| Do you sometimes wonder what some of the | | | | Educational Evaluation. These are initiated |
| Acronyms in special education mean? Do the | | | | and paid for by parents, to help determine |
| acronyms make your head spin? This article | | | | their child's disability or educational |
| will discuss common special education | | | | needs. |
| acronyms and what they mean. This will make | | | | |
| it easier for you to actively participate in | | | | 10. IEE's at Public Expense: stands for an |
| your child with disabilities education. | | | | IEE where the school district pays for it. |
| | | | There are rules that apply to this, that you |
| 1. FAPE: stands for Free Appropriate Public | | | | must learn before requesting an IEE at public |
| Education. Each child has the right under | | | | expense. Many special education personnel try |
| IDEA to receive a free appropriate public | | | | and do things that are not allowed under |
| education. | | | | IDEA, so you need to educate yourself. |
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| 2. IDEA: stands for the Individuals with | | | | 11. ASD: stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder, |
| Disabilities Education Act; which is the | | | | which some school districts use in their |
| federal law that applies to special | | | | paperwork. |
| education. | | | | |
| | | | 12. ADD: stands for Attention Deficit |
| 3. IDEA 2004: This is the federal law that | | | | Disorder. |
| was reauthorized in 2004. If you see this in | | | | |
| an article, it usually means that something | | | | 13. ADHD: stands for Attention Deficit |
| was changed in IDEA, by the reauthorization | | | | Hyperactivity Disorder. |
| in 2004. | | | | |
| | | | 14. PWN: stands for Prior Written Notice. |
| 4. LEA: stands for the local educational | | | | Parents must be given PWN when the school |
| agency, which is your local school district. | | | | district wants to change things in the |
| | | | child's IEP. (such as eligibility, change |
| 5. SEA: stands for the state educational | | | | services, refuse to change services etc.). |
| agency, which is your states board of | | | | |
| education. | | | | 15. ABA: stands for Applied Behavioral |
| | | | Analysis that is an educational treatment for |
| 6. IEP: stands for the Individual Educational | | | | Autism. |
| Plan, which must be developed for every child | | | | |
| that receives special education services. | | | | 16. SID: stands for Sensory Integration |
| | | | Disorder. A lot of children with Autism have |
| 7. LRE: stands for Least Restrictive | | | | difficulty with sensory integration. |
| Environment. LRE means that children with | | | | |
| disabilities need to be educated in the least | | | | 17. SPD: stands for Sensory Processing |
| restrictive environment, in which they can | | | | Disorder which is the same as above, but some |
| learn. LRE starts at the regular classroom, | | | | people in the special education field, call |
| and becomes more restrictive. | | | | it different names. |
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| 8. NCLB: stands for the No Child Left Behind | | | | By understanding the acronyms used by special |
| Act. | | | | education personnel, you can be a better |
| | | | advocate for an appropriate education for |
| 9. IEE's: stands for an Independent | | | | your child. |