PLAAFP Template

DEVELOPING PRESENT LEVELS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE (PLAAFPS) & STANDARDS-BASED IEP GOALS ANDOBJECTIVES | 4/24/2012Once essential grade-level standards/benchmarks aredetermined, what are the learning progressions* needed toclose the gap between the student’s skill level and grade-levelcontent standards/benchmarks?* a learning progression is a sequenced set of building blocks ( subskills and/or bodies of enabling knowledge)that students must master en route to mastering a more remote standard or curricular aim (adapted fromPopham, 2012).Possible Information Sources• Minnesota academic content standards• Student’s PLAAFP• General education teachers• District curriculum frameworks/rubrics• Scope and sequence documents• MDE MCA Item SamplersDiscussion NotesDiscussion PromptsWhere is the studentcurrently functioningrelative to the essentialstandards?What are the prerequisiteskills/understandings thatthis student must have inorder to meet thestandards/benchmarks?What are the learningprogressions or taskanalyses steps needed tomove the student closer tothe grade-levelstandards/benchmarks?How can the teacher useinstruction, curriculumand environment toaccelerate the student’slearning?What accommodationsand/or assistivetechnologies wouldmitigate the effect of thestudent’s disability andwould help the studentcompensate within theincreasing demands of thegrade-level curriculum?9