Helpful Terms
Evaluation: A procedure used to determine whether a child has a disability and the nature and extent of the special education and related serves that the child needs.
FAPE: Free (at no cost to parents), Appropriate (suited to the individual needs of the child), Public (provided by, or paid for by, the public school system) Education.
IEP: -An Individualized Education Program is a written statement of the needs, interests, and abilities of an eligible student with a disability, developed in a team meeting to provide the goals and objectives of the students individualized education program.
LRE: Least Restrictive Environment implies that to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are to be educated with their non-disabled peers. Removal form the regular education environment occurs only when t he nature of severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
RTI: (Response to Intervention):
RTI: RTI is a set of systematic and data-based instructional processes for identifying, defining, and resolving students' academic and/or behavioral problems. RTI is a multi-tiered approach that provides services and interventions to struggling learners at increasing levels of intensity. The RTI approach must use a systematic process with a continuum of intervention options to determine if the child responds to scientific, research-based interventions.
Special Education: The term special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of the child with a disability.
FAPE: Free (at no cost to parents), Appropriate (suited to the individual needs of the child), Public (provided by, or paid for by, the public school system) Education.
IEP: -An Individualized Education Program is a written statement of the needs, interests, and abilities of an eligible student with a disability, developed in a team meeting to provide the goals and objectives of the students individualized education program.
LRE: Least Restrictive Environment implies that to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are to be educated with their non-disabled peers. Removal form the regular education environment occurs only when t he nature of severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
RTI: (Response to Intervention):
RTI: RTI is a set of systematic and data-based instructional processes for identifying, defining, and resolving students' academic and/or behavioral problems. RTI is a multi-tiered approach that provides services and interventions to struggling learners at increasing levels of intensity. The RTI approach must use a systematic process with a continuum of intervention options to determine if the child responds to scientific, research-based interventions.
Special Education: The term special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of the child with a disability.
Acronyms
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Acronym
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Description
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ADA
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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ADHD
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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AT
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Assistive Technology
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AYP
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Adequate Yearly Progress
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BIP
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Behavior Intervention Plan
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CEC
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Council for Exceptional Children
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EOC
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End-of-course high school tests
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CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
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DD
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Developmental Delay
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EIS
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Early Intervening Services
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ED
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Emotional Disturbance
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EC
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Early Childhood
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EDGAR
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Education Department General Administrative Regulations
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ESL
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English as a Second Language
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ESY
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Extended School Year
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FAPE
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Free Appropriate Public Education
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FBA
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Functional Behavioral Assessment
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FD
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Functional Delay
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FERPA
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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HI
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Hearing Impairment
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IDEA
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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IEP
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Individual Education Program
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IFSP
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Individualized Family Service Plan
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IG
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Intellectually Gifted
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LEA
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Local Education Agency (School District)
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LRE
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Least Restrictive Environment
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MD
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Multiple Disabilities
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MR
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Mental Retardation
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NAEP
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National Assessment of Education Progress
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NCLB
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No Child Left Behind Act
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NICHY
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National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
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OCR
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Office for Civil Rights
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OHI
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Other Health Impairment
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OI
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Orthopedic Impairment
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OSEP
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Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education
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OSERS
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
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OT
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Occupational Therapy
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PT
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Physical Therapy
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PLP
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Present Levels of Performance
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RTI
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Response to Intervention
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SEA
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State Education Agency
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SLD
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Specific Learning Disability
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STEP
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Support and Training for Exceptional Parents
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TBI
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Traumatic Brain Injury
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TCAP
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Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program
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TAASLP
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Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
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TASP
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Tennessee Association of School Psychologists
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TSD
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Tennessee School for the Deaf
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