Acronyms, Class 1

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FAPE (“Faype”)

Answer 0

Free Appropriate Public Education

Question 1

IEP

Answer 1

Individualized Education Plan

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IDEA

Answer 2

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (the law!)

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CCT

Answer 3

Common Core of Teaching

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FWSN (“fwi-zyn”)

Answer 4

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

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OT

Answer 5

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.

Question 10

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

Question 30

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.

Question 33

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

Question 36

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.

Question 37

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.

Question 38

What is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?

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

Question 39

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.

Question 40

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