Special Education Foundations

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Across
  1. 3. Federal office overseeing IDEA implementation.
  2. 5. A disorder affecting learning in reading, writing, or math.
  3. 7. A professional organization for special education educators.
  4. 11. A process used to identify why a behavior occurs.
  5. 12. A civil rights law prohibiting discrimination based on disability.
  6. 14. The local school district responsible for providing services.
  7. 15. A teacher specializing in educating students with hearing loss.
  8. 17. A communication disorder affecting speech or language.
  9. 18. Supports provided to students before they qualify for special education.
  10. 20. Federal law governing special education services.
  11. 22. Services that help students develop fine motor and daily living skills.
  12. 23. The state department responsible for overseeing education.
  13. 25. Services to improve movement, strength, and physical functioning.
  14. 26. A condition affecting attention, impulse control, and activity level.
  15. 28. Brain injury caused by an external force that affects educational performance.
Down
  1. 1. A school-wide framework for promoting positive behavior.
  2. 2. A specialist who evaluates and treats communication disorders.
  3. 4. A disability involving emotional or behavioral challenges that impact learning.
  4. 6. Students with disabilities should be educated with their peers as much as possible.
  5. 8. Provides resources for resolving special education disagreements.
  6. 9. A temporary educational placement for disciplinary reasons.
  7. 10. Students from diverse cultural or language backgrounds.
  8. 11. every eligible student has the right to an appropriate education at no cost.
  9. 13. A multi-tiered system of academic and behavioral support.
  10. 16. A disability involving partial or complete vision loss that affects learning.
  11. 19. A legal document outlining a student's educational goals and services.
  12. 21. A developmental disability affecting communication, social interaction, and behavior.
  13. 22. A disability category for chronic or acute health conditions affecting learning.
  14. 24. Devices or services that help students with disabilities perform tasks.
  15. 27. A delay in reaching developmental milestones in young children.