Acronyms
Acronyms
IDEIA
Laws
General
100
IDEA
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
100
RTI
What is Response to Intervention?
100
Local school systems must provide all children with a free education appropriate to each child's needs.
What is Zero reject?
100
The law that mandates all aspects of special education.
What is IDEA?
100
The most restrictive placement for students with disabilities in schools.
What is self-contained classroom?
200
LRE
What is Least Restrictive Envrironment?
200
ADA
What is Americans with Disabilities Act?
200
Parents have the right to call a special hearing when they do not agree with the school's educational plans for their child.
What is due process?
200
The law that increased responsibility for teachers and schools.
What is NCLB?
200
The plan written to provide services for infants/toddlers and their families.
What is an IFSP?
300
FAPE
What is Free and Appropriate Public Education?
300
ESY
What is Extended School Year?
300
The process of finding and identifying children who require early intervention services.
What is child find?
300
The law that provides accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the community.
What is ADA?
300
The intent of this law is for children to be screened regularly during infancy and the preschool years to prevent health problems.
What is EPSDT?
400
EI
What is Early Intervention?
400
CST
What is Child Study Team?
400
Referring to people with disabilities so that the language speaks of the person first and then the disability.
What is people-first language?
400
The law which provides accommodations for students who DO NOT qualify as having a disability.
What is section 504?
400
The name of the document that outlines parents' rights.
What is procedural safeguards?
500
IEE
What is Individual Education Evaluation?
500
NCLB
What is No Child Left Behind?
500
The section of IDEA 2004 that covers services for infants and toddlers.
What is Part C?
500
The law that outlines the 13 disability categories and their definitions.
What is IDEA?
500
The very least restrictive placement that is available in schools.
What is an inclusion classroom?
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