Ask a librarian for help finding an item
When to use this goal
For middle school students who wander the shelves or leave without the item they came for. Asking can be spoken, typed, written, or played on AAC; present levels decide the mode, not grade.
- Baseline
- Plan an item the student wants before each of 3 to 5 visits. Score correct when the student starts the request and finds the item with the librarian's directions.
- Tips
- Librarians are glad to help; asking is a skill the student will use in many places. Pair with the library checkout goal.
- Limits
- Busy desks may mean waiting; pair with the waiting plan if needed.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ca-014.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at the public library on a class trip or family visit, when the student wants a book, movie, or game they cannot find, the student will ask the librarian for the item by title or topic and follow the directions given independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive library visits, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at each library visit.
Baseline: 0 of 5 opportunities.
- 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. Opportunities 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 opportunities 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 Community Access & Travel.
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
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Community Access & Travel
- Baseline
- 0 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal412 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at the public library on a class trip or family visit, when the student wants a book, movie, or game they cannot find, the student will ask the librarian for the item by title or topic and follow the directions given independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive library visits, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at each library visit.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At the public library on a class trip or family visit, when the student wants a book, movie, or game they cannot find
- Behavior
- The student will ask the librarian for the item by title or topic and follow the directions given independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive library visits
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- At each library visit
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive library visits
- Collection schedule:
- at each library visit
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at the public library on a class trip or family visit, when the student wants a book, movie, or game they cannot find, the student will ask the librarian for the item by title or topic and follow the directions given independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive library visits, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at each library visit.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.