Special Education Vocabulary Challenge

1. IDEA category that often includes ADHD.
7. Vision loss, including blindness, that affects educational performance.
9. Acronym for Emotional Disturbance.
10. Complete or nearly complete loss of vision.
12. Practice of educating students with disabilities alongside their peers whenever appropriate.
14. Students should be educated in this least restrictive environment.
15. Physical disability affecting movement or motor functioning.
17. Change in how a student learns without changing academic expectations.
18. Acronym for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
20. Individualized educational plan developed for a student receiving special education services.
21. Developmental disability affecting communication, social interaction, and behavior.
24. Disability involving speech, language, voice, or fluency.
25. Acronym for Other Health Impairment.
26. Acronym for Traumatic Brain Injury.
28. Federal law that guarantees special education services.
29. IDEA category used for young children with delays in development.
30. Reading disorder commonly associated with Specific Learning Disability.
31. Acronym for Specific Learning Disability.
32. Condition characterized by inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity.
33. Hearing impairment so severe that spoken language cannot be processed effectively.
34. Learning disability primarily affecting math skills.

2. Change in what a student is expected to learn.
3. Presence of two or more disabilities requiring specialized instruction.
4. Everyday life skills such as communication, social, and self-care abilities.
5. Disability involving significantly below-average intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.
6. Students are entitled to this free appropriate public education.
8. Hearing loss that affects educational performance but is not considered deafness.
11. Disability characterized by long-term emotional or behavioral challenges.
13. Common acronym for Speech or Language Impairment.
16. Brain injury caused by an external force.
19. Learning disability primarily affecting writing skills.
22. Disability affecting reading, writing, math, or other academic skills.
23. Support services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, or transportation that help students benefit from special education.
27. Acronym for Intellectual Disability.
29. Combined hearing and vision loss requiring specialized educational services.