Archives: Terms to Know

A written statement prepared by the CPSE or CSE which specifies the child’s current level of performance, annual goals and short-term instructional objectives or benchmarks (for preschool students ) and frequency, duration and location of special education and related service to be provided.

Educating students with disabilities in the same classroom as children without disabilities. The class is led by a general education teacher.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a law that states that children with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education, including procedural protections and the right to an education that is standards based.

Underactivity; a hypoactive child may appear to be in a daze, lacking energy.

Disorganized and disruptive behavior characterized by constant and excessive movement.

The use of large muscles for activities requiring strength and balance, such as walking, running and jumping.

The process of determining why a child engages in behaviors that impede learning. It identifies the problem behavior, facts that contribute to the behavior and under which conditions the behavior occurs.

The use of small muscles for precision tasks such as writing, eating, zipping a zipper and doing puzzles.

12 month program.

The “output” of language which includes words, gestures or facial expressions.