Alphabet Soup

Special Education Vocabulary

AI	Autistic Impaired
EI	Emotionally Impaired
EMI	Educable Mentally Impaired
TMI	Trainable Mentally Impaired
SMI	Severely Mentally Impaired
LRE	Least Restrictive Environment (Continuum)
*CI	Cognitive Impaired – New language – more aligned with Federal language. Some states still use MR (Mentally Retarded). Michigan’s “old” language was Mentally Impaired.
POHI	Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired (catch-all phrase, includes MANY categories)
PI	Physically Impaired
VI	Visually Impaired
PLEP	Present Level of Educational Performance
CBI	Community Based Instruction
ITP	Individualized Transition Plan
IEP	Individualized Education Plan/Program
IEPT	Individualized Education Plan Team
G & T	Gifted and Talented
ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD	Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
CP	Cerebral Palsy
*IDEA-97	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – 1997 Revision. Current Federal legislation providing funding for Special Education students. FEDERAL LAW Current legislation - CHANGED to IDEA 2004
IDEA - 2004	CURRENT Legislation
*EHA PL-94142	FIRST piece of federal legislation providing funding (and education) for students with disabilities. Called Education for Handicapped Children Act – signed in 1975
LD	Learning Disabled – at least average intelligence or above. “Average” is from 70 – 130. Below 70 IQ suggests mild cognitive impairment (must have deficit in ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR as well).
REI	Regular Education Initiative
*504	Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Civil Rights legislation. NOT a special education student (no funding).
TBI	Traumatic Brain Injury
*ADA	Americans with Disability Act – Civil Rights legislation providing access to all handicapped individuals in the community (includes schools) –deals mainly with bathroom stall size, drinking fountain height, movie theater access – public buildings etc.
*OHI	Otherwise Health Impaired – NEW language at state level to align with federal language.
ECDD	Early Childhood Developmental Delay.
OSE/EIS	Office of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
MDE	Michigan Department of Education
MI-Access	“MEAP-like” assessment for Cognitive Impaired students or those students who function as though they have a cognitive impairment.
FAS	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Phase I	MI Access assessment for lower functioning students. Divided up by degree of severity – Participation for students who have significant impairments and Supported Independence for those students who have more ability.
Phase II	MI Access assessment for students with MILD cognitive impairments. The name for this assessment is Functional Independence.
HI	Hearing Impaired
TC	Teacher Consultant
SXI	Severely and Multiply Impaired
STO	Short Term Objective