Special Ed Acronyms Or Alphabet Soup

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AI

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Auditory Impairment

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ARD

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Admission, Review, Dismissal (refers to placement of children)

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AU

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Austism-part of the pervasive developmental disorders that adversely affect educational performance.

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AYP

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Annual Yearly Progress-required to document the progress being made by students and the goals set for them.

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BIP

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Behavioral intervention Plan-required by IDEA and approved by IEP committee for students with behavioral problems

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FAPE

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Free Appropriate Public Education assure by IDEA

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IDEA

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Individual with disabilities education act-enacted in 1990 to replace PL94-142

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IEP

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Individualized education program-legal docuement required by IDEA, based on multidisciplinary assessment and indicates eligibility for special services in subject areas of weakness.

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LD

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Learning disabilities-A disorder which may manifest itself in the inability to speak, read, write, spell or do math. Child has average or better IQ and severe discrepancy in intellectual ability.

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LRE

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Least Restrictive Environment-legal requirement for placement and provision of services for children.

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MR

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Mental Retardation-a condition of impaired intellectual and adaptive behavior function diagnosed before 18 and with documented score of <70 on IQ and personal/vocational inderpendence.

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NCLB

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No child left behind act-revision in 2001 of the federal elementary and secondary education act. Compensatory funding is based on number of children that cannot afford lunches.

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OH

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Orthopedically handicapped-diagnosis only by a doctor

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OHI

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Other Health Impairments-official diagnostic category of Dept. of Educ. for limited strength, vitality or alertness caused by chronic or acute health problems that adversely affect educational performance.

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OT

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Occupational therapy-Deals with activities of daily living and most of the therapy in the public schools.

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PT

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Physical therapy- deals in the medical model and devotes most time to gait training and wheelchair use.

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Rtl

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Response to intervention-3 tiered approach to meeting weakness of children by regular classroom teacher prior to beginning the process for special education placement.

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SI

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Speech impairement

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SLP

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Speech language pathologist

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TBI

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Traumatic brain injury-condition unless obvious must be confirmed by a doctor

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VI

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visual impairment

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3 criteria that must be met prior to placement in special education:

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1) Must be an educational need
2) Identifiable disability
3) Special education the way to accommodate the needs of the child

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5 mandates of IDEA act:

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1) Right to education-cannot be charged
2)Right to appropriate education-if level of first grade, not appropriate to put in 6th grade.
3) Least restricted environment
4) Non restricted-appriopriate testing environment
5)Right to procedural dure process

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VI

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visual impairment

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3 criteria that must be met prior to placement in special education:

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1) Must be an educational need
2) Identifiable disability
3) Special education the way to accommodate the needs of the child

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5 mandates of IDEA act:

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1) Right to free education
2)Right to appropriate education
3) Right to non discriminatory testing
4) Right to be educated in least restrictive environment
5)Right to procedural due process of law