Answer a classmate's question with the device
When to use this goal
For students who answer adults on their device but miss or ignore questions from classmates, who often ask quickly and move on. Base the choice on observation in group work and play. Peers may need coaching to wait and to ask questions the student can answer.
- Baseline
- Observe six peer questions and record whether the student answered, answered after an adult repeat, or did not answer before the peer moved on. Note how long peers waited; a short wait is often the main barrier.
- Tips
- Each peer question is one opportunity, scored independent when the student answers before the peer moves on, without an adult repeating it. Coach peers as part of the plan. Any mode that answers the question counts.
- Limits
- The number of peer questions varies; peer coaching may be needed just to create opportunities. The goal measures response, not quality of the answer.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-aac-048.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during small-group or partner work in class when a peer asks the student a question, the student will answer the peer's question with a device message, sign, gesture, or low-tech board independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 2 of 6 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. Direct observation 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
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal346 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during small-group or partner work in class when a peer asks the student a question, the student will answer the peer's question with a device message, sign, gesture, or low-tech board independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During small-group or partner work in class when a peer asks the student a question
- Behavior
- The student will answer the peer's question with a device message, sign, gesture, or low-tech board independently
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Twice weekly
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 5 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during small-group or partner work in class when a peer asks the student a question, the student will answer the peer's question with a device message, sign, gesture, or low-tech board independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected twice 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 | 6 | # + (of 6) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 6 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.