Sew a loose button back on
When to use this goal
For students who throw away or stop wearing clothing with a missing button. Needs threading a needle or using a needle threader; present levels in fine motor skill and OT input decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Run the routine on at least 3 separate days in the setting where it will be measured before setting a target. Mark each step as independent, prompted (note the prompt type), or not done, and count only independent steps. Note the steps missed most often; they usually need direct teaching, not just more practice. Ask the OT whether a needle threader, a larger needle, or an embroidery hoop should be in place before the baseline.
- Tips
- Use a button the student cares about, such as on work pants. A two-hole button is easier than a four-hole button.
- Limits
- Needle use is a fine motor task; for students with limited hand control, a repair service or fabric glue may be the better adult skill.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-il-026.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a shirt with a missing button, the button, a needle threader, needle, and thread, the student will sew the button on so it holds when buttoned, performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, on 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Baseline: 2 of 8 steps independently.
- 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. Task-analysis steps fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Task-analysis checklist gives task-analysis steps 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 Independent Living.
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
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Independent Living
- Baseline
- 2 of 8 steps independently.
- Annual goal314 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a shirt with a missing button, the button, a needle threader, needle, and thread, the student will sew the button on so it holds when buttoned, performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, on 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a shirt with a missing button, the button, a needle threader, needle, and thread
- Behavior
- The student will sew the button on so it holds when buttoned
- Criteria
- Performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, on 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- A task-analysis checklist
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Task-analysis checklist. Marks each step in each session.
Task-analysis checklist
Task-analysis steps- Student label:
- Target:
- performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Task-analysis checklist
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a shirt with a missing button, the button, a needle threader, needle, and thread, the student will sew the button on so it holds when buttoned, performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, on 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Key: I completed independently · S completed with support (note prompt type, e.g., G gesture, V verbal, M model, P physical) · N not completed
| Step | Session 1 Date: | Session 2 Date: | Session 3 Date: | Session 4 Date: | Session 5 Date: | Session 6 Date: | Session 7 Date: | Session 8 Date: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Threads the needle using the threader | ||||||||
| 2. Ties a knot at the end of the thread | ||||||||
| 3. Places the button over the old thread marks | ||||||||
| 4. Pushes the needle up through the fabric and one hole | ||||||||
| 5. Sews down through the next hole and repeats several times | ||||||||
| 6. Wraps the thread under the button to make a shank | ||||||||
| 7. Ties off the thread on the back of the fabric | ||||||||
| 8. Cuts the extra thread and tests the button | ||||||||
| Steps independent (I) | ||||||||
| Initials / notes |
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Write the date at the top of each session column. Mark each step I, S, or N.
- Total the number of I marks for the session. The goal counts steps completed independently (target: 7 of 8).
- Use the least intrusive prompt first and record the prompt actually needed.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.