Use practiced words during snack and play
When to use this goal
For children who say practice words in therapy but not in daily routines. Present levels decide fit. Choose words that come up naturally many times a day.
- Baseline
- List the practiced words and their natural moments. Watch 10 such moments across a few days and record whether the student used the word, a different form (gesture, point), or nothing.
- Tips
- Score the word as used when it has the practiced syllable shape, even if a sound is off. Share the word list and practiced forms with every adult. Respond to every attempt so the word works for the child.
- Limits
- Natural opportunities vary by day; pool across settings. Family logs are useful but not identical to school data; label them. The goal does not measure accuracy in drill.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-ms-006.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during preschool snack, centers, or play, when an opportunity for one of 6 to 8 practiced words comes up naturally, the student will say the practiced word with its practiced syllable shape to request, name, or comment independently in at least 6 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected 3 times per week.
Baseline: 1 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. 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 Motor Speech (Apraxia & Dysarthria).
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 - Motor Speech (Apraxia & Dysarthria)
- Baseline
- 1 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal385 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during preschool snack, centers, or play, when an opportunity for one of 6 to 8 practiced words comes up naturally, the student will say the practiced word with its practiced syllable shape to request, name, or comment independently in at least 6 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected 3 times per week.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During preschool snack, centers, or play, when an opportunity for one of 6 to 8 practiced words comes up naturally
- Behavior
- The student will say the practiced word with its practiced syllable shape to request, name, or comment independently
- Criteria
- In at least 6 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- 3 times per week
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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 6 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- 3 times per week
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during preschool snack, centers, or play, when an opportunity for one of 6 to 8 practiced words comes up naturally, the student will say the practiced word with its practiced syllable shape to request, name, or comment independently in at least 6 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected 3 times per week.
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.
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