Answer yes or no with any mode
When to use this goal
For young students who accept or refuse by grabbing, crying, or turning away, and are ready for a clear yes and no. Present levels decide fit. The form can be a head nod or shake, a sign, a picture or device button, a word, or a defined movement.
- Baseline
- Offer 10 items, about half preferred and half not, so both answers are expected. Score correct when the student's answer matches what they then accept or refuse. Record the mode used each time.
- Tips
- Honor every no. Mix preferred and non-preferred items so the student is not always saying yes. Score the match between the answer and what the student does next, which shows the answer was intended. Teach everyone who works with the student the same yes and no forms.
- Limits
- Yes and no to offers is easier than yes and no to questions about facts ("Is this a dog?"); this goal covers offers only. Results depend on the items chosen. Not a goal for complex questions.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-ec-009.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during snack or a classroom routine, when an adult holds up an item and asks "Do you want ___?", the student will answer yes or no by nodding or shaking their head, signing, touching a yes or no symbol, or saying the word, and accept or turn down the item to match independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 3 of 10 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 Early 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 - Early Communication
- Baseline
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal446 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during snack or a classroom routine, when an adult holds up an item and asks "Do you want ___?", the student will answer yes or no by nodding or shaking their head, signing, touching a yes or no symbol, or saying the word, and accept or turn down the item to match independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During snack or a classroom routine, when an adult holds up an item and asks "Do you want ___?"
- Behavior
- The student will answer yes or no by nodding or shaking their head, signing, touching a yes or no symbol, or saying the word, and accept or turn down the item to match independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice 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 8 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during snack or a classroom routine, when an adult holds up an item and asks "Do you want ___?", the student will answer yes or no by nodding or shaking their head, signing, touching a yes or no symbol, or saying the word, and accept or turn down the item to match independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | # + (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 10 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.