Tell about past events with past tense
When to use this goal
For students who share news on their device (sl-aac-021) but leave every verb in the present ("I go store"), which can confuse partners about when things happened. Base the choice on device language samples. The device's past-tense key or word forms decide how many selections each verb takes.
- Baseline
- Collect two news-share samples and score each verb about a past event. Note irregular verbs separately (went, ate) since the device may store them as separate words. Ask the family for photos so the student has real news.
- Tips
- Score each verb that refers to a past event. Count a time word plus a present verb ("yesterday I go") as a partial and track it; it shows the student is marking time. Older students' news can come from work, sports, music, and family events.
- Limits
- News share happens on a schedule, so samples are small. The goal measures one grammar form; it does not measure how interesting or complete the news is.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-aac-038.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a Monday news share or end-of-day review about something that already happened, the student will select the past-tense form of the verb on the device when telling about a past event independently with at least 75% accuracy on past-tense contexts in device messages, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly samples, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during news share.
Baseline: 15% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy 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 percent accuracy 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.
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When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
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- Area of need
- Speech & Language - AAC & Augmentative Communication
- Baseline
- 15% accuracy.
- Annual goal424 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a Monday news share or end-of-day review about something that already happened, the student will select the past-tense form of the verb on the device when telling about a past event independently with at least 75% accuracy on past-tense contexts in device messages, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly samples, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during news share.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a Monday news share or end-of-day review about something that already happened
- Behavior
- The student will select the past-tense form of the verb on the device when telling about a past event independently
- Criteria
- With at least 75% accuracy on past-tense contexts in device messages, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly samples
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly during news share
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 75% accuracy on past-tense contexts in device messages
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly samples
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during news share
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a Monday news share or end-of-day review about something that already happened, the student will select the past-tense form of the verb on the device when telling about a past event independently with at least 75% accuracy on past-tense contexts in device messages, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly samples, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during news share.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
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