Record two facts from a nonfiction read-aloud
When to use this goal
For young students who listen to nonfiction read-alouds and can talk about them but write nothing or write an opinion when asked what they learned. Present levels should show the student can write or dictate a sentence; the target is accurate facts in writing.
- Baseline
- After four read-alouds, collect the fact sheets and score each as met only when both facts are accurate and come from the book. Note whether errors are memory errors (facts not in the book) or writing errors (a fact the student said but could not write).
- Tips
- Use the class's science and social studies read-alouds so this adds little extra time. Reread a page if the student asks; the goal is writing facts, not memory. Students can draw a fact first and then label or describe it.
- Limits
- Listening comprehension and memory affect scores. Some books have more concrete facts than others. Two facts is a small sample of writing.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID wr-exp-060.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after a nonfiction read-aloud in science or social studies, given a fact sheet with two numbered lines, the student will write two facts from the book, each in a sentence that is accurate to what was read independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 0 of 4 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
- 0 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal384 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after a nonfiction read-aloud in science or social studies, given a fact sheet with two numbered lines, the student will write two facts from the book, each in a sentence that is accurate to what was read independently in at least 3 of 4 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 a nonfiction read-aloud in science or social studies, given a fact sheet with two numbered lines
- Behavior
- The student will write two facts from the book, each in a sentence that is accurate to what was read independently
- Criteria
- In at least 3 of 4 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 3 of 4 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 a nonfiction read-aloud in science or social studies, given a fact sheet with two numbered lines, the student will write two facts from the book, each in a sentence that is accurate to what was read independently in at least 3 of 4 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 | # + (of 4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 4 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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