Produce sentences with relative clauses
When to use this goal
For older students who avoid the later-developing structures that textbooks and academic talk use ("the scientist who discovered...", "the law that was passed..."). Base the choice on a language sample and writing samples. Pair with sl-rec-018 if comprehension of these structures is also weak.
- Baseline
- Count relative clauses and passives in a language or writing sample, then probe 10 combining items for each. Record errors such as resumptive pronouns ("the boy who he ran") and missing relative pronouns. Confirm the student understands the structures receptively first.
- Tips
- Score correct when the sentence contains a well-formed relative clause (relative pronoun, no repeated subject, clause attached to the right noun). Passives are optional; include them in the behavior only for students who need them for science or history writing. Use content from the student's classes.
- Limits
- These structures are rare in casual speech, so spontaneous use is hard to sample; writing samples are often the best carryover measure. Relative clauses can be grammatical but awkward; score grammar only.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID sl-syn-021.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 pairs of short sentences that share a noun and asked to say them as one sentence with who, which, or that, the student will produce a grammatical sentence that contains a relative clause (who, which, that) describing a noun independently with at least 80% accuracy on sentence prompts, across 3 consecutive therapy sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected during each therapy session.
Baseline: 20% 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 Grammar, Syntax & Morphology.
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 - Grammar, Syntax & Morphology
- Baseline
- 20% accuracy.
- Annual goal450 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 10 pairs of short sentences that share a noun and asked to say them as one sentence with who, which, or that, the student will produce a grammatical sentence that contains a relative clause (who, which, that) describing a noun independently with at least 80% accuracy on sentence prompts, 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 pairs of short sentences that share a noun and asked to say them as one sentence with who, which, or that
- Behavior
- The student will produce a grammatical sentence that contains a relative clause (who, which, that) describing a noun independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on sentence prompts, 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 80% accuracy on sentence prompts
- 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 pairs of short sentences that share a noun and asked to say them as one sentence with who, which, or that, the student will produce a grammatical sentence that contains a relative clause (who, which, that) describing a noun independently with at least 80% accuracy on sentence prompts, 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.
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