SPED SAFMEDS

Question 1

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Answer 1

The law that protects the confidentiality of educational records.

Question 2

Due Process

Answer 2

Part of IDEA, schools must protect the rights of students with disabilities.

Question 3

Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE)

Answer 3

Part of IDEA, all children must receive a free, appropriate education at public expense.

Question 4

Zero Reject

Answer 4

Part of IDEA, schools must educate all children with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability.

Question 5

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Answer 5

PL 94-142, law regarding the education of children with disabilities.

Question 6

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Answer 6

Part of IDEA, students with disabilities must be educated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.

Question 7

Nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation

Answer 7

Part of IDEA, schools must use non-biased, multi-factored methods of evaluation to determine whether a child has a disability, and if so whether special education is needed.

Question 8

Shared Decision Making

Answer 8

Part of IDEA, schools must collaborate with parents and with students with disabilities in the design and implementation of special education services.

Question 9

Assistive Technology (AT)

Answer 9

Devices such as visual aids, augmentative communication boards, special equipment, or computers.

Question 10

Related Services

Answer 10

Special transportation, counseling, speech, physical, or occupational therapy required to meet the student’s IEP goals

Question 11

Paraprofessional

Answer 11

Individual who provides direct support to a child, teacher, or other school professional and who works only under the direct supervision of qualified personnel.

Question 12

Physical Therapist (PT)

Answer 12

A rehabilitative health care professional who helps restore physical and gross motor movements.

Question 13

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Answer 13

A professional who helps restore independence with daily living and job related tasks.

Question 14

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Answer 14

A professional who specializes in evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders.

Question 15

Gifted and Talented

Answer 15

Students who demonstrate or have the potential for demonstrating a high level of performance of academic skills, artistic achievement, or leadership qualities that necessitate the need for special services.

Question 16

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Answer 16

A former measure under No Child Left Behind used by the state to gauge yearly progress of student subgroups toward meeting 100 proficiency in reading and mathematics.

Question 17

Local Education Agency (LEA)

Answer 17

A public board of education or other public authority that maintains administrative control of the public schools in a city or county (knows $$$).

Question 18

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)

Answer 18

A multi-tiered framework promoting school improvement through research-based academic and behavioral practices.

Question 19

English Language Learner (ELL)

Answer 19

Student whose first language is one other than English and who needs language assistance to participate fully in the regular curriculum.

Question 20

End-of-Grade (EOG) tests

Answer 20

Tests in reading and mathematics (grades 3-8) and science (grades 5 and 8) that are taken by students during the last three weeks of the school year.

Question 21

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Answer 21

Provides high school students the opportunity to take courses in eight program areas so that they can explore interests and careers while building and strengthening their career-specific knowledge and skills.

Question 22

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Answer 22

A program model that delivers specialized instruction to students who are learning English as a new language.

Question 23

Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP)

Answer 23

Part of IDEA, a written document prescribing family focused early intervention services for the family of and young child who is at risk for or has a disability.

Question 24

Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)

Answer 24

A statement on the IEP that describes what a child knows and can do at the current time.

Question 25

Individualized Transition Plan (ITP)

Answer 25

Part of the reauthorization of IDEA. A legal written document with goals and objectives specifically developed to aid in the transition from school to vocational skills for exceptional children aged 16 and above.

Question 26

Adaptive Physical Education (APE)

Answer 26

Physical education that has been adapted or modified to address the individualized needs of children with disabilities, by adapting the curriculum, task, equipment, and/or environment to enable all students to participate in, and benefit from, physical education.

Question 27

Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Answer 27

A written, legal, document that specifies the student’s short term and long term educational goals, learning environments, and related services.

Question 28

Intellectual Disability (ID)

Answer 28

Significantly below average IQ with adaptive behavior deficits that manifest before age 18 and impacts educational performance.

Question 29

Generalization and Maintenance

Answer 29

The extent to which students extend what they learn across settings and over time.

Question 30

Task Analysis

Answer 30

Breaking down complex or multiple step behaviors or skills into small, easier to teach subtasks.

Question 31

Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)

Answer 31

A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological process involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations.

Question 32

Emotional or Behavioral Disturbance (EBD)

Answer 32

Behavioral or emotional responses in school programs so different from appropriate age, cultural, or ethnic norms that they adversely affect educational performance.

Question 33

Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP)

Answer 33

Plan based on results of a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) that includes description of behavior, hypothesis of why the behavior occurs, and ways to teach replacement behaviors.

Question 34

Autism (AU)

Answer 34

A developmental disability characterized by stereotypic repetitive behavior, resistance to environmental change, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.

Question 35

Speech or language impairments (SLI)

Answer 35

A disorder of articulation fluency, voice, or language that adversely affects educational performance.

Question 36

Positive Behavioral Support

Answer 36

Using the findings of assessment data (i.e., functional assessment) to construct a comprehensive, individualized program of interventions.