General Terms
This documents a child’s eligibility for special education services and formalizes the plan to provide special education programs and services that are appropriate for the child’s unique needs.
What is an Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P)?
The process of collecting information about a student’s strengths and weaknesses to improve his or her educational plan.
What is Evaluation?
The exchange of meaning between sender and receiver.
What is Communication?
Coloring with small crayon pieces, manipulating with tweezers, and q-tip painting works on improving this.
What is a tripod grasp?
The act of walking up or down the stairs 1 step at a time while leading with the same foot
What is a step-to gait pattern?
Specific and measurable goals written on the IEP that describe what the student is expected to achieve in the disability-related area(s) over a one-year period?
What are annual goals?
Procedures that by law, are used to ensure a child’s rights to a Free Appropriate Public Education.
What is Due Process?
When a child uses gestures, facial expressions, body language
What is Non-verbal communication?
This comes in different sizes depending on the students height and is used to give them extra movement during tabletop activities.
What is a wobble chair?
Spinning, jumping and swinging all stimulate this system.
What is Vestibular?
They are responsible for coordinating the special education process for children ages 3 to 5.
What is the committee of Special Education (CPSE)?
A temporary service provided when a student’s mandate is not available.
What is alternate placement?
The difficulty with the production of speech sounds
What is Articulation Disorder?
I come in many shapes and sizes (loop circles or self opening) and I go in any direction you choose.
What are scissors?
When one jumps leading with one leg then the other instead of both feet together
What is Galloping?
This service may be recommended for students with disabilities who require special education over the summer to prevent substantial regression
What is Extended School Year (ESY)?
Steps that must be learned in order to reach an annual goal.
What are Short-Term Objectives or Benchmarks?
The ability to produce language and the ability to comprehend language
What is Expressive Language and Receptive Language?
I can be used throughout the day to keep silliness, inattention, and aggression away.
What is a sensory break/diet?
The ability to hop on one foot is a skill for this age group
What is a 5 year old?
A Federal law that gives students with disabilities the right to receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment?
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
A plan that is based on the results of a Functional Assessment to address comportment.
What is a Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP)?
The rules of language governing how language is used for social purposes
What is Pragmatic language?
The letters L, F, E, H, T, I are first used in this program.
What is Learning Without Tears?
A child who walks or runs with the opposite arm and leg moving together has this type of “normal” arm swing.
What is a reciprocal arm swing?