Acronyms, Class 1 Flashcards

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FAPE (“Faype”)

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Free Appropriate Public Education

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IEP

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Individualized Education Plan

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IDEA

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (the law!)

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CCT

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Common Core of Teaching

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FWSN (“fwi-zyn”)

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Family With Service Needs (a court document filed by the school)

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OT

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occupational therapist

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PT

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physical therapist

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SLP

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speech-language pathologist

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SLD

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Specific Learning Disability - reading, writing, math

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PPT & details

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Planning Placement Team - must include parents, administrator, special education teacher, general education teacher, and a pupil personnel person (I.e. Guidance counselor, social worker, psychologist) . Child too if of age. Page 8 is most important to general education teachers. Objectives must be measurable.

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ID

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Intellectually Disabled (replaces mentally retarded)

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ED

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Emotionally Disturbed (biologically)

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SEM

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Socially Emotionally Maladjusted (behavioral, could be treated)

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PDD

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Pervasive Developmental Delay (used to diagnose ages 1 through 6; after that, they must be labeled with something more specific.)

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ADHD

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attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADD no longer exists)

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ODD

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Oppositional Defiance Disorder (will not listen to you, parents, etc. You have to be firm, put specific standards in place, etc. – Her kindergartener example.

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CCSS

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Common Core State Standards (important to know)

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LRE

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Least Restrictive Environment, meaning that 80% of the time the student is immersed with his grade level in regular classrooms

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SBAC (“S-Back”)

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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

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TEAM

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Teacher Evaluation and Mentoring (done while student teaching)

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SEED & details

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System for Educator Evaluation and Development (specific to CT) – 6 sessions with feedback

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UDL

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Universal Design for Learning

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RTI

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Response to Intervention

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PIT

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Prereferral Intervention Team

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BIP

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Behavior Intervention Plan

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IFSP

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Individualized Family Service Plan (for families w/ children w/ disabilities ages 0-5)

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SSP & details

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Student success plan, starts in 6th grade for career plans

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OHI

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Other health impaired

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DSAP

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DURATIONAL SHORTAGE AREA PERMIT, students in the classroom but still finishing masters

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SRBI

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Scientific research based intervention

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Tier I

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All regular education, with differentiated instruction, 181 days = 1 full school year

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Tier 2

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Usually 3x week with a tutor for 1/2 hour in group of 3-5 students in reading, writing, or math. Usually lasts 14-20 weeks.

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Tier 3

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Usually 5x a week with a tutor, 1:1 instruction, 40 mins a day, sometimes 2:1. Another 14-16 weeks. After this fails, a referral is made for special education.

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WISC

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A cognitive assessment test for students referred for special education

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DRP

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Degrees of reading power

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CMT

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Connecticut mastery test, since replaced with SBAC

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How often are kids reassessed or diagnosed for learning disabilities and more?

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Every 3 years, which is noted on the IEP plan. Parents can request any initial test at any stage in the three tiered process.

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How often Does the annual review of the IEP have to happen?

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Exactly one year to the day. Cannot be late.

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What is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?

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A psychiatrist has a medical degree. A psychologist does not.

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How soon does ppt recommendations in the IEP go into effect?

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10 school days after the PPT. Parents must have time to reply to it.

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Dysgraphia

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A learning disability in writing

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Dyslexia

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A learning disability in reading

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Dyscalculia

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A disability in math