IDEA Eligibility
A developmental disability affecting communication, social interaction, and behavior.
What is autism?
A loss of hearing that adversely affects educational performance but is not classified as deafness.
What is hearing impairment?
A communication disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, or voice impairment.
What is speech or language impairment?
This term means that students with disabilities should be educated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent possible.
These individuals have dedicated training/knowledge to help students with learning, physical, mental, or emotional disabilities succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.
What are special education teachers?
A condition that significantly limits intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.
A condition resulting from physical damage to the brain, affecting learning, memory, or physical abilities.
What is a traumatic brain injury? (TBI)
A severe difficulty with emotional regulation that negatively affects learning and social relationships.
What is an emotional disturbance?
This is used to gain information about a student so that the IEP team can design a schedule and plan that works to meet their goals.
What is a transition survey?
This individual works with people to modify problematic behaviors by developing and implementing personalized behavior plans, typically working with children in educational settings to improve their social interaction and life skills.
Who is a behavior interventionist or behavior therapist?
A combination of disabilities that cause severe educational needs, requiring services beyond one category.
What is multiple disabilities?
A condition where a person has both severe vision and hearing impairments, causing communication and educational difficulties.
What is deaf-blindness?
A physical disability that affects movement, such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy.
What is an orthopedic impairment?
PLEP is an acronym meaning this.
This is a school-based group that helps students with academic, behavioral, health, or attendance issues.
What is the student assistance team? (SAT)
A disorder in understanding or using spoken or written language, such as dyslexia or dyscalculia.
What is a specific learning disability? (SLD)
A severe hearing impairment where a child has difficulty processing linguistic information even with amplification.
What is deafness?
A legal document that is tailored to meet a student's needs by providing accommodations, services, and modifications to eligible individuals.
What is an individualized education program? (IEP)
This is considered the MOST IMPORTANT PAGE of an IEP document for a general education teacher.
What is the supplementary services page?
This is healthcare professional who assesses, diagnoses, and treats individuals with communicative impairments. They work with people of all ages to improve their communication abilities through personalized treatment plans.
Who are speech therapist or speech language pathologists?
A category for children (ages 3–9) who experience delays in physical, cognitive, social, or emotional development.
What is a developmental delay?
A condition with chronic or acute health problems (e.g., ADHD, epilepsy, diabetes) that impact learning.
What is other health impairment?
If a student regresses (using IEP goals), they qualify for summer school special education services, which is referred to as this.
What is extended school year? (ESY)
This are established only for students with severe cognitive disabilities, they primarily focus on independent living skills and preparation for employment.
What are alternative standards? (WVAAS)
This is a professional who evaluates students who have been referred for possible learning disabilities and other special needs. They use a variety of assessments to identify learning challenges and create strategies to help students overcome them.
Who is a special education diagnostician?