Strategies
Research based framework guiding the development of flexible learning environments to accommodate individual learning differences.
UDL/Universal Design for Learning
Category of disability characterized by difficulty in social interactions and communication skills, with rigid interests and behaviors.
ASD/Autism Spectrum Disorder
Federally assisted program providing low-cost or free meals to children each school day.
FARM/Free and Reduced Meals
Special education document identifying goals and services for a student with an educational disability.
IEP/Individualized Education Program
Technology refers to all forms of communication (other than oral speech) that are used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas. used to support the functional capabilities of a child with a disability
AT/Assistive Technology
Group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas.
DD/Developmental Delay
Requires access to public education for all children regardless of disability
FAPE/Free and Appropriate Public Education
Opportunity for a student with a disability to be educated with non-disabled peers to the greatest extent appropriate
LRE/Least Restrictive Environment
Practice of systematically providing differing levels of intensity of supports (interventions/additional challenges, collaborative structures, monitoring of student progress) based upon student responsiveness to instruction and intervention.
MLSS/ITSS/RTI
Multilevel system of support/ Integrated tiered system of support/ Response to Intervention
Category of disability characterized by significant impairments in intellectual and adaptive skills.
ID/Intellectual Disability
US law replacing No Child Left Behind and modifying provisions for standardized testsand teacher preparation
ESSA/Every Student Succeeds Act
Plan for special education services for children age birth to three
IFSP/Individual Family Service Plan
Communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language.
AAC/Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Injury to the brain due to external force and occurring after birth
TBI/Traumatic Brain Injury
Federal law addressing the educational needs and rights of children with a disability in one of 14 specified categories.
IDEA/Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP statement identifying areas that are affected by the child's disability and how the disability impacts the child's progress within the general education curriculum.
PLAAFP/Present level of academic achievement and functional performance