LibGuides: MMS620: Module 1

Module 1 Required Resources

Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART eBook link in the Getting Started module.

Textbook: Classroom Assessment for students in Special and General Education

Spinelli, C. G. (2012). Classroom assessment for students in special and general education (3rd ed.). Pearson.

Read Chapter 4: Informal Assessment: Selecting, Scoring, and Preliminary Data Collection: This chapter provides ways to obtain and maintain baseline data to monitor student progress and identify critical information during student interviews and observations.

Article: Developing Present Levels of Achievement and Functional Performance Statements for IEPs
Harmon, S., Street, M., Bateman, D., & Yell, M.L. (2020). Developing present levels of achievement and functional performance statements for IEPs. Teaching Exceptional Children, 52(5), 320-332.
A worksheet and tools are offered to summarize a student’s PLAAFP in order to identify the strengths and needs and to develop baselines of functioning or progress. The worksheet is the basis for the elements included in the comprehensive student profile.
Article: Pursuing Academic and Functional Advancement
Goran, L., Harkins Monaco, E. A., Yell, M. L., Shriner, J., & Bateman, D. (2020). Pursuing academic and functional advancement: Goals, services, and measuring Progress. Teaching Exceptional Children, 52(5), 333–343.
Researchers argue that good PLAAFP statements must address the whole student’s strengths and needs in order to build a strong foundation to construct the IEP. PLAAFP is identified and steps to correctly compost PLAAFP statements are offered.

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