Educational Audiology Exam

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment: the principle that students should be educated in a setting that allows for involvement alongside peers in general education, without compromising their educational goals.

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education: the right for every child to have access to education without financial burden on parents, as mandated by IDEA.

EA

Educational Audiologist: a professional who identifies hearing loss, provides habilitative activities, and supervises amplification needs for students.

LEA

Local Education Agency: the public school district or agency responsible for the education of children.

IEP

Individualized Education Plan: a document that outlines a student's educational program, including goals, services, and accommodations.

504 Plan

A plan that ensures accommodations are made for students with disabilities, allowing equal access to education without requirements for special education services.

IFSP

Individualized Family Service Plan: a plan focused on early intervention services for children from birth to 3 years old and their families.

RTI

Response to Intervention: a framework for identifying and supporting students who are struggling academically before a formal special education referral.

Sensitivity

The ability of a screening procedure to accurately identify individuals who have a specific condition.

Specificity

The ability of a screening procedure to correctly identify individuals who do not have a specific condition.

Listening Fatigue

Symptoms experienced due to prolonged listening efforts, such as irritability and difficulty concentrating.

Expanded Core Curriculum

Curriculum designed to teach skills that are not typically included in the standard curriculum, often focusing on functional, social, and technology skills.

Classroom Acoustics

The study of how sound behaves in a classroom environment, including factors like background noise and sound-to-noise ratio.

Sensitivity Analysis

The process of determining how different values of an independent variable impact a particular dependent variable under a given set of assumptions.

HAT Systems

Hearing Assistive Technology systems that support listening and communication in various environments for individuals with hearing loss.

Proxy-Assessments

Tools like SIFTER that gauge educational risk based on student performance in classroom settings.

Self-Assessments

Questionnaires assessing personal experiences and quality of life regarding communication and classroom engagement.