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SPECIAL EDUCATION & RELATED ACRONYMS

 


 

 

A

 

ABES-R

Adaptive Behavior Evaluation Scale- Revised

AP

Advanced Placement

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ALJ

Administrative Law Judge

ARS

At Risk Students

ASHA

American Speech-Language Hearing Association

ASW

Autism Society of Washington

AT

Assistive Technology

AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress

 

 

B

 

BASC2

Behavior Assessment System for Children- 2nd Edition

BD

Behavioral Disability

BIAW

Brain Injury Association of Washington

BIP

Behavior Intervention Plan

 

 

C

 

CARS

Childhood Autism Rating Scale

CAS

Cognitive Assessment System

CASE

Council for Administrators of Special Education

CASL

Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language

CBCL

Child Behavior Checklist

CD

Communication Disorder

CDI

Children’s Depression Inventory

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CELF4

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals- 4th Edition

CHES

Children’s Handwriting Evaluation Scale

CHINS

Child in Need of Services

CI

Confidence Interval

CPR

Consolidated Program Review

CPS

Child Protective Services

CRA

Civil Rights Act

CRT

Criterion-Referenced Tests

CSTC

Child Study & Treatment Center

CTBS

Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills

CTONI

Comprehensive Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence

 

 

D

 

DAS

Differential Ability Scales

DAW

Developmentally Appropriate WASL

DD

Developmentally Delayed

DD

Developmentally Disabled

DDC

Developmental Disabilities Council

DDD

Division of Developmental Disabilities

DIBELS

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

DORF

DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency

DRA

Developmental Reading Assessment

DSB

Department of Services for the Blind

DSHS

Department of Social & Health Services

DVR

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

 

 

E

 

EALR

Essential Academic Learning Requirements

EBD

Emotionally/Behaviorally Disabled

EHA

Education for Handicapped Act

ELL

English Language Learner

ESA

Educational Staff Associate

ESEA

Elementary & Secondary Education Act

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESY

Extended School Year

ETCH

Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting

 

 

F

 

FAE

Fetal Alcohol Effects

FAPE

Free & Appropriate Public Education

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

FAS

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FBA

Functional Behavioral Analysis/Assessment

FERPA

Family Education Rights & Privacy Act

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

 

 

G

 

GE

Grade Equivalency

GFTA-2

Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation- 2nd Edition

GLE

Grade Level Equivalent

GMFM

Gross Motor Functioning Measure

 

 

H

 

HFA

High Functioning Autism

H/H

Home/Hospital

HI

Health Impaired

 

 

I

 

IB

International Baccalaureate

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IDEIA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

IEE

Independent Educational Evaluation

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IFSP

Individualized Family Services Plan

ITBS

Iowa Test of Basic Skills

ITED

Iowa Tests of Educational Development

 

 

J

 

 

 

K

 

K-TEA II

Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement- 2nd Edition

KABC II

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children- 2nd Edition

KLPA-2

Kahn-Lewis Phonological Analysis- 2nd Edition

KM-R

Key Math- Revised

 

 

L

 

LAP

Learning Assistance Program

LD

Learning Disability

LDA

Learning Disabilities Association of Washington

LEITER-R

Leiter- Revised

LNF

Letter Naming Fluency

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

 

 

M

 

MDG

Multidisciplinary Group

MOS

Modified Observation Scale

MR

Mental Retardation

M-V

McKinney-Vento Act

MVPT-R

Motor-free Visual Perception Test- Revised

 

 

N

 

NASDSE

National Association of School Directors of Special Education

NASP

National Association of School Psychologists

NCE

National Curve Equivalent

NCLB

No Child Left Behind (Federal Act)

NEPSY

Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment

NRT

Norm-Referenced Tests

 

 

O

 

OCR

Office for Civil Rights

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs

OT

Occupational Therapist

OWLS

Oral & Written Language Scales

 

 

P

 

PA

Phonemic Awareness

PIAT-R

Peabody Individual Achievement Test- Revised

PAT-3

Photo Articulation Test- 3rd Edition

PAVE

Parents Are Vital in Education

PDD

Pervasive Development Disorder

PDMS-2

Peabody Developmental Motor Scales- 2nd Edition

PEDI

Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory

PLEP

Present Levels of Educational Performance

PPVT-III

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test- 3rd Edition

PR

Percentile Rank

PTWA

Physical Therapist Association of Washington

PWN

Prior Written Notice

 

 

R

 

RCW

Revised Code of Washington

RFI

Request For Information

RN

Registered Nurse

 

 

S

 

S-BIV

Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition

S-B5

Stanford-Binet Fifth Edition

SBD

Severely Behaviorally Disabled

SD

Standard Deviation

SDI

Specially Designed Instruction

SE

Special Education

SEM

Standard Error of Measurement

SEAC

Special Education Advisory Council

SEC

Special Education Coalition

SETC

Special Education Technology Center

SIB

Scales of Independent Behavior

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

SNOW

School Nurse Organization of Washington

SRA

Science Research Associates

SS

Standard Score

 

 

T

 

TAPS-R

Test of Auditory-Perceptual Skills- Revised

TAP

Technical Assistance Paper

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TDD

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

TLC-E

Test of Language Competence- Expanded

TOLD

Test of Language Development

TOPL

Test of Pragmatic Language

TOPS

Test of Problem Solving

TVMS-R

Test of Visual Motor Skills- Revised

TVPS

Test of Visual-Perceptual Skills

TWF-2

Test of Word Finding- 2nd Edition

 

 

U

 

UNIT

Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test

 

 

V

 

VMI

Developmental test of Visual-Motor Integration

 

 

W

 

WAAS

Washington Alternate Assessment System

WACCBD

Washington Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders

WAEDHH

Washington Educators of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

WAIS-III

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- 3rd Edition

WAIS-R

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised

WASL

Washington Assessment of Student Learning

WIAT

Wechsler Individual Achievement Test

WIAT II

Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Second Edition

WISC-III

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- 3rd Edition

WISC-IV

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- 4th Edition

WJ-III

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement- 3rd Edition, Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities- 3rd Edition

WJ-R

Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational Battery- Revised

WOTA

Washington Occupational Therapy Association

WPPSIR

Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence- Revised

WPPSI3

Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence- 3rd Edition

WRAML

Wide Range Assessment of Memory & Learning

WRAML2

Wide Range Assessment of Memory & Learning- 2nd Edition

WRMT-R

Woodcock Reading Mastery Test- Revised

WSASP

Washington State Association of School Psychologists

WSHA

Washington Speech & Hearing Association

WSNC

Washington State Nursing Association

WSSB

Washington State School for the Blind

WSSEC

Washington State Special Education Coalition

 

 

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