Name familiar pictures quickly
When to use this goal
For students who know the names of common objects but retrieve them slowly, which shows up as long pauses in talk and slow word reading. A timed naming probe tracks retrieval speed with known words. Base the choice on naming accuracy (high) versus naming speed (slow) on assessment.
- Baseline
- Confirm the student can name every picture untimed first; only known words belong on the sheet. Run three 1-minute timings and record correct names per minute and errors. Compare with same-age peers on the same sheet if available.
- Tips
- Count correct names per minute; skipped and incorrect items are not counted. Use a new order each probe. Rapid naming speed is partly stable, so expect modest gains and use the data to plan accommodations (more wait time) as well.
- Limits
- Naming speed is influenced by attention and articulation. Faster naming on a sheet may not change conversation. It is not a reading measure.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-sem-032.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute timed sheet of familiar pictures from 5 known categories, presented in rows, the student will name the pictures in order across each row independently at a rate of at least 35 correct responses per minute, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, using the median of 3 timings, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
Baseline: 20 correct responses per minute.
- 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. Rate (per minute) fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Timed probes gives rate (per minute) 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.
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 - Vocabulary & Semantics
- Baseline
- 20 correct responses per minute.
- Annual goal366 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute timed sheet of familiar pictures from 5 known categories, presented in rows, the student will name the pictures in order across each row independently at a rate of at least 35 correct responses per minute, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, using the median of 3 timings, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a 1-minute timed sheet of familiar pictures from 5 known categories, presented in rows
- Behavior
- The student will name the pictures in order across each row independently
- Criteria
- At a rate of at least 35 correct responses per minute, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, using the median of 3 timings
- Evaluation method
- Timed probes
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records timing length and number correct.
Frequency & rate tracker
Rate (per minute)- Student label:
- Target:
- at a rate of at least 35 correct responses per minute
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly probes, using the median of 3 timings
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Timed probes
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a 1-minute timed sheet of familiar pictures from 5 known categories, presented in rows, the student will name the pictures in order across each row independently at a rate of at least 35 correct responses per minute, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, using the median of 3 timings, as measured by timed probes collected weekly.
| Date | Probe / form | Timing (min) | # correct | # errors | Correct per minute# correct ÷ minutes | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Use the same timing length and probe type every session.
- Rate = number correct ÷ minutes timed.
- Target unit: correct responses per minute.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.