Choose I or me in compound phrases
When to use this goal
For students who write me and my friend went or between you and I, which shows up in formal writing and on standardized tests. Present levels should show reliable pronoun use in simple sentences; compounds are the sticking point.
- Baseline
- Give two probes of 12 items. Score the pronoun in each. Note whether errors are in subjects (me and Sam went) or objects (for Sam and I); many students over-correct to I in objects.
- Tips
- The cover-up test (drop the other person and hear what sounds right) is quick to teach. Also teach putting the other person first as a courtesy. Check formal writing for transfer.
- Limits
- Casual speech often uses other forms, so the test depends on hearing formal English. Fill-in tasks are easier than writing. The goal covers only compounds.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID wr-mec-036.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given 12 sentences with a compound subject or object and a blank for a subject or object pronoun (I or me, we or us, they or them), the student will write the correct pronoun case in each compound by testing the pronoun alone in the sentence independently with at least 85% accuracy on sentences, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Baseline: 35% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Work-sample analysis gives percent accuracy 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 Capitalization, Punctuation & Grammar.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
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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
- Writing - Capitalization, Punctuation & Grammar
- Baseline
- 35% accuracy.
- Annual goal418 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given 12 sentences with a compound subject or object and a blank for a subject or object pronoun (I or me, we or us, they or them), the student will write the correct pronoun case in each compound by testing the pronoun alone in the sentence independently with at least 85% accuracy on sentences, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given 12 sentences with a compound subject or object and a blank for a subject or object pronoun (I or me, we or us, they or them)
- Behavior
- The student will write the correct pronoun case in each compound by testing the pronoun alone in the sentence independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on sentences, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 85% accuracy on sentences
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given 12 sentences with a compound subject or object and a blank for a subject or object pronoun (I or me, we or us, they or them), the student will write the correct pronoun case in each compound by testing the pronoun alone in the sentence independently with at least 85% accuracy on sentences, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
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