Catch the puppet's missing final sound
When to use this goal
For children who leave final consonants off (or use another pattern) and who are ready to judge whether a word is said right. A puppet who sometimes leaves off the last sound gives the child a playful way to notice the pattern in someone else's speech first. Base the choice on the SLP's analysis.
- Baseline
- Present 10 words, about half incorrect, and score each judgment. If the child says everything is right, try with fewer items and more obvious errors. Use words the child knows well.
- Tips
- Score each judgment, not the child's own production. The second behavior adds a production step that can be scored separately. Change the target pattern in the puppet's errors to match the child's own pattern (for example, fronting /k/ instead of dropping final sounds).
- Limits
- Judging others' speech is easier than judging one's own. This is a support skill and needs a production goal alongside it.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-phon-025.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when a puppet names 10 pictures, saying about half of them without the final sound, the student will tell whether the puppet said each word right or wrong by pointing to a thumbs-up or thumbs-down card independently with at least 90% accuracy on right-or-wrong judgments of spoken words, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session.
Baseline: 50% 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 Phonological Processes.
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 - Phonological Processes
- Baseline
- 50% accuracy.
- Annual goal443 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when a puppet names 10 pictures, saying about half of them without the final sound, the student will tell whether the puppet said each word right or wrong by pointing to a thumbs-up or thumbs-down card independently with at least 90% accuracy on right-or-wrong judgments of spoken words, 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
- When a puppet names 10 pictures, saying about half of them without the final sound
- Behavior
- The student will tell whether the puppet said each word right or wrong by pointing to a thumbs-up or thumbs-down card independently
- Criteria
- With at least 90% accuracy on right-or-wrong judgments of spoken words, 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 90% accuracy on right-or-wrong judgments of spoken words
- 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, when a puppet names 10 pictures, saying about half of them without the final sound, the student will tell whether the puppet said each word right or wrong by pointing to a thumbs-up or thumbs-down card independently with at least 90% accuracy on right-or-wrong judgments of spoken words, 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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