Do you have a child or children in your care with an IEP who are having a CCC and the parents have invited you to be part of the committee that is talking about the LEA and the LRE for the child and all of a sudden you just want to say “WAIT! What are you saying?”
The world of education can quickly become full of acronyms and letters that sometimes need to be deciphered. The following are some of high occurrence acronyms.
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
EI - Early Intervention (First Steps)
ESL - English as a Second Language
FAPE - Free, appropriate, public education
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA-Part C - Programs for infants and toddlers with special needs
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
LD - Learning Disability
LEA - Local Education Agency (local school district)
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
OT - Occupational Therapy
PDD - Pervasive Development Disorder
PBS - Positive Behavior Supports
PLOP - Present Levels Of Performance
PT - Physical Therapy
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SPD - Sensory Processing Disorder
TOR - Teacher Of Record
Hopefully as you are reviewing any IEPs or IFSPs of the children in your care, you will now be able to decipher some of the alphabet soup that you may see.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Alphabet Soup
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