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Rhode Island's Personal Literacy Plans (PLPs)

The Rhode Island Statewide Curriculum is committed to the goal of reading achievement for all students. The Personal Literacy Plan (PLP) is designed to accomplish this goal.

A Personal Literacy Plan (PLP) is a plan of action used to accelerate a student’s learning in order to move toward grade level reading proficiency.  A problem-solving approach is used to develop this plan in order to determine specific needs, establish short-term student goals, and set the course of action.  The cycle of student support follows:

• Diagnose, Analyze, and Validate Need (s)
• Design Intervention Plan
• Implement Intervention
• Review Progress Monitoring Data
• Revise/Modify Support
• Implement Revised/Modified Intervention
• Use Assessments to Determine Discontinuation or Need for New Intervention

This process is inclusive because it involves teachers, parents, administrators, and other staff members. Parents may choose not to participate with home support; however, they may not decline a PLP for their child. 

Below users can download a copy of the K-12 Guidelines for the Development of Personal Literacy Plans (PLPs).  This document was written by a team of educators who believe that while students may learn to read in different ways and in different time frames, all students learn and read given appropriate instruction and support.

(338 KB) Personal Literacy Plan Guidelines, June 2005, Second Edition

(433 KB) Expanding Circle of Supports Examples PowerPoint with Notes

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