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Accommodations -
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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.
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Accommodations (examples) -
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highlighted textbooks, extensions of time for a student who writes slowly, seating close to
the teacher, assistive technology
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Adaptive Behavior Inventory -
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Measures daily living skills, self-help, communication, leisure, recreation and vocation
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) -
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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.
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Admission, Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) -
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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.
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Adult Students -
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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
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Alternative Education Programs (AEPs) -
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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.
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, Students with disabilities who are in these programs are still entitled to special education
services.
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Anecdotal Record -
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Narrative of events taking place during an observation which includes the date, time and
length of activity occurring.
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Assessment -
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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.
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Assistive Technology -
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Any item, piece of equipment or product used to increase, maintain or improve the
functioning of a student with a disability.
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Assistive Technology Evaluation -
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