Sped Acronyms

Students who require frequent breaks, fidgets, or movement maybe have ADHD.  What does this stand for?

• Attention Deficiency Hypothyroid Deficit
• Attention Disorder Hyperactive Deficit
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Attention Deficit Disorder

Our laws for students determine that every child is guaranteed FAPE.  What does it stand for?

• Free Allocated Public Education
• Free Appropriate Public Education
• Forget All Public Education
• For All People Education

An FBA is required for all students who have an Emotional Disturbance?  What does it stand for?

• Free Behavioral Assignment
• Free Biology Assessment
• Functional Biology Assignment
• Functional Behavioral Assessment

The law regarding special education services that each state must follow is IDEA.  What does this stand for?

• Individuals with Disabilities Act
• Individuals Dealing with Education Assignments
• Individuals with Disorders Act
• Individuals with Disorders Education

Every student who qualifies for Special Education services is guaranteed an IEP.  What does this stand for?

• Independent Education Placement
• Individualized Education Plan
• Individualized Education Program
• Individualized Education Period

LRE is the term we use to assess each student carefully to determine the appropriate placement for services. This is called what?

• Limited Restrictive Education
• Least Restrictive Environment
• Little Restrictive Education
• Limited Education Restriction

I can have asthma, seizures, ADD, ADHD, and so much more because I qualify as OHI.  But what does this stand for? 

• Orthopedic Health Impairment
• Other Health Issues
• Orthopedic Hearing Impairment
• Other Health Impairment

PLAAFP is required to be a part of a students IEP and requires a lot of input from the general education and special education teachers.  What does this stand for?

• Pleasant Learning Assessment Assignment Functioning Placement
• Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
• Present Level of Assessments and Assignments and Functional Performance
• Present Level of Achievement and Future Placement

RTI- when we want to catch students that struggle early on to provide help! What does this stand for?

• Response to Instruction
• Restriction to Inclusion
• Response to Intervention
• Restrictive to Intervention

The role of a SPED teacher is to provide SDI, what does this mean?

• Special Direct Intervention
• Specially Designed Instruction
• Specific Direct Intervention
• Specific Designed Inclusion