Raven's Guide to Special Education

Comprehensive information about special education regulations,
procedures, evaluations, programs, and disabilities

Abbreviations Used in Special Education

 

ADA

ADD

ADHD

CDA

ED

EHA

ESY

FAPE

FBA

FERPA

HI

IDEA

IEP

IFSP

IHP

IQ

ISP

ITP

LEA

LEP

LRE

MD

MDC

MET

MR

NCLB

OHI

OI

OSEP

OSERS

OT

PDD

PT

RTC

SEA

SLD

SLI

TBI

VI

Americans with Disabilities Act

Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Comprehensive Developmental Assessment

Emotional Disturbance

Education of the Handicapped Act

Extended School Year

Free Appropriate Public Education

Functional Behavioral Assessment

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Hearing Impaired

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Individualized Education Program

Individualized Family Service Plan

Individualized Habilitation Plan

Intelligence Quotient

Individualized Service Plan

Individualized Transition Plan

Local Education Agency

Limited English proficient

Least Restrictive Environment

Multiple Disabilities

Multidisciplinary Conference

Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team

Mentally Retarded

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Other Health Impairment

Orthopedic Impairment

(U.S.) Office of Special Education Programs

(U.S.) Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services

Occupational Therapy or Therapist

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Physical Therapy or Therapist

Residential Treatment Center

State Educational Agency

Specific Learning Disability

Speech/Language Impairment

Traumatic Brain Injured

Visual Impairment