the abc’s of special education

the abc’s of special education

The jumble of acronyms of important terms of special education can be overwhelming just like a bowl of alphabet soup. That’s why we’ve organized all

these letters and phrases in our shelf of canned knowledge ready to serve. Enjoy!

Maintenance of Effort

ot pcs rtipdd-nos

udl

Universal Design

for Learning

Free and appropriate

public education

fape

iep

Individual Education

Plan

moe

lre

least restrictive environment

ec

exceptional children

ese

Exceptional Student

Education

Occupational Therapist

slp

SpeechLanguage

Pathologist

idea

Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act

at

Assistive Technology

ccss

common core state standards

nclb

No Child Left Behind

esea

Elementary and Secondary

Education Act

esy

Extended School

Year

Public Charter School

aota

American Occupational

Therapy Association

asha

American Speech Language Hearing

Association

ayp

Annual Yearly

Progress

sped

Special Education

spd

sensory processing

disorder

ld

Learning Disability

apd

Auditory Processing

Disorder

ave

Auditory Verbal

Education

selpa

Special Education Local

Plan Area

nbcot

National Board for Certification in Occupational

Therapy

Response to INtervention

noms

National Outcomes

Measurement System

ferpa

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

hipaa

Health Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act

Pervasive developmental disorder -not

otherwise specified

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Assistive and Augmentative Communication

aac

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Maintenance of Effort

Autism Spectrum Disorder

asd