Answer yes/no questions about objects and pictures
When to use this goal
For young students who answer yes to everything, echo the question, or do not respond to yes/no questions, which limits choices and checks for understanding. Base the choice on the SLP's assessment. Works with speech, a head movement, sign, or a yes/no board.
- Baseline
- Ask 20 questions with the answer balanced between yes and no about items in view, and record the response and its mode. A yes bias (all yes) scores near 50% and means the skill is not present. Separate preference questions ("Do you want juice?") from fact questions, since preference answers cannot be scored as right or wrong.
- Tips
- Balance yes and no answers and vary the order so the student cannot learn a pattern. Score correct when the answer matches the fact about the item, in any agreed mode. Questions about facts in view are scorable; questions about preferences are good for teaching but are not probe items. Teach no with real consequences (the wrong item is removed) so it has meaning.
- Limits
- Chance is 50%, so use at least 10 items per probe and look at trends. Head movements can be ambiguous; agree on a clear response mode. The goal does not measure understanding the content of the question beyond simple facts.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-rec-019.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 yes/no questions about objects or pictures in view (such as "Is this a dog?", "Is the ball red?"), about half with the answer no, the student will answer yes or no correctly using speech, a head movement, sign, or a yes/no board independently with at least 90% accuracy on yes/no questions, 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 Receptive 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 - Receptive Language
- Baseline
- 50% accuracy.
- Annual goal455 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 10 yes/no questions about objects or pictures in view (such as "Is this a dog?", "Is the ball red?"), about half with the answer no, the student will answer yes or no correctly using speech, a head movement, sign, or a yes/no board independently with at least 90% accuracy on yes/no questions, 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
- Given 10 yes/no questions about objects or pictures in view (such as "Is this a dog?", "Is the ball red?"), about half with the answer no
- Behavior
- The student will answer yes or no correctly using speech, a head movement, sign, or a yes/no board independently
- Criteria
- With at least 90% accuracy on yes/no questions, 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 yes/no questions
- 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, given 10 yes/no questions about objects or pictures in view (such as "Is this a dog?", "Is the ball red?"), about half with the answer no, the student will answer yes or no correctly using speech, a head movement, sign, or a yes/no board independently with at least 90% accuracy on yes/no questions, 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.