Special Education Vocabulary

What does the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee consist of?

• Only special education teachers and parents

• School and campus administrators, special and general education teachers, parents, assessment personnel, and outside evaluators or professionals

• Only school administrators and general education teachers

• Only assessment personnel and outside evaluators

What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guarantee?

• Free education for all students

• Guarantees individuals with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else

• Special education services for all students

• Funding for private education

What is the purpose of an Individualized Education Program?

• To guarantee college admission for students with disabilities

• To contain the goal at the grade level and each of the objectives required and taught to meet the goal

• To ensure all students participate in physical education

• To provide a general education curriculum for all students

What is a Learning Disability?

• A lack of interest in learning

• The inability to perform in sports

• A deficit in one or more of the psychological processes involved in understanding or using language

• A preference for visual learning over auditory learning

What does Inclusion refer to in special education?

• Including all students in standardized testing

• Providing instruction for a special education student in a general education setting with the assistance and support of special education personnel

• Including special education topics in the general education curriculum

• Ensuring all schools include a special education program

Specifically designed instruction intended to meet the unique needs of a child with a learning disability.

• Diagnosis

• Special Education

• Learning Disability

• Individualized Excellent Program

Deficit in one or more of the psychological processes which are involved in listening, speaking, thinking, reading, writing, and doing mathematics.

• Learning Disability

• Special Education

• Inclusion

• Diagnosis

Entitles all children with learning disabilities to have a specific learning program, access to specialists, and modifications in education, such as curriculum and teaching methods.

• Individuals with Disabilities Act

• Individualized Education Program

• Special Education

• Inclusion

Contains the goal at the grade level and each of the objectives required and taught to meet the goal.

• Special Education

• Learning Disability

• Individualized Education Program

• Diagnosis

Providing instruction for a special education student in a general education setting with the assistance and support of special education personnel.

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• Diagnosis

• Individualized Education Program

• Inclusion