SAFMEDS Flashcards
Committee on Special Education
district-level team that determines whether a student has a disability. Typically, the team includes district and building administrators, parents, teachers, a school psychologist, and others.
CST or SST
team of professionals in the school who convene regularly to provide support to teachers who need ideas and help for an individual student. This not special education teams and a student does not need to be receiving special education services for a teacher to ask for support
Individualized Education Program
A written document denoting agreement about special education and related services for a child or youth with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised annually in accordance with IDEA.
IEP
Individualized Education Program
CSE
Committee on Special Education
Annual Evaluation
is another term for the IEP meeting
Least Restrictive Environment
students with disabilities are educated with their peers without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate.
504 Plan
plans provided for students who have a disability that does not necessarily adversely affect educational performance
Response to Intervention
is an intervention that provides assistance to students who have difficulty with learning. It is divided into three tiers of support.
RTI
Response to Intervention
3ps Approach
An approach to assessment in which physical educators write a description of the child’s skills and abilities related to their process (movement or skill ability), product (number of times, how fast, or how far something is executed), or parameter (environmental needs)
AccessSports Model
A teaching approach based on the needs of those with visual impairments for delivering sport and physical activity to individuals with visual impairments.
HIV
An immune virus that affects the bodies ability to battle infection.
Adapted Physical Education
The term used to describe educational services delivered to school aged children and youths with disabilities in physical education.
APE
Adapted Physical Education
Adventure Education
A branch of outdoor education that aims to develop both inter and intrapersonal relationships; a curricular model that has been successful at integrating individuals in various inclusive settings
Asperger Syndrome
A syndrome that usually involves more mild symptoms than classic autism disorder characterized by display of similar social inadequacies and unusual behaviors, yet without communication problems or intellectual disabilities
CHARGE Syndrome
A syndrome that is a leading cause of deafblindness at birth as well as child onset deafblindness characterized by vision problems, swallowing and nasal issues, hearing difficulties and growth delays