior
- The student will choose a tool that fits the task from their tool bin or menu and tell or show the adult why they picked it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily during independent work
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:
- on 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- daily during independent work
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at the start of independent work, with a labeled tool bin or picture menu at their table, the student will choose a tool that fits the task from their tool bin or menu and tell or show the adult why they picked it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily during independent work.
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.