Educational Acronyms

Flashcards of educational acronyms and their definitions from a lecture.

What does AAC stand for?

Augmentative/Alternative Communication

What does ABA stand for?

Applied Behavior Analysis

What does ADA stand for?

Americans With Disabilities Act

What does ADHD stand for?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

What does AIM stand for?

Accessible Instructional Materials

What does ALD stand for?

Assistive Listening Device

What does APE stand for?

Adapted Physical Education

What does APS stand for?

Approved Private School

What does ASD stand for?

Autism Spectrum Disorder

What does ASL stand for?

American Sign Language

What does AT stand for?

Assistive Technology

What does AVTS stand for?

Area Vocational Technical School

What does AYP stand for?

Adequate Yearly Progress

What does BSE stand for?

Bureau of Special Education

What does CAO stand for?

Chief Administrative Officer

What does CART stand for?

Computer Aided Realtime Translation

What does CASSP stand for?

Child & Adolescent Service System Program

What does CAVP stand for?

Corrective Action Verification Plan

What does CBA stand for?

Curriculum-Based Assessment

What does CDT stand for?

Classroom Diagnostic Tools

What does CERC stand for?

Corrections Education Records Center

What does CFR stand for?

Code of Federal Regulations

What does COP stand for?

Communities of Practice

What does CTC stand for?

Career and Technical Education Center

What does CTE stand for?

Career and Technical Education

What does DIBELS stand for?

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

What does DPW stand for?

Department of Public Welfare

What does EBR stand for?

Educational Benefit Review

What does ED stand for?

Emotional Disturbance

What does EI stand for?

Early Intervention

What does EIPA stand for?

Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment

What does EITA stand for?

Early Intervention Technical Assistance

What does ELL stand for?

English Language Learners

What does EPSDT stand for?

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

What does ER stand for?

Evaluation Report

What does ESEA stand for?

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

What does ESL stand for?

English as a Second Language

What does ESY stand for?

Extended School Year

What does FAPE stand for?

Free Appropriate Public Education

What does FBA stand for?

Functional Behavioral Assessment

What does FERPA stand for?

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

What does IAES stand for?

Interim Alternative Educational Setting

What does ICC stand for?

Interagency Coordinating Council

What does ID stand for?

Intellectual Disability

What does IDEA stand for?

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

What does IEE stand for?

Independent Educational Evaluation

What does IEP stand for?

Individualized Education Program

What does IFSP stand for?

Individualized Family Service Plan

What does LEA stand for?

Local Educational Agency

What does LICC stand for?

Local Interagency Coordinating Council

What does LRE stand for?

Least Restrictive Environment

What does LTCC stand for?

Local Transition Coordinating Council

What does MA stand for?

Medical Assistance

What does MOU stand for?

Memorandum of Understanding

What does MTSS stand for?

Multi-tiered Systems of Support

What does NCLB stand for?

No Child Left Behind

What does NCSC stand for?

National Center and State Collaborative

What does NISL stand for?

National Institute for School Leadership

What does O&M stand for?

Orientation and Mobility

What does OCD stand for?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

What does OCDEL stand for?

Office of Child Development and Early Learning

What does OCR stand for?

Office for Civil Rights

What does ODD stand for?

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

What does ODHH stand for?

Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

What does ODR stand for?

Office for Dispute Resolution

What does OHI stand for?

Other Health Impairment

What does OI stand for?

Orthopedic Impairment

What does OSEP stand for?

Office of Special Education Programs

What does OSERS stand for?

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

What does OT stand for?

Occupational Therapy

What does OVR stand for?

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

What does PBIS stand for?

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports

What does RR stand for?

Reevaluation Report

What does RtII stand for?

Response to Instruction and Intervention

What does SAS stand for?

Standards Aligned System

What does SaS stand for?

Supplementary Aids and Services

What does SBBH stand for?

School Based Behavioral Health

What does SICC stand for?

State Interagency Coordinating Council

What does SEA stand for?

State Educational Agency

What does SEAP stand for?

Special Education Advisory Panel

What does SLD stand for?

Specific Learning Disability

What does SLP stand for?

Speech/Language Pathologist

What does STF stand for?

State Task Force

What does STL stand for?

Short-Term Loan

What does SWPBIS stand for?

Schoolwide Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports

What does TBI stand for?

Traumatic Brain Injury

What does TIMS stand for?

Teacher Information Management System

What does TSS stand for?

Therapeutic Staff Support

What does TVI stand for?

Teacher of Visually Impaired

What does UDL stand for?

Universal Design for Learning

What does VI stand for?

Visual Impairment

What does ARD stand for in Texas?

Admission Review and Dismissal

What does IU stand for in Pennsylvania?

Intermediate Unit

What does LTF stand for in Pennsylvania?

Local Task Force

What does NOREP stand for?

Notice of Recommended Educational Placement

What does PWN stand for in Pennsylvania?

Prior Written Notice