There are so many acronyms that we throw around. I know that some of them are specific to geographical regions, but I thought it might be cool to have a list. I'll start it: LD- Learning Disability TAT- Teacher Assistance Team NCLB- No Child Left Behind ADD- Attention-Deficit Disorder ADHD- Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Okay, you're turn.
SST- Student Success Team GT- Gifted and Talented ESL- English as Second Language TELPAS- Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System TAKS- Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills PPCD- Preschool Programs for Child with Disabilities
IEP - Individualized Education Program MEAP - Michigan Educational Assessment Program MLPP - Michigan Literacy Progress Profile
A few more I just thought of: FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
ISTEP: Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress BBT: Building Base Team HA: High Ability TESA: Teacher Expectations & Student Achievement ENL: English as a New Language TAL: Teaching All Learners
TESOL--Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages QRI--Qualitative Reading Inventory ODD--Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Wow I've never even heard a lot of these! Keep them coming I think it's very interesting. Plus, I never knew what DIBELS stood for, it's just one that I say a lot.
ELL- English language Learner WASL- Washington Assessment of Student Learning SIT- Student Intervention Team
I always find it interesting that we need so many of these: ESL - English as a Second Language ELL - English Language Learner LEP - Limited English Proficiency
DCD-Developmental Cognitive Delay TBI-tramatic Brain Injury OHI-other health impairment MCA-Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment ELL-English Language Learners EBD-Emotional Behavior Disorder BLT-Basic Leadership Team OT-Occupational Therapist PT-Physical Therapist ASD-Autism Spectrum Disorder
Seriously, the ESL, ELL, LEP . . . what is that all about? Can't we pick one acronym and stick to it? Not to mention TESOL and ENL. What about: NEA- National Educator's Association TAT- Teacher Assistance Team CT- Cooperating Teacher ST- Student Teacher PTA- Parent Teacher Association PTO- Parent Teacher Organization
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan CSE - Committee for Special Education CPSE - Committee for Preschool Special Education OT - Occupational Therapy/Therapists PT - Physical Therapy/Therapist SEIT - Special Ed Itinerant Teacher AIS - Academic Intervention Services DAP - Developmentally Appropriate Practice FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education LRE - Least Restrictive Environment (which isn't always an inclusive classroom!)
EI: Early Intervention (also EIS: Early Intervening Services) HELP: Hawaii Early Learning Profile IM: Individual Management (our behavior classes) PACE: Practical Academics and Community Education (our lifeskills classes)
NBTN - Never Been Told NO... LOL A lot of mine fall under that category, too. Let's... a few real ones... AAA - Alabama Alternate Assessment DAYC - Developmental Assessment of Young Children (I could go on with more test acronyms... there are TONS)
Shouldn't this be under games? L.D. - learning disabled B.D. - behavior disabled MID- Mildly intellecually disabled BAD - just plain bad
ST: student teacher PTSA/O: Parent Teacher Student Org/Assoc. ZPD: Zone of Proximal Development (how's that for pulling one out of a hat?)
NAEYC-National Association for the Education of Young Children ECDD- Early Childhood Developmentally Delayed COR- Child Observation Record (High Scope) ADHD- no explanation needed owup-over worked, under paid
