Across
- 5. A mandatory formal document given to parents explaining why a school wants to start, change or deny special education services.
- 6. An alternative method that analyzes a student's high and low cognitive scores to spot a learning disability.
- 10. Environmental factors that precede and predict behavior.
- 11. The primary liquid fuel required to survive back-to-back testing and IEP meetings.
- 14. A massive stack of paperwork that dictates a student's entire school day and destroys your weekend plans.
Down
- 1. The intense level of MTSS intervention where you might as well move your desk into the student's classroom.
- 2. Job with overwhelming workloads and severe emotional burnout.
- 3. A legal mandate under IDEA requiring the evaluation of any child suspected of a disability and may need special education services.
- 4. How long do you have once an AP is signed?
- 7. The expensive box of blocks and puzzles you use to play with a child while secretly judging their processing speed.
- 8. The federal law that guides special education rules and services.
- 9. The rule that disabled students much learn alongside peers in general education as much as possible.
- 12. A right under US law ensuring students with disabilities get an education suited to their needs at no cost.
- 13. A formal plan that outlines steps to replace bad behaviors with positive ones.