SPECIAL EDUCATION ALPHABET SOUP
AAA – Additional Adult Assistance
AAC – Alternative Augmentative Communication
AAS – Additional Adult Support
ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis
ABC – Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
AC – Augmentative Communication
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL- Activities for Daily Living
ADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution
AE – Age Equivalent
AIMS – Association of Independent Maryland Schools
ALD – Auditory Listening Device
ALS – Adapted Learning Support
Alt-MSA – AlternativeMarylandSchool Assessment
APE – Adaptive Physical Education
AR – Annual Review
ARD – Admission Review Dismiss Meeting
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASHA – American Speech & Hearing Association
ASL – American Sign Language
AT – Assistive Technology
AU - Autism
AUD – Audiological or Audiology
AYP – Annual Yearly Progress
BCR – Brief Constructive Response
BD – Behavior Disorder
BIP – Behavior Intervention Plan
BIS – Behavior Intervention Support
BLS – Behavior Learning Support
BOE – Board of Education
BVI – Blind/Visually Impaired
CA – Chronological Age
CAP – Corrective Action Plan
CAPD – Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CD – Cognitively Disabled
CEC Council For Exceptional Children
CF – Child Find
CFR – Code of Federal Regulation
CHADD – Children & Adults with ADHD
CI – Cognitively Impaired
CIMP – Continuous Improvement & Monitoring Process
CLD – Culturally & Linguistically Diverse
CLS – Communication & Learning Support
CNS – Central Nervous System
COMAR – Code of Maryland Law
CP – Cerebral Palsy
CST – Child Study Team
DB – Deaf-Blindness
DD – Developmentally Delayed
DDA – Developmental Disabilities Administration
DHH – Deaf & Hard of Hearing
DHMH – Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
DI – Differentiated Instruction
DORS – Division of Rehabilitation Services
DP – Due Process
DPH – Due Process Hearing
DSM – Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders
ECE – Early Childhood Education
ECLS – Early Childhood Learning Support
ECR – Extended Constructive Response
ED – Emotional Disturbance (Disability)
EDGAR – Education Department General Administrative
Regulations
EE – Educational Evaluation
EIS – Early Intervention Services
ELL – English Language Learner
EOY – End Of Year
ESD – Extended School Day
ESEA –Elementary & Secondary Education Act
ESL – English as a Second Language
ESY – Extended School Year Services
FALS – Functional Academic Learning Support
FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA – Functional Behavior Assessment
FC – Facilitated Communication
FERPA – Family Education Rights & Privacy Act
FOIA – Freedom Of Information Act
FTE – Full Time Equivalent
FVA – Functional Visual Assessment
FY – Fiscal Year
GE – Grade Equivalent
Gen Ed – General Education
GT – Gifted & Talented
H & H – Home & Hospital Services
HI – Hearing Impaired
HIPPA – Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
HO – Hearing Officer
HOTS – Higher Order Thinking Skills
HSA – High School Assessment
IA – Instructional Assistant
IAES – Interim Alternative Educational Setting
I&T – Infants & Toddlers
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IE – Inclusive Education
IEE – Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP – Individualized Education Plan/Program
IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan
IHE – Institution of Higher Education
II – Intellectually Impaired
IPS – Individualized Planning Sessions
IQ – Intelligence Quotient
IRI – Individualized Reading Inventory
IST – Instructional Support Team
ITP – Individualized Transition Plan
JC – Job Coach
LD – Learning Disability
LEA – Local Education Agency
LEP – Limited English Proficiency
LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
MA – Mental Age
MANSEF – Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special
Education Facilities
MCIE – Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education
MDLC – Maryland Disability Law Center
MDR – Manifestation Determination Review
MER – Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation Review
MFE – Multi Faceted Evaluation
MH – Mental Health
MOE – Maintenance of Effort
MSA – MarylandState Assessment
MR – Mental Retardation
MSDE – Maryland State Department of Education
Multi – Multiple Disability
NASDSE – National Association of State Directors of
Special Education
NCLB – No Child Left Behind
NOS – Not Otherwise Specified
NVLD – Nonverbal Learning Disability
OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCR – Office of Civil Rights
ODD – Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI – Other Health Impaired
O&M – Orientation & Mobility
OI – Orthopedic Impaired
OSE – Office of Special Education
OSEP – Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS – Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation
Services
OT – Occupational Therapy/Therapist
PA – Personal Assistant
PALS – Peer-Assisted Learning System
Para - Paraprofessional
Part B – Special Education – School- Aged Children
Part C – Special Education – Birth -2 Years Old.
PASS – Plan for Achieving Self-Support
PBIS – Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
PBS – Positive Behavior Supports
PCA – Personal Care Attendant
PDD – Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PI – Physically Impaired
PLAAFP – Present levels of Academic Achievement &
Functional Performance
PLEP/PLOAP – Present Levels of Educational/Academic
Performance
PLOPF – Present Levels of Functional Performance
PLOP - Present Level of Performance
PPS – Pupil Personnel Services
PPW – Pupil Personnel Worker
PRASP – Program Review & Support Process
Pre-K – Pre-Kindergarten
PT – Physical Therapy/Therapist
PS - Preschool
RTI – Response to Intervention
RR – Resource. Room
RRR – Read React Respond
RS – Related Services
SAS – Supplementary Aids & Services
SBC – Standards Based Curriculum
SC – State Curriculum
SCANS – U.S. Secretary’s Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills
SD – School District
SEA – State Education Agency
SEC 504 – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
SECAC – Special Education Citizens’ Advisory
Committee
SECD – Social Emotional & Character Development
SEPTSchool Evaluation & Placement Team
SI/SLI – Speech & Language Impaired
SIB – Self-Injurious Behavior
SL – Speech & Language Services
SLD – Specific Learning Disability
SLP – Speech & Language Pathologist
SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant,
Time Limited.
SPED – Special education
SPP – State Performance Plan
SSDI – Social Security Disability Income
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
SST – Student Support Team
STARS – Student Tracking & Registration System
SW – Social Worker
SWAP – School to Work Alliance Program
TAI – Teacher Assisted Instruction
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD – Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
TIENET – Technology for Improving Education Network
TSA – Temporary Student Support
TTA – Training & Technical Assistance
TTY – Teletypewriter Device for the Deaf
UDL – Universal Design for Learning
USDOE – United States Department of Education
VI – Visually Impaired
VMI – Visual Motor Integration
Voc Ed – Vocational Education
VR – Vocational Education
VSC – VolunteerState Curriculum
VTS – Visual Thinking Strategies
WISC – Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
WJ – Woodcock Johnson