Summarize an informational text aloud
When to use this goal
For students who retell informational text by repeating random facts, or everything, instead of the main idea and key details. Base the choice on class work and the SLP's assessment. Works with text read aloud, audio, or video.
- Baseline
- Elicit summaries of three short passages of similar length and topic familiarity and score them. Record summary length; very long summaries usually mean the student cannot distinguish main from minor. Confirm the main idea with the content teacher before scoring.
- Tips
- Score each row 0 to 2 as defined. Agree on the main idea and key details for each passage in advance. Spoken summaries can be recorded; written summaries can be used for the writing area but this goal scores the oral version. Use passages from the student's actual classes so the skill transfers.
- Limits
- Summarizing mixes comprehension, memory, and language; low scores need error analysis to find the breakdown. Passage difficulty must be controlled. The goal does not measure understanding of the content beyond the summary.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-nar-011.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after listening to a short informational passage or video (3 to 5 minutes) from a current class, the student will summarize the text in three to five sentences that state the main idea and two or three key details independently, earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-row oral summary rubric scored 0 to 2 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 2 out of 8 rubric points.
- 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. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score 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 Narrative Language & Retelling.
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.
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- Area of need
- Speech & Language - Narrative Language & Retelling
- Baseline
- 2 out of 8 rubric points.
- Annual goal458 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after listening to a short informational passage or video (3 to 5 minutes) from a current class, the student will summarize the text in three to five sentences that state the main idea and two or three key details independently, earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-row oral summary rubric scored 0 to 2 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After listening to a short informational passage or video (3 to 5 minutes) from a current class
- Behavior
- The student will summarize the text in three to five sentences that state the main idea and two or three key details independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-row oral summary rubric scored 0 to 2 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-row oral summary rubric scored 0 to 2 per row
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after listening to a short informational passage or video (3 to 5 minutes) from a current class, the student will summarize the text in three to five sentences that state the main idea and two or three key details independently, earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-row oral summary rubric scored 0 to 2 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
| Date | Task / sample | States the main idea accurately (0 = absent, 1 = partial or too broad, 2 = accurate) | Includes two or three key details (0 = none, 1 = one, 2 = two or more) | Leaves out minor details and repetition | Uses own words and complete sentences | Total (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score each sample with a 4-row oral summary rubric scored 0 to 2 per row. Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
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