PRESENT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE

The "present level of performance" should indicate how the student functions in all areas applicable to educational functioning. The following list illustrates some content areas that may need to be addressed.

Academic

Pre-academic readiness skills
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Career education

Intellectual

Intellectual potential
Learning style
Memory: short- long-term, retrieval, sequential
Processing strengths and deficits: auditory, visual

Sensory

Vision
Hearing
Orientation
Tactile perception
Sensory-motor integration

Communication

Language development
Pragmatic language
Speech production
Articulation

Vocational

Job keeping skills
Specific to vocational curriculum
Criterion-referenced skill assessments

Social-Emotional

Distractibility, impulsivity, attention span
Aggressive behavior, acting-out
Withdrawal, immaturity, inadequacy
Social development
Relationships with peers and adults

Adaptive Behavior

Dressing
Eating
Personal hygiene
Independent living

Motor

Fine motor
Gross motor
Mobility
Muscular control

Pre-Vocational

Entry level work skills
Occupational interest
Work
Attitudes
Job seeking skills

Other

Assistive technology
Medical considerations or issues

Adapted from Developing Effective IEP's, Mountains Plains Regional Resource Center, Logan, Utah
T/TAC W&M Workshop: "The Heart of the I.E.P.," 1997.

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