Handle an unplanned question with a bridge phrase
When to use this goal
For high school students who present well from notes but freeze, go silent, or say they do not know and stop when asked a question they did not expect. Present levels, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- In two practice presentations, ask five unplanned questions and record what the student did: answered, bridged and answered, froze, or stopped. Ask which types of question feel hardest so practice starts there.
- Tips
- Each unplanned question is one opportunity. Score it when the student responds with a related answer or a plan to find out, with or without a bridge phrase. Let the student choose bridge phrases that sound like them. Never score eye contact, posture, or stillness, and never count stuttering, AAC use, an accent or dialect, or harmless movement against the student.
- Limits
- Does not judge whether the answer is factually correct. Strong worry about being put on the spot may need counseling support alongside this goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-pres-009.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when an audience member asks an unplanned question after a class presentation, the student will use a bridge phrase to gain a moment, such as that is a good question, and then give a related answer or say how they would find out independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive presentations, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected every two weeks.
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 Oral Presentation & Public Speaking.
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 - Oral Presentation & Public Speaking
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal418 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when an audience member asks an unplanned question after a class presentation, the student will use a bridge phrase to gain a moment, such as that is a good question, and then give a related answer or say how they would find out independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive presentations, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When an audience member asks an unplanned question after a class presentation
- Behavior
- The student will use a bridge phrase to gain a moment, such as that is a good question, and then give a related answer or say how they would find out independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive presentations
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Every two weeks
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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:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive presentations
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when an audience member asks an unplanned question after a class presentation, the student will use a bridge phrase to gain a moment, such as that is a good question, and then give a related answer or say how they would find out independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive presentations, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected every two weeks.
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.