Answer audience questions after a presentation
When to use this goal
For older students who can deliver a prepared talk (sl-exp-012) but freeze, answer off topic, or say "I don't know" when the audience asks questions. Thinking on the spot about one's own topic is part of every class presentation and many jobs. Base the choice on class observation.
- Baseline
- After a short practice talk, ask five questions of mixed difficulty and record each answer as relevant, off topic, or no answer. Ask teachers how the student handles question time in class.
- Tips
- Each question is one opportunity. Score correct when the answer is relevant; "I'm not sure, but I could find out by ___" counts as a strong answer. Coach peers to ask genuine questions. Students may use AAC, notes, or written answers if that is how they present.
- Limits
- Unpredictable questions vary in difficulty. Anxiety in front of peers affects answers; build up from small groups. The goal does not score the presentation itself.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-exp-056.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during the question time after a class presentation, project share, or book talk, the student will answer each audience question with relevant information about their topic, or say what they would need to find out independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly presentations, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly and during practice sessions.
Baseline: 1 of 5 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 Expressive Language.
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 - Expressive Language
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal431 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during the question time after a class presentation, project share, or book talk, the student will answer each audience question with relevant information about their topic, or say what they would need to find out independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly presentations, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly and during practice sessions.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During the question time after a class presentation, project share, or book talk
- Behavior
- The student will answer each audience question with relevant information about their topic, or say what they would need to find out independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly presentations
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Monthly and during practice sessions
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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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive monthly presentations
- Collection schedule:
- monthly and during practice sessions
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during the question time after a class presentation, project share, or book talk, the student will answer each audience question with relevant information about their topic, or say what they would need to find out independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly presentations, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly and during practice sessions.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 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.