Pre- and Post-Session Goal Rating Sheet
A printable sheet for recording self-rated confidence before and after a session, with space for the individual's own words. Designed to sit alongside IEP, EHCP, or equivalent planning documents, and to support social-model outcome measurement.
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Why self-rated confidence? In social-model practice, the outcome that matters is how an individual experiences their participation in a situation - not how closely their speech matches a typical pattern. Self-rated confidence tracks that experience directly, in the individual's own terms.
Sheet - one per session
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Date | __________________________ |
| Individual's name or ID | __________________________ |
| Clinician | __________________________ |
| Session number | ____ of ____ (block) |
| Session focus (one line) | _______________________________________________ |
Pre-session self-rating
Read the prompt to the individual in their preferred language, at a pace that suits them. Record their answer, not your interpretation. For younger children, adapt the scale to thumbs, faces, or color markers.
Prompt: "Thinking about [today's situation - e.g. ordering in the cafe], how confident do you feel right now about [the specific thing you want to practice]?"
| Confidence | Score (1-10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Right now | _____ | _________________________________________ |
| If this happened in real life today | _____ | _________________________________________ |
During-session observations (clinician)
Note factual observations, not judgments. Focus on participation, engagement, and stress signals - not on production targets or speech features.
- Engagement: did the individual stay in the scene? For how long? _______________________
- Stress signals noticed: ______________________________________________________
- Situations where they led (initiated talk / maintained the exchange): _______________
- Situations where they paused or asked for a break: ________________________________
- Adjustments made in real time (avatar emotion, volume, pacing): ___________________
Post-session self-rating
Prompt: "Now that you've finished, how confident do you feel about [the specific thing we practiced]?"
| Confidence | Score (1-10) | Change vs. pre |
|---|---|---|
| Right now | _____ | _____ (+/− from pre) |
| If this happened in real life today | _____ | _____ (+/− from pre) |
Individual's own words
Record what they say in their own words, not a paraphrase. Their language - not the clinician's - is the outcome data.
- "What felt most manageable today?" _____________________________________________
- "What felt harder than expected?" _____________________________________________
- "What would you change next time?" ____________________________________________
- Other: ___________________________________________________________________
Plan for next session
- Keep the same: _____________________________________________________________
- Adjust: ___________________________________________________________________
- Try new: __________________________________________________________________
- Review in: ____ sessions
Link to planning documents. Confidence ratings can be mapped to IEP, EHCP, or equivalent plan goals written in access/participation terms - see the IEP and EHCP Goal-Writing Template.
Related resources
- IEP / EHCP Goal-Writing Template - For the broader access-framed goals these ratings sit underneath.
- Session Preparation Checklist - The pre-session prep that pairs with this sheet.
- 10 Ways SLPs Use VR - For different goal contexts where this sheet applies.
- Explaining VR (One-Pager) - For the individual to read before their first rating.