Name pictures in either language
When to use this goal
For young bilingual students whose vocabulary is spread across two languages, so an English-only count makes them look like they know fewer words than they do. Conceptual scoring counts a word known in either language once. Base the choice on bilingual assessment with an interpreter or bilingual SLP; a language difference alone is not a vocabulary disorder.
- Baseline
- Probe the same 20 pictures in both languages and record which words are known in English only, the home language only, both, or neither. The conceptual score (known in either) is the baseline. Ask the family which words the child uses at home.
- Tips
- Score each picture correct once if named in either language. Track English-only and home-language-only scores separately for planning, not for eligibility decisions. Support the home language; dropping it does not speed English learning.
- Limits
- Requires an interpreter or bilingual adult for valid data. Picture sets must be familiar in both cultures. The goal does not separate a language difference from a disorder; that is the evaluation's job.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-sem-039.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 20 pictures of everyday items and asked to name them in English and in the home language, with an interpreter or bilingual adult present, the student will name each picture in English, the home language, or both independently with at least 80% accuracy on pictures named in either language, across 3 consecutive monthly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly with an interpreter.
Baseline: 40% 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 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
- 40% accuracy.
- Annual goal450 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 20 pictures of everyday items and asked to name them in English and in the home language, with an interpreter or bilingual adult present, the student will name each picture in English, the home language, or both independently with at least 80% accuracy on pictures named in either language, across 3 consecutive monthly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly with an interpreter.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 20 pictures of everyday items and asked to name them in English and in the home language, with an interpreter or bilingual adult present
- Behavior
- The student will name each picture in English, the home language, or both independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on pictures named in either language, across 3 consecutive monthly probes
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Monthly with an interpreter
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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 80% accuracy on pictures named in either language
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive monthly probes
- Collection schedule:
- monthly with an interpreter
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 20 pictures of everyday items and asked to name them in English and in the home language, with an interpreter or bilingual adult present, the student will name each picture in English, the home language, or both independently with at least 80% accuracy on pictures named in either language, across 3 consecutive monthly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly with an interpreter.
| 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.
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