SPED Acronyms
I-E-P
What is Individualized Education Plan?
The section of the IEP containing information about how the student's disability effects them and their levels of proficiency.
What is the PLAAFP (Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)?
A disability resulting in deficits in language and communication.
What is a Speech Impairment?
An instructional setting where all instruction is provided in general education.
What is Mainstream?
A service focused on the development of fine motor and sensory integration skills.
What is Occupational Therapy?
A-R-D
What is Admission-Review-Dismissal?
The section of the IEP that indicates that the student is currently working on.
What are the IEP Goals?
A disability resulting in intellectual functioning two standard deviations below the mean and adaptive behaviors within the low range.
What is an Intellectual Disability?
An instructional setting where 1-49% of instruction is provided in special education.
What is the Resource Setting?
A service focused on gross motor skill development and safe navigation of the educational environment.
What is Physical Therapy?
L-R-E
What is Least Restrictive Environment?
The sections of the IEP that details is provided to the student.
What is the schedule of services?
A disability resulting in deficits in academic achievement related to a disorder in one or more of the psychological processes.
What is a Specific Learning Disability?
A instructional setting in which speech therapy is the sole service provided in special education.
What is Speech only?
What is Orientation and Mobility?
F-I-E
What is Full and Individual Evaluation?
The section of the IEP that documents how the student qualifies for special education.
What is the eligibility section?
A disability in which one is unable to react rationally under typical circumstances and form positive relationships.
What is an Emotional Disturbance?
An instructional setting where 50-100% of instruction is provided in special education.
What is Self-Contained?
A service designed to help students process emotions and develop coping strategies.
What is special education counseling?
M-D-R
What is Manifest Determination Review?
The section of the IEP that summarizes what was discussed by the committee.
What are the deliberations?
A disability resulting in deficits in socialization and communication
What is an Autism Spectrum Disorder?
An instructional setting where all instruction is provided in a facility where the student lives outside of the school district.
What is residential?
A service designed to facilitate safe student movement from school to home and home to school.
What is special education transportation?