Acronyms
IEP
What is individualized education program?
Schools must educate all children will disabilities.
What is zero reject?
Formed in 1990, this act provides civil rights protection against discrimination to disabled individuals employed in the private sector. Also provides access to public services, transportation, and telecommunications.
What is Americans with Disabilities Act?
A group that consists of a student's parents, general education teacher, special education teacher, LEA representative, a person that can interpret evaluation results, and possibly the disabled student
What is the IEP team?
Treatment to help develop or improve speech and language skills
What is speech therapy?
IDEA
What is Individuals with Disabilities Act?
Children with disabilities must receive an education that meets their needs and is provided with no cost to their family.
What is free appropriate public education (FAPE)?
First introduced in 1975, this act provides that all disabled children are entitled to a free and appropriate public education.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
The statement that describes how the child is currently performing.
What are the child's present levels?
Treatment to improve physical abilities using activities that strengthen muscular control and motor coordination
What is physical therapy?
EI
What is early intervention?
Students with disabilities must be educated with other children without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate.
Formed in 1973, this states that a person cannot be excluded from any federally funded program simply because they are disabled.
What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
The statement that sets goals for what the child is expected accomplish over a 12 month period.
What are the annual goals?
An item, piece of equipment, or product that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of disabled children
What is assistive technology?
ESY
What is extended school year?
Schools must use nonbiased testing methods to evaluate children with disabilities.
What is nondiscriminatory evaluation?
Act introduced in 2001 that maintains that school districts are expected to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) by using teaching methods that are based on scientific research.
What is No Child Left Behind Act?
Beginning no later than the student's 16th birthday, the IEP must contain this to prepare the student for life after school.
What is transition planning?
A plan that is put in place to teach a child proper behavior and social skills
What is a behavioral intervention plan?
IFSP
What is individualized family service plan?
Schools must involve parents in their child's special education planning.
What is parent participation and shared decision making?
The section of Pennsylvania State Education Law that provides special education regulations in compliance with Federal education law.
What is Chapter 14?
Defines the special education and related services that the child will receive.
What is the statement of special education?
An assessment used to identify the reason for, or purpose of, a child’s problem behavior. Also forms a framework of interventions to address such behaviors.
What is a functional behavior assessment?