AB - Assembly Bill (California State Assembly) ABIC - Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children ABS - Adaptive Behavior Scales AAMR - American Association of Mentally Retarded ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) ADD/ADHD - Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Disorder AHEAD - Association on Higher Education and Disability ALT - Academic learning time = time on task that, at which,
you’re succeeding at a high rate APA - American Psychological Association
Asperger's Syndrome
Autistic - like behaviors BIP/BSP - Behavior intervention or support plan C CTC - California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CAA - Chronologically age appropriate CASE - California Alliance for Special Education CAC - Community Advisory Committee / Council on Special Education CASP - Court appointed surrogate parent CBI - Curriculum based instruction (or community based) CBM - Cognitive behavior modification or curriculum based measurement CCR - California Code of Regulations CCS - California Children's Services CD - Conduct disorder CDC - Child development Center CDE - California Department of Education Cal. Ed. Code - California Education Code CEC - Council for Exceptional Children (largest Prof. Org. for
SPED) CFR - California Code of Federal Regulations Cir. - Circuit (9th Cir. = Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals) CMH - Community Mental Health DHS - Department of Mental Health DIS - Designated instructional service = what resource specialist
used to be called DISTAR - SRA teaching method (direct instruction) DOE - Department of Education - CDE at California level DR - Department of Rehabilitation DRC - Disability resource center DRO - Differential reinforcement other behavior - to get
rid of the undesired behavior DSM (IV) - diagnostic and statistical manual DSS - Disabled Student Services / Department of Social Services EBD - emotional behavioral disorders ECE - Early childhood education ED - the new SED = emotionally disturbed HER - Education for the Handicapped Law Reporter ELL - English language learners EMR - educable mentally retarded Now called: MMR - mild
mental retardation EP - Individualized education plan ETR - Education Transition Center ESY - Extended school year F. - Federal Reporter (F2nd = Federal Reporter Second) F/LEP - Full/Limited English Proficiency FAPE - free appropriate public education FAQ - Frequently asked questions FBA - Functional behavior assessment FEP - Fluent English Proficiency GE - Grade equivalent, AE - age equivalent H+VI - hearing and visually impaired HI - hearing impairment HSEE - High school exit exam IDEA - Individual with learning disabilities education act (1997) IDELR - Individuals with Disabilities Education Law Reporter IEP - Indiviualized Education Program (School District) IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan IPP - Individual Program Plan (Regional Center) IQ - intelligence quotient ITP - Individualized Transition Programs LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker LEA - Local Education Agency LH - Learning handicapped LIH - Limited Intellectual Function LRE - Least restrictive environment MA, CA - Mental age, Chron. Age MBD - Minimally brain damaged/dysfunction = seen in L.D’s MFCC - Marriage, Family, and Child Counselor (now MFT - Marriage &
Family Therapist) MI - Multiple intelligence MH - Multiple Handicapped MMR - Mild mental retardation MR - Mental Retardation NAEYC - National Association for the Education of young children NIMH - National institute of Mental Health, NIH: National institute
of health NJCLS - National Joint Commission on LD’s NPS - Non-public school for non-public placement OAH - Office of Administrative Hearings OCR - Office of Civil Rights ODD - Oppositional defiant disorder OHI - other health impaired OI - Orthopedic Impairment OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs - Federal OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services -
Federal OT / PT - Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy PAI - Protection and Advocacy, Inc. PDD - pervasive developmental delay PDR - Physicians Desk Reference PEERS - Providing Education for Everyone in Regular Schools PIAT - Peabody Individual Achievement Test PL - Public Law PVVT - R - Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised RS - Resource Specialist RSP - Resource specialist program SB - Senate Bill (California State Senate) S-B IV - Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test: 4th Edition SD - Standard deviation SDC - Special day class Sec. 504 - of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 SELPA - Special Education Local Planning Area SEM - Standard error of measurement +/- SH - Severely Handicapped SIB - R - Scales of Independent Behavior - Revised SLD - specific learning disability SLI - speech and language impaired SLP - Speech, language pathologist or program SOI - severe orthopedic impairment SRA - Science Resource Association - for direct instruction SS - Standard or scaled scores SST - Student study team CST - child study team TACS - Technical Assistance and Clarification Statement TBI - traumatic brain injury TPP - Transition Partnership Project U.S.C. - United States Code VABS - Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales VI - visually impaired WISC - III - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - III WJEP - R - Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery - Revised WPPSI - R - Wechsler Pre-School and Primary Scale of Intelligence
- Revised WRAT 3 - Wide Range Achievement Test - Revision 3
