Dear
Parent or Guardian:
Rhode
Island General Law 16.1-7 (a-c) requires schools to develop a Personal Literacy
Program for all students who would benefit from supplemental reading
instruction. The process is called a PLP (Personal Literacy Plan). The purpose
of the PLP is to provide intensive classroom instruction based on a student’s
needs. The plan is a documentation of the strategic approaches that a teacher
will follow to provide support to a student. The PLP will serve as a record of
instruction (used by the teacher) that will inform subsequent school personnel
of successful approaches.
The PLP is
not a legal document, nor is it connected to Special Education programs. In the
simplest of terms, it is a teacher’s action plan for improving a child’s reading
instruction and proficiency. The process of providing needs-based instruction is
nothing new. The State is now asking that documentation of these efforts be
recorded.
As a
partner in your child’s education, we would like you to be informed that a PLP
will be written for your child. If you should have any questions please feel
free to contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
Rhonda
Mitchell
Reading
Consultant
CHSE