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Special Education Acronyms and Special Education Glossary

Special education acronyms defined. A list of special education terms/glossary.

BIP-Behavior Improvement Plan

A BIP or Behavior Improvement Plan described briefly

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis

ABC - Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

ABC Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

AC Augmentative Communication

AC - Alternative Communication or augmentative communication

ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Disorder definition.

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder definition and symptoms.

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Autistic Spectrum Disorder

ASL - American Sign Language

ASL, American Sign Language

AT: Assistive Technology

AT - Assistive Technology definition

BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan

BIP, Behavior Intervention Plan

CEC - Council for Exceptional Children

CEC, Council for Exceptional Children

DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

Early Identification

Early Identification

ER-Evaluation Report, the Document that Identifies a Special …

The Evaluation Report (ER) is written by the psychologist with the assistance of the special education teacher, and makes a recommendation for the placement of the child.

ESY-Extended School Year Services

Extended School Year is considered necessary for some students who may lose progress made in the regular school year.

FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FAS, Fetal Acohol Syndrome. Definition of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education

FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education

FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Definition

FBA-Functional Behavioral Analysis

A brief description of an FBA, or Functional Behavioral Analysis as used to create a BIP

G&T - Gifted and Talented Definition

G&T, Gifted and Talented Definition

HOH - Hard Of Hearing

Hard of Hearing Definition

HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills

HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP - Individual Education Program

IEP Individual Education Plan or Program

IQ - Intelligence Quotient

Intelligence Quotient IQ Definition

LD Learning Disability

LD Learning Disability Definition

LRE Least Restrictive Environment

LRE Least Restrictive Environment

Modification

Modification, program modification, curriculum modification

Multiply Handicapped or Multiple Disabilities

MD or MH - Multiply Disabled or Multiply Handicapped

MID - Mild Intellectual Disability

MID - Mild Intellectual Disability, mental retardation

NCLB - No Child Left Behind

NCLB No Child Left Behind

RS - Related Services

Related Services Definition

ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder

ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Response to Intervention - RTI

Response to Intervention - RTI

SIB, Self-Injurious Behavior

SIB, Self-Injurious Behavior

SIP - State Improvement Plan

SIP - State Improvement Plan

SPP - State Performance Plan

SPP - State Performance Plan Definition. Special education terms and acronyms.

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