Ifsp - Iep Terms To Know

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Accommodation

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A change that helps a student overcome or work around his/her disability. It doesn’t lower the standard. Allowing a student who has trouble writing to give his answers orally is an example of an accommodation.

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Due Process Hearing

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A process available to parents and school districts to resolve special education disputes.

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FAPE

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An acronym for Free Appropriate Public Education; the guaranteed right of children with disabilities to receive an education that meets their unique needs at no cost to parents.

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IDEA

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An acronym for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; a federal law that was established to ensure that children with disabilities receive educational instruction that meets their needs; reauthorized in 2004 and referred to Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act.

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IEP

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An acronym for Individualized Education Program; a written statement for a child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, and rules and outlines the special education and related services that the educational program provides to the child.

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LEA

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An acronym for Local Education Agency; term used for a school district.

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LRE

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An acronym for Least Restrictive Environment; the placement and services a child with disabilities receives are appropriate to the child’s individual needs. By law, children with disabilities have the opportunity to be educated with peers without disabilities to the greatest extent appropriate, have access to programs that peers without disabilities access, and receive supplementary aids and services necessary for appropriate educational placement.

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Mediation

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Refers to a formal process of resolving disagreements between parents and schools regarding a special education program of a student. This process is facilitated by a trained and neutral mediator.

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Modification

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A change in what is being taught to or expected from a student with a disability. Making an assignment easier so the student is not doing the same level of work as other students is an example of a modification.

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Procedural Safeguards

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Refers to the specific rights and responsibilities of parents in the special education process; IDEA 2004 requires school districts to give parents a copy of the procedural safeguards.

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Prior Written Notice

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One of the procedural safeguards. The IEP team must document team decisions on the Prior Written Notice, including an explanation of why the proposal or refusal was made, a description of the data used to make the decision, a description of other options considered, and a description of other factors affecting the proposal or refusal. The Prior Written Notice will give you more information about what is in or not in the IEP.

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Related Services

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Refers to additional help that a child with disabilities may need in order to benefit from special education. Related services can include: audiology, routine checking of cochlear implants, counseling services, hearing aids, interpreting services, medical services, occupational therapy, orientation and mobility, parent counseling and training, physical therapy, psychological services, recreation, rehabilitation counseling, related services, school health services, school nurse services, social work services in schools, speech-language pathology, and transportation.

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Special Education

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Specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.

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Supplementary Aids and Services

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Aids, services, and other supports that are provided in regular education classes, other education-related settings, and in extracurricular and nonacademic settings, to enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate.