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.