Share news about their day or weekend using three or more symbols
When to use this goal
For students whose device use is mostly single words and who want to tell people about their lives (what they did, who they saw, how it was). Base the choice on a device language sample and the family's help with topics.
- Baseline
- Ask the student about their weekend on 5 occasions with a family note available and record the message length and content. Set up a home-school communication photo system so there is something to talk about and so the partner can understand references. Note whether the student uses the photo as a crutch or a prompt.
- Tips
- Each sharing opportunity is one trial, scored correct when the message has three or more symbols and conveys an event. Family photos or a daily note give partners the context to respond. Messages can be built on the device, with the partner reading them aloud if the device does not speak. Grammar is not scored.
- Limits
- Depends on families sending information; without it the partner cannot verify or respond well. Three symbols is an arbitrary line; adjust to the student. The template does not measure narrative structure (see narrative-language).
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-aac-021.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during morning meeting or a sharing time, with a family note or photo about the weekend available, the student will tell about an event using three or more symbols that include who or what and something about it (such as "I go park" or "saw grandma fun") independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
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 AAC & Augmentative Communication.
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
- Speech & Language - AAC & Augmentative Communication
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal426 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during morning meeting or a sharing time, with a family note or photo about the weekend available, the student will tell about an event using three or more symbols that include who or what and something about it (such as "I go park" or "saw grandma fun") independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During morning meeting or a sharing time, with a family note or photo about the weekend available
- Behavior
- The student will tell about an event using three or more symbols that include who or what and something about it (such as "I go park" or "saw grandma fun") independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- 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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during morning meeting or a sharing time, with a family note or photo about the weekend available, the student will tell about an event using three or more symbols that include who or what and something about it (such as "I go park" or "saw grandma fun") independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data 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 | 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.