Pause to invite a partner's turn
When to use this goal
For students who share long, detailed turns about a topic and have told the SLP they want partners to stay in the conversation. Base the choice on a conversation sample and the student's own goal. Long, detailed sharing is a valid style; this template gives the student a tool to use when they choose.
- Baseline
- Record five extended turns in a conversation sample and whether the student offered the partner a turn. Ask the student what partners usually do during their long turns and whether they want to change anything. Do not set this goal if the student does not want it.
- Tips
- An extended turn (several sentences on one topic) is one opportunity; score correct when the student offers a turn. Coach partners, too: a partner can say "Can I add something?" and that shared responsibility is part of the plan.
- Limits
- The right turn length depends on the relationship and setting; close friends who share an interest may welcome long turns. Does not measure topic relevance.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-prag-042.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a 5-minute conversation with the SLP on the student's favorite topic, the student will pause after a few sentences and invite the partner in with a question or a check (such as "Have you seen it?" or "Want to hear more?") independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session and every two weeks with peers.
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 Pragmatic 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 - Pragmatic Language
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal463 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a 5-minute conversation with the SLP on the student's favorite topic, the student will pause after a few sentences and invite the partner in with a question or a check (such as "Have you seen it?" or "Want to hear more?") independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session and every two weeks with peers.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a 5-minute conversation with the SLP on the student's favorite topic
- Behavior
- The student will pause after a few sentences and invite the partner in with a question or a check (such as "Have you seen it?" or "Want to hear more?") independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- During each therapy session and every two weeks with peers
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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 therapy sessions
- Collection schedule:
- during each therapy session and every two weeks with peers
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a 5-minute conversation with the SLP on the student's favorite topic, the student will pause after a few sentences and invite the partner in with a question or a check (such as "Have you seen it?" or "Want to hear more?") independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session and every two weeks with peers.
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.