COMMON DISABILITIES
This is a developmental disability characterized as persistant deficits in social communication and interaction, restricted by repetitive and stereotypic behavior, interests, and activities
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
ASD
This is a guarantee resulting from Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that protects the rights of individuals with disabilities providing a program of education and related services to prepare for further education, employment, and independent living
What is Free Appropriate Public Education?
FAPE
These are services some students receive outside of the regular school year, such as during the summer or, less commonly, during extended breaks like winter break.
What is Extended School Year Services?
ESY
This is a teaching strategy in which two or more teachers work together and share responsibilities to help students succeed in the classroom
What is Collaborative Teaching?
CT
This process is used by educators to help students who are struggling with a skill or lesson. If there is no response to the initial interventions, more focused interventions are used to help the child master the skill. It addresses both learning and behavior.
What is Response to Intervention?
RTI
This is a diagnostic category of the American Psychiatric Association for a condition in which there is developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
ADHD
This is an educational setting that most closely resembles a regular school program and meets a child's special education needs
What is the Least Restrictive Environment?
LRE
This is a report of how a child is doing at the present time, describes academic skills
What is Present Level Of Performance?
PLOP
This program is mandated by IDEA. It continuously searches for and evaluates children who may have a disability and can vary widely from school district to school district
What is Child Find Program?
CFP
This process describes a student’s disruptive behaviors, looks for the reasons behind the behaviors and offers interventions that teach new behaviors to replace the undesired ones.
What is Functional Behavior Analysis
FBA
This is a disorder in which there are prolonged and recurrent emotional reactions after exposure to a traumatic event
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
PTSD
This is a written document required by IDEA for each child with disabilities including performance, goals, objectives, services needed, evaluation procedures, and relevant dates. This must be signed by parents and educational personnel.
What is an Individualized Education Program?
IEP
This describes any device, equipment or software that helps a child work around their issues to aid in learning and communicating, and to function better in school
What is Assistive Technology?
AT
These individuals are a result of an initiative of the No Child Left Behind Act. They meet all of the following criteria: Fully certified and/or licensed by the state; holds at least a bachelor degree from a four-year institution; demonstrates competence in each core academic subject area in which the teacher teaches.
What are Highly Qualified Teachers?
HQT
These tests are administered to a student one on one. They're often part of the assessment process. Two common individual intelligence tests are the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale.
What is an Individual Intelligence Test?
IIT
This is an inherited neurological disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics
What is Tourette Syndrome?
TS
This is an evaluation under IDEA and part of an IEP to determine the needs and progression of a child, must be done in their native language, and aids in initial special education placement
What is an Appropriate Evaluation?
AE
This is a plan designed to teach and reward positive behavior, using strategies to prevent and stop problem behaviors. This may include supports and aids for the child.
What is a Behavior Intervention Plan?
BIP
What are small, regular evaluations used to determine how well a student is learning in various subject areas. This can involve checklists or oral questions which the teacher gauges student understanding and skill in a particular curriculum. These measurements are part of the monitoring component of the RTI process.
What are Curriculum-Based Measurements
CBM
These evaluations, such as the Woodcock Johnson, Third Edition (WJIII) or the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT), are used to help determine a child’s eligibility for special education services.
What are Performance-Based Tests?
PBT
This disorder consists of persistent, recurring thoughts that reflect exaggerated anxiety or fears and may lead to performing compulsive rituals or routines
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCD
These are the six principles of IDEA
What are Free Appropriate Public Education, Appropriate Evaluation, Individualized Education Plan, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Participation, and Procedural Safeguards.
This lays out what a teen must learn and do in high school in order to succeed as a young adult and starts at age 16. This includes goals and activities that are academic and functional and extend beyond school to practical life skills and job training.
What is a Transition Plan?
TP
Name three of the 13 disability categories
What is autism, deaf-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment (including blindness)
This is a component of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) that involves interviewing teachers, parents and other adults who have contact with a student, asking questions about that student’s disruptive behavior and when and where it occurs
What is Indirect Assessment?
IA