Acronym Soup
Disability Categories
The IEP Team
Legal vs. Illegal
Accommodations vs. Modifications
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what does IEP stand for?

Individualized Education Program

100

A developmental disability significantly affecting communication and social interaction

Autism

100

This person "knows the student best" and must be invited to every meeting

The Parent/Guardian

100

True or False: A teacher can decide to stop following an IEP if they think the student is doing "well enough"

False

100

Examples include "extra time" or "preferential seating"

Accommodations

200

federal law that governs Special ED

IDEA - Individual with disabilities Education Act

200

The category for students with ADHD who don't fit into other specific categories

Other Health Impairment - OHI

200

This member is required to explain how the student will access the general curriculum

General Education Teacher

200

The number of days a school has to complete an evaluation after receiving parental consent

60 days

200

Changing the actual curriculum content or grade-level expectations

Modifications

300

What does LRE stand for

Least Restrictive Environment

300

Difficulties in math, reading, or writing that aren't due to intellectual disability

Specific Learning Disability - SLD

300

At this age, the student is often required to be invited to their own meeting

14 or 16

300

True or False: An IEP must be reviewed at least once every calendar year

True

300

Providing a student with a calculator for a basic multiplication test is often considered this

Modification

400

This term refers to the standard of "free appropriate public education"

FAPE

400

A category for students with a significant delay in multiple areas, typically used for younger children

Developmental Delay

400

This role is filled by someone who can commit school district resources

District Representative/LEA

400

Is it legal for a team member to leave a meeting early without written parent permission?

No

400

Allowing a student to take a test in a quiet room is an example of this

Accommodation

500

What does PLAAFP stand for

Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

500

This category covers impairments caused by an external physical force to the brain

Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI

500

This person is responsible for interpreting evaluation results

Often a School Psychologist or Specialist

500

This process is required if a student with an IEP is suspended for more than 10 days

Manifestation Determination

500

The term for a change that fundamentally alters the nature of the task or the grade-level standard

Modification