Complete a word feature chart
When to use this goal
For students whose word knowledge is thin (they know a word's name but little about it) or whose definitions are vague. Semantic feature analysis builds connections: what group a word belongs to, what it does, where it is found, what it looks like, and what it goes with. Present levels and vocabulary assessment, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- Probe three untaught words from known categories and score each feature row: 2 for a specific correct feature, 1 for a general or partly correct one, 0 for none or incorrect. Note which features are hardest; many students give appearance easily and miss category or function.
- Tips
- Score each probe word on the six rows using new words, not the ones used in teaching. Any mode counts for the response. The chart is a scaffold; the long-term aim is that the student describes words this way without it, so fade to verbal prompts. Pair with sl-sem-024 for students with word retrieval difficulty.
- Limits
- A rubric score reflects one word at a time and depends on how familiar the word is. The chart does not show whether the student uses the word in conversation or class.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-sem-023.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a picture or word from a taught category and a feature chart with six prompts (group, use, action, looks like, found, goes with), the student will say or write a correct feature for each prompt on the chart independently, earning a score of at least 10 out of 12 on a 12-point word feature chart rubric, on 3 consecutive probe words across 3 sessions, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
Baseline: 4 out of 12 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 Vocabulary & Semantics.
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 - Vocabulary & Semantics
- Baseline
- 4 out of 12 rubric points.
- Annual goal455 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a picture or word from a taught category and a feature chart with six prompts (group, use, action, looks like, found, goes with), the student will say or write a correct feature for each prompt on the chart independently, earning a score of at least 10 out of 12 on a 12-point word feature chart rubric, on 3 consecutive probe words across 3 sessions, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a picture or word from a taught category and a feature chart with six prompts (group, use, action, looks like, found, goes with)
- Behavior
- The student will say or write a correct feature for each prompt on the chart independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 10 out of 12 on a 12-point word feature chart rubric, on 3 consecutive probe words across 3 sessions
- 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 10 out of 12 on a 12-point word feature chart rubric
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive probe words across 3 sessions
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a picture or word from a taught category and a feature chart with six prompts (group, use, action, looks like, found, goes with), the student will say or write a correct feature for each prompt on the chart independently, earning a score of at least 10 out of 12 on a 12-point word feature chart rubric, on 3 consecutive probe words across 3 sessions, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
| Date | Task / sample | Group or category (0 to 2) | Use or function (0 to 2) | Action or what it does (0 to 2) | Physical description (0 to 2) | Where it is found (0 to 2) | Associated word (0 to 2) | Total (of 12) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 12-point word feature chart rubric. 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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