Say /l/ at word ends and before consonants
When to use this goal
For students who produce initial /l/ but replace the "dark" /l/ at the end of words and before consonants with a vowel sound ("bao" for ball, "miok" for milk). Base the choice on a probe by position. Present levels, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- Probe /l/ in final position and before consonants separately from initial /l/. Some speakers and dialects produce a vowel-like final /l/ as a normal feature; ask the family and listen to the community dialect before calling it an error.
- Tips
- Score correct when the tongue tip contact is heard; a final /l/ that sounds like "oo" is incorrect. Words with /l/ before another consonant are the hardest; save them for the end of the year. Multisyllabic words ending in -le (table, purple) are a useful bridge to sentences.
- Limits
- Vowel-like final /l/ is common in some adult speech and dialects, which limits how far this goal should go. It measures structured words and sentences only.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-art-032.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 20 picture or word cards with /l/ at the end of the word (such as ball, school, pencil), the student will produce /l/ with tongue-tip contact at the end of each word independently with at least 80% accuracy on final and pre-consonant /l/ productions, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session.
Baseline: 30% 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 Articulation.
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
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- Area of need
- Speech & Language - Articulation
- Baseline
- 30% accuracy.
- Annual goal412 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 20 picture or word cards with /l/ at the end of the word (such as ball, school, pencil), the student will produce /l/ with tongue-tip contact at the end of each word independently with at least 80% accuracy on final and pre-consonant /l/ productions, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 20 picture or word cards with /l/ at the end of the word (such as ball, school, pencil)
- Behavior
- The student will produce /l/ with tongue-tip contact at the end of each word independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on final and pre-consonant /l/ productions, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- During each therapy session
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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 80% accuracy on final and pre-consonant /l/ productions
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive therapy sessions
- Collection schedule:
- during each therapy session
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 20 picture or word cards with /l/ at the end of the word (such as ball, school, pencil), the student will produce /l/ with tongue-tip contact at the end of each word independently with at least 80% accuracy on final and pre-consonant /l/ productions, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session.
| 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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