Special education acronyms defined. A list of special education terms/glossary.
A BIP or Behavior Improvement Plan described briefly
Applied Behavior Analysis
ABC Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
AC - Alternative Communication or augmentative communication
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
Attention Deficit Disorder definition.
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder definition and symptoms.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ASL, American Sign Language
AT - Assistive Technology definition
BIP, Behavior Intervention Plan
CEC, Council for Exceptional Children
DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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.
Extended School Year is considered necessary for some students who may lose progress made in the regular school year.
FAS, Fetal Acohol Syndrome. Definition of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Definition
A brief description of an FBA, or Functional Behavioral Analysis as used to create a BIP
G&T, Gifted and Talented Definition
Hard of Hearing Definition
HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individual Education Plan or Program
Intelligence Quotient IQ Definition
LD Learning Disability Definition
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
Modification, program modification, curriculum modification
MD or MH - Multiply Disabled or Multiply Handicapped
MID - Mild Intellectual Disability, mental retardation
NCLB No Child Left Behind
Related Services Definition
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Response to Intervention - RTI
SIB, Self-Injurious Behavior
SIP - State Improvement Plan
SPP - State Performance Plan Definition. Special education terms and acronyms.
