Special Education: IEPs, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Intellectual Disabilities

Vocabulary terms and definitions covering IEP statements, Kentucky classification for intellectual disabilities, nondiscriminatory evaluation, adaptive behaviors, and educational considerations.

Plaq Statement

A section of the IEP that must provide comprehensive, detailed information regarding a student's needs, such as noting difficulties with abstract mathematical concepts.

Mild Mental Disability

The specific classification category into which the State of Kentucky breaks down intellectual disability.

Nondiscriminatory Evaluation

An evaluation practice requiring the use of multiple measurements rather than relying on a single measurement to assess a student.

Adaptive Behaviors

A collection of practical competencies evaluated alongside IQ through formal assessments, consisting of daily living skills, communication skills, and social skills.

Communication Skills

One of the primary adaptive behavior areas evaluated for intellectual disability, encompassing all types of communication.

Daily Living Skills

A core area of adaptive behavior evaluated alongside social and communication skills during the assessment of intellectual disability.

Social Skills

One of the key adaptive behaviors evaluated in combination with formal IQ assessments.

Educational Considerations

Practices for students with intellectual disabilities that involve placing them around non-disabled peers, working collaboratively, and providing explicit, specific feedback whether good or bad.