Teacher Cadet Test on Special Ed Policies, Procedures ...
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Special Needs Acronyms – What Does it Mean?
To the best of your ability, define/describe the following terms or concepts:
|IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) - A comprehensive Federal|Least Restrictive Environment – A student who has a disability should have |
|statute which entitles each student with a disability to a free appropriate |the opportunity to be educated with non-disabled peers, to the greatest |
|public education to meet his or her unique needs. |extent appropriate. |
|IEP (Individualized Education Program) - |Section 504 – Outlines how a child’s specific needs are met with |
|A plan or program developed to ensure that a child who has a disability and |accommodations, modifications and other services. Can be established if a |
|attends any type of schooling receives specialized instruction and related |student doesn’t qualify for an IEP. |
|services. | |
|ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder) – A chronic condition, characterized|OHI (Other Health Impairments) – Included in the IDEA, having a disability |
|by excessive activity and inability to concentrate on one task for any |caused by disease, condition, disorder or injury that substantially affects |
|length of time. |strength, vitality or alertness. |
|CI (Cognitive Impairment - Brain, Intellectual, Mental) - When a person has |PI (Physical Impairment) – A disability that limits a person’s physical |
|a hard time remembering, learning new things, or making decisions that |capacity to move, coordinate actions, or perform physical activities. |
|affect their everyday life. | |
|EI (Emotional Impairment) - A condition exhibiting characteristics such as |ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) – Are disorders characterized mostly by |
|an inability to learn that can’t be explained or a general mood of |social deficits and communication difficulties, stereotyped or repetitive |
|unhappiness/depression, which affects long-term educational performance. |behaviors and interests, and sensory issues. |
|SXI – Severe, multiple impairments. |IQ (Intelligence Quotient) – A measure of relative intelligence determined |
| |by a standardized test. |
|SLI (Speech Language Impairment) – |Developmental Delay – |
|A communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, and | |
|voice impairment which affects a child’s learning. | |
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