Compose a journal sentence on an AAC device
When to use this goal
For students who communicate with a speech-generating device or a core-word board and are ready to put a message into writing rather than only speaking it. Present levels should show the student combines at least two symbols to communicate; the goal uses the same system to compose a written sentence.
- Baseline
- Over five journal sessions, record each message the student composes on the device, the number of words, and the prompt level used. Count a sentence when it has at least three words that relate to the photo; grammatical order is noted but not required at the start.
- Tips
- Plan with the SLP so the vocabulary needed for journaling is on the device and easy to reach. Print or write the message and read it back while pointing to each word. Keep the photos real and recent; students write more about events they lived.
- Limits
- Device layout changes affect performance; note any changes in the data. The goal measures composing, not spelling, unless the device has a keyboard page. Journal time must be protected or the opportunities disappear.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID wr-exp-044.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during daily journal time, given a photo or drawing from a recent activity and the student's AAC device, the student will use the AAC device to compose a journal sentence of at least three words about the photo independently 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 goal390 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during daily journal time, given a photo or drawing from a recent activity and the student's AAC device, the student will use the AAC device to compose a journal sentence of at least three words about the photo independently 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
- During daily journal time, given a photo or drawing from a recent activity and the student's AAC device
- Behavior
- The student will use the AAC device to compose a journal sentence of at least three words about the photo independently
- 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, during daily journal time, given a photo or drawing from a recent activity and the student's AAC device, the student will use the AAC device to compose a journal sentence of at least three words about the photo independently 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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