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Accommodation: service or support related to a student’s disability that allows him or her to fully access a given subject matter and to accurately demonstrate knowledge without requiring a fundamental alteration to the assignment’s or test’s standard or expectation.
Adaptation: to make changes to classroom instruction in order to allow students equal access to the curriculum and to give students the opportunity to both process and demonstrate what has been taught; instructional adaptations can include both accommodations and modifications.
Adaptive behavior: the performance of the everyday life skills expected of adults, including communication, self-care, social skills, home living, leisure, and self-direction.
Advocate: provide support, direction, encouragement and comfort for families and work together with the school district to secure the best possible education for children. Usually someone who has a special education degree, has a child or other family member with special needs, or has worked in a related field.
Amendment: law governing decision in political systems and institutions.
Anecdotal records: Refers to written descriptions, based on observation, of student progress that a teacher keeps on a day-to-day basis.
Aptitude: an individual’s ability to learn or to develop proficiency in an area if provided with appropriate education or training. Aptitude tests include tests of general academic (scholastic) ability; tests of special abilities (i.e., verbal, numerical, mechanical); tests that assess “readiness” for learning; and tests that measure ability and previous learning that are used to predict future performance.
Assessment: the process of gathering information, both formal and informal, and identifying a student’s strengths and needs through a variety of instruments and products; the data used in making decisions.
Assistive technology: tools to help to overcome those challenges and enable people living with disabilities to enhance their quality of life and lead more independent lives.
Atypical behavior: behavior that is personally disturbing or disabling, or culturally deviant that others judge it as maladaptive, inappropriate, or unjustifiable. Atypical or deviant means that, statistically, the behavior is rare and has a low probability of occurring.
Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD): any one of a family of disorder characterized by a pronounced difficulty with communication, inhibited social interaction, and manneristic behaviors.
Accommodation: service or support related to a student’s disability that allows him or her to fully access a given subject matter and to accurately demonstrate knowledge without requiring a fundamental alteration to the assignment’s or test’s standard or expectation.
Adaptation: to make changes to classroom instruction in order to allow students equal access to the curriculum and to give students the opportunity to both process and demonstrate what has been taught; instructional adaptations can include both accommodations and modifications.
Adaptive behavior: the performance of the everyday life skills expected of adults, including communication, self-care, social skills, home living, leisure, and self-direction.
Advocate: provide support, direction, encouragement and comfort for families and work together with the school district to secure the best possible education for children. Usually someone who has a special education degree, has a child or other family member with special needs, or has worked in a related field.
Amendment: law governing decision in political systems and institutions.
Anecdotal records: Refers to written descriptions, based on observation, of student progress that a teacher keeps on a day-to-day basis.
Aptitude: an individual’s ability to learn or to develop proficiency in an area if provided with appropriate education or training. Aptitude tests include tests of general academic (scholastic) ability; tests of special abilities (i.e., verbal, numerical, mechanical); tests that assess “readiness” for learning; and tests that measure ability and previous learning that are used to predict future performance.
Assessment: the process of gathering information, both formal and informal, and identifying a student’s strengths and needs through a variety of instruments and products; the data used in making decisions.
Assistive technology: tools to help to overcome those challenges and enable people living with disabilities to enhance their quality of life and lead more independent lives.
Atypical behavior: behavior that is personally disturbing or disabling, or culturally deviant that others judge it as maladaptive, inappropriate, or unjustifiable. Atypical or deviant means that, statistically, the behavior is rare and has a low probability of occurring.
Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD): any one of a family of disorder characterized by a pronounced difficulty with communication, inhibited social interaction, and manneristic behaviors.