Frequently Used Acronyms
FREQUENTLY USED ACRONYMS
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
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AT |
Assistive Technology |
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BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
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BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
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BOE |
Board of Education |
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CSE |
Committee on Special Education |
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CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
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CPSE |
Committee on Preschool Special Education |
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DDSO |
Developmental Disabilities Service Office (local Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities) |
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DSS |
Department of Social Services |
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ECDC |
Early Childhood Direction Centers |
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ED |
Emotionally Disabled |
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ESY |
Extended School Year |
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FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
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FBA |
Functional Behavior Plan |
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FERPA |
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act of 1974 (“Buckley Amendment” on Confidentiality) |
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504 |
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-112, Section 504) |
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ID |
Intellectual difficulty |
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IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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IDEIA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act |
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IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
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IH |
Impartial Hearing |
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IHO |
Impartial Hearing Officer |
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IST |
Instructional Support Team |
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IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
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LD |
Learning Disabled |
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LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
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LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
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OSES |
Office for Special Education Services |
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OMH |
Office of Mental Health |
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OMRDD |
Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities |
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OMS |
Orientation and Mobility Services |
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OT |
Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapist |
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PT |
Physical Therapy/Physical Therapist |
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RTI |
Response to Intervention |
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SED |
State Education Department |
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SETRC |
Special Education Training & Resource Centers |
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SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
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VESID |
Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities |
DIAGNOSIS
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ADHD |
Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder |
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AS |
Asperger Syndrome |
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ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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DD |
Developmentally Delayed |
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NOS |
Not Otherwise Specified |
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OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
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ODD |
Oppositional Defiant disorder |
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PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
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PTSD |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
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TS |
Tourette Syndrome |
PROGRAMS
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CT |
Consultant Teacher |
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CTM |
Collaborative Teaching Model |
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RR |
Resource Room |
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15:1 |
Special Class with ration of 15 students: 1 teacher |
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12:1:1 |
Special Class with ratio of 12 students: 1 teacher; 1 paraprofessional |
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12:1:2 |
Special Class with ratio of 12 students: 1 teacher: 2 paraprofessionals |
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6:1:2 |
Special Class with ratio of 6 students: 1 teacher: 2 paraprofessionals |
TESTING
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BRIEF |
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning |
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C-TONI |
Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence |
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GORT |
Grey Oral Reading Test |
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PAL |
Process Assessment of the Learner |
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PH |
Piers Harris |
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SS |
Standard Score |
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TONI |
Test of Nonverbal Intelligence |
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TOWL |
Test of Written Language |
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VMI |
Visual Motor Integration |
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WAIS |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale |
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WASI |
Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence |
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WIAT |
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test |
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WISC V |
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 5th Edition |
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WJ |
Woodcock Johnson |
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WPPSI |
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence |