Special Education Acronyms and Terms
Puzzled by special ed abbreviations? IDEA Cadre has created a quick guide that may help you. It's a list of frequently used acronyms in special education and IDEA. You'll want to keep this list handy.
ABC -- Antecedent/Behavior/Consequence (used when assessing behaviors of students)
ACB -- American Council for the Blind
ADD -- Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD -- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AFT -- American Federation of Teachers
ASHA -- American Speech Language and Hearing Association
ASPIIRE -- Associations of Service Providers Implementing IDEA
CEC -- Council for Exceptional Children
CEEC -- Caucus for Educators of Exceptional Children
CRC -- Community Resource Center
ED -- Emotional Disturbance
ERIC -- Educational Resource Information Center Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
FAPE -- Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA -- Functional Behavior Assessment
IDEA -- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP -- Individualized Education Program
IFSP -- Individualized Family Service Plan
IHE -- Institutes of Higher Education
ILIAD -- IDEA Local Implementation by Local Administrators
ITP -- Individualized Transition Plan
LRE -- Least Restrictive Environment
NASP -- National Association of School Psychologists
NASSP -- National Association of Secondary School Principals
NEA -- National Education Association
NICHCY -- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NLTS -- National Longitudinal Transitional Summary
NRCP -- National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals in Education and Related Services
OCR -- Office of Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education)
OSEP -- U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs
PBIS -- Positive Behavior Interventions
PTI -- Parent Training Information Project
RRC -- Regional Resource Center
SIG -- State Improvement Grant
SIP -- State Improvement Plan
SPeNSE -- Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education
WESTAT -- Actual Name of Organization that provides technical assistance and statistical information
Related Links
Glossary of Special Ed Terms | Council for Disability Rights
http://www.disabilityrights.org/glossary.htm
A parent's guide to special ed/special needs.
Glossary of Special Education and Legal Terms | From Emotions to Advocacy
http://www.fetaweb.com/06/glossary.sped.legal.htm
From "The Special Education Survival Guide" by Pam & Pete Wright.
Source: NEA IDEA/Special Education Resource Cadre, 2002.
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