Check a constructed response against a four-part checklist
When to use this goal
For students who know the parts of a constructed response (restate, answer, cite, explain) when asked but leave parts out when they write on their own. Present levels should show the student can write each part when reminded; the goal is catching and fixing missing parts without the reminder.
- Baseline
- Collect five constructed responses and the checklist for each. Count an opportunity as met only when every missing part was added after checking (or nothing was missing and the checklist was marked). Record which part is most often missing; explain is the usual one.
- Tips
- Teach the check as a habit at the end of every constructed response, not only on data days. Let the student choose colors or symbols for the parts. Scores on the response itself belong in a rubric goal; this goal is about the self-check.
- Limits
- A student can mark parts that are weak or inaccurate, so the checklist does not measure quality. Responses written under time pressure may skip the check entirely; note the condition. The goal assumes the student can write each part when reminded.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID wr-exp-035.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after writing a constructed response to a text question in reading or content-area class, the student will check the response against a restate, answer, cite, and explain checklist and add any missing part before turning it in without an adult reminder in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 1 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 Written Expression.
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
- Writing - Written Expression
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal418 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after writing a constructed response to a text question in reading or content-area class, the student will check the response against a restate, answer, cite, and explain checklist and add any missing part before turning it in without an adult reminder in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After writing a constructed response to a text question in reading or content-area class
- Behavior
- The student will check the response against a restate, answer, cite, and explain checklist and add any missing part before turning it in without an adult reminder
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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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 weeks of data
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after writing a constructed response to a text question in reading or content-area class, the student will check the response against a restate, answer, cite, and explain checklist and add any missing part before turning it in without an adult reminder in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
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.
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