Ask for a turn during group games
When to use this goal
For young students who grab, wait silently, or leave during turn-taking games and songs because they have no quick way to ask for a turn. "My turn" on a button, device, or sign gives them one. Base the choice on observation of group play.
- Baseline
- Record six turn moments and what the student does: asks, grabs, waits, or leaves. Note which mode is quickest for the student; for turn requests, a single button may be faster than navigating.
- Tips
- Each turn moment is one opportunity, scored independent when the student asks for the turn in any mode before taking the item. Give the turn right away when asked. Grabbing is communication too; respond calmly and model the message.
- Limits
- Turn opportunities depend on the group and game. The goal does not measure waiting or other children's behavior.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-aac-068.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group game, song, or story with turns that the adult offers in a pattern, the student will ask for a turn with "my turn" on the device, a sign, or a recorded button independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session and twice weekly in the classroom.
Baseline: 1 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. 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 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal409 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group game, song, or story with turns that the adult offers in a pattern, the student will ask for a turn with "my turn" on the device, a sign, or a recorded button independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session and twice weekly in the classroom.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a small-group game, song, or story with turns that the adult offers in a pattern
- Behavior
- The student will ask for a turn with "my turn" on the device, a sign, or a recorded button independently
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- During each therapy session and twice weekly in the classroom
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 5 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- during each therapy session and twice weekly in the classroom
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a small-group game, song, or story with turns that the adult offers in a pattern, the student will ask for a turn with "my turn" on the device, a sign, or a recorded button independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session and twice weekly in the classroom.
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.