PoSP Pulse
March 2017 Vol.1 No. 3
Spring has Sprung!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Sensory Friendly Movie (Beauty and the Beast-1991)
Friday, Mar 10, 2017, 10:00 AM
Bow Tie Strathmore Cinemas, New Jersey 34, Aberdeen
Come Skate With Us
Sunday, Mar 12, 2017, 12:00 PM
Nj Titans Middletown Swim Club, Harmony Road, Middletown, NJ, United States
March PoSP Meeting
Thursday, Mar 16, 2017, 07:30 PM
George Hausmann Senior Center (Aberdeen)
March Coffee Chat
Friday, Mar 17, 2017, 01:00 PM
Papa Ganache, Main Street, Matawan, NJ, United States
Let's Swim (Again)
Sunday, Mar 19, 2017, 10:00 AM
The Aquatics & Fitness Center, Cheesequake Road, Sayreville, NJ, United States
Let's Go to the Zoo
Wednesday, Apr 12, 2017, 10:00 PM
Turtle Back Zoo, Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ, United States
PoSP 2017 Basketball League-Another Great Season!
What's The Difference Between an Accommodation and a Modification?
Upcoming Workshops and Trainings
Socialization Skills Parent Workshop
WHEN: Thursday, March 30 | 6 – 8 p.m.
WHERE: Bayshore Family Success Center
Henry Hudson Trail Activity Center
945 State Highway 36, Leonardo, NJ
For more information:
http://cymca.org/socialskills/
SPAN Presents: Positive Behavior Supports - Monmouth County
WHEN: Thursday, April 6, 7pm – 9pm
WHERE: Forrestdale School Media Center
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
For more information:
Transition Planning for Special Needs Students
WHEN: Thursday April 27, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 8:30pm
WHERE: Old Bridge Public Library
1 Old Bridge Plaza
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
For more information:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07edvn84sqf7697adb&llr=hdhvoqiab
ABCs of Special Education Acronyms
A
AAC | Alternative Augmentative Communication
ABA | Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABC | Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD/ADHD | Attention Deficit/Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADLs | Activities of Daily Living
APE | Adaptive Physical Education
APR | Annual Performance Report
ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorders
ASL | American Sign Language
AT | Assistive Technology
ATA | Assistive Technology Act
AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress
B
BCBA| Board Certified Behavior Therapist
BD | Behavioral Disorder
BIP | Behavioral Intervention Plan
BOE | Board of Education
C
CAP | Corrective Action Plan
CAPD | Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CBA | Curriculum Based Assessment
CCSS | Common Core State Standards
CF | Cystic Fibrosis
CP | Cerebral Palsy
CST | Child Study Team
D
DD | Developmental Delay
DIBELS | Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
DS | Down Syndrome
DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association
E
ECE | Early Childhood Education
ED | Emotional Disturbance
EI | Early Intervention
EIS | Early Intervention Services
ELL | English Language Learner
ESL | English as a Second Language
ESSA | Every Student Succeeds Act (formerly Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
ESY or EYS | Extended School Year or Extended Year Services
F
FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
G
GE | General Education
GT | Gifted and Talented
H
HI | Hearing Impaired
I
ID | Intellectual Disabilities
IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP | Individualized Education Program
L
LD | Learning Disability
LEA | Local Education Agency
LEP | Limited English Proficiency
LRE | Least Restrictive Environment
M
MD or MH | Multiple Disabilities or Multiply Handicapped
MDR | Manifestation Determination Review
O
OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI | Other Health Impairment
OI | Orthopedic Impairment
OSEP | Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education
OT | Occupational Therapy
P
PARCC | Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
PBS | Positive Behavioral Supports
PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Now part of Autism Spectrum Disorder_
PEI | Spanish acronym for the Individualized Education Program (Plan Educativo Individualizado)
PLEP or PLP | Present Level of Educational Performance or Present Level of Performance
PS | Preschool
PT | Physical Therapy
R
RTI | Response to Intervention
S
§ | This symbol means “Section” as in “§ 300.7 Child with a disability” in the IDEA regulations
SAS | Supplementary Aids and Services
SE | Special Education
SED | Serious Emotional Disability
SEPAC | Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (Each district must have one…PoSP is the SEPAC for Matawan Aberdeen)
Section 504 | Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
SED | Serious Emotional Disturbance
SI | Sensory Integration
SLD | Specific Learning Disability
SLI | Speech/Language Impairment
SLP | Speech/Language Pathologist
T
TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD | Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
Title I | provides federal funding for schools to help students who are behind academicall or “at-risk” of fallig behind. Funding is based on the number of low income children in that school, generally, those eligible for free lunch.
TTY | Teletypewriter (phone system for the deaf)
V
VI |Visual Impairment
Voc Ed | Vocational Education
W
W-J| Woodcock Johnson test. This test has 2 parts, cognitive and academic and is often used in determining learning disabilities.
WISC | Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (IQ test). The number following refers to the edition of the test.
WPPSI | Weschler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (IQ test). For children from ages 2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months old.