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Accommodations - CORRECT ANSWER: Adjustments made in how a student with a
disability is taught or tested. They do not change what the student is taught or what he
is expected to know.
Accommodations (examples) - CORRECT ANSWER: highlighted textbooks, extensions
of time for a student who writes slowly, seating close to the teacher, assistive
technology
Adaptive Behavior Inventory - CORRECT ANSWER: Measures daily living skills, self-
help, communication, leisure, recreation and vocation
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - CORRECT ANSWER: Under NCLB, all schools,
school districts and states are required to show progress in: reading/language arts,
math, and either graduation rates or attendance rates. There are consequences for
failing to meet the criteria for two consecutive years.
Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) - CORRECT ANSWER: In Texas,
this is the name for the group made up of a student's paretns and school staff that
meets at least annually to decide whether or not the student has an eligible disability
and what special education and related services will be provided. Its major responsibility
is the development of the IEP for students receiving special education.
Adult Students - CORRECT ANSWER: Students age 18 and older are considered to be
this, unless the student's parent or other individual has been granted guardianship of
the student under the Texas Probate Code
Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) - CORRECT ANSWER: Disciplinary programs
operated by school districts for students who have committed a range of offenses
, specified in state law and/or in the district's Student Code of Conduct. Students with
disabilities who are in these programs are still entitled to special education services.
Anecdotal Record - CORRECT ANSWER: Narrative of events taking place during an
observation which includes the date, time and length of activity occurring.
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER: Tests given to all students in the state to evaluate
learning. Most common in Texas is the STAAR, previously known as TAKS. Students
receiving special education take the same state and district-wide ________ given to all
students, unless their ARD committee determines a particular test is not appropriate. In
this situation, the ARD committee will determine whether the student will take STAAR
modified or alternate.
Assistive Technology - CORRECT ANSWER: Any item, piece of equipment or product
used to increase, maintain or improve the functioning of a student with a disability.
Assistive Technology Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER: Will determine if an assistive
technology device and/or service is necessary to ensure the student will benefit from
special education services.
Assistive Technology services - CORRECT ANSWER: Including training, these services
assist students with disabilities in the selection, acquisition or use of an AT device.
Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) - CORRECT ANSWER: A part of the IEP that identifies
supports and services that will be provided to prevent inappropriate behaviors from
occurring and to support desired behaviors.
Bloom's Taxonomy - Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER: Breaking information apart
Bloom's Taxonomy - Application - CORRECT ANSWER: Use of information
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