Acronyms in Special Education
Making Sense of Alphabet Soup
adapted from http://adayinourshoes.com
ABA Applied Behavior Analysis
APS Approved Private School
AT/AAC Assistive Technology/Augmented Communication
BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst
BIP/PSP/PBSP Behavior Improvement Plan/Positive Support Plan
BASC Behavior Assessment System for Children
CBI Community Based Instruction
DIBELS Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills, an early reading assessment.
ED Emotionally Disturbed
ER Evaluation Report. Your child only ever receives one ER report. Everything after the first one is an RR.
ESY Extended School Year
FAPE Free and Appropriate Education
FBA Functional Behavior Assessment
IEE Independent Education Evaluation
LEA Local Education Agency
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
MA Medical Assistance, Medicaid
OCR Office of Civil Rights
CLOP Current Levels of Performance
PT Physical Therapy/Therapist (work on gross motor skills)
PTE Permission to Evaluate
O & M Orientation and Mobility
RR Re-evaluation Report, for most every 3 years.
SD School District
SDI Specially Designed Instruction
SLD Specific Learning Disability
SLP Speech Language Pathologist
TVI Teacher of the Visually Impaired
OT Occupational Therapy/Therapist (fine motor skills)
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder (one of the disability classifications on an IEP)
ED Emotionally Disturbed (one of the disability classifications on an IEP)
ELL/ESL English Language Learner/Second Language
EI Early Intervention
IFSP Individual Family Service Plan
OHI Other Health Impaired (one of the disability classifications on an IEP) ADHD falls under this
RTI Response to Intervention RTI is NOT special education
FERPA Federal Education Records Privacy Act
HH Hard of Hearing
IEP Individualized Education Plan