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COMMONLY USED TERMS |
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Specially designed instruction to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
REFERRAL
A request for the special education process to begin. Collection of data available from school personnel and parents.
ASSESSMENT
Formal and/or informal testing done by diagnosticians, teachers, speech clinicians, psychologists, medical doctors, etc. (depending on the possibility) which is used to determine if the student is eligible for special education services.
ARD
(Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee) This committee meets to discuss a student's educational
placement into, out of, or continuing in a special education setting. Parents are always invited to participate in the meeting.IEP
(Individualized Educational Plan)
A written plan for each disabled student developed by the ARD committee which describes the instructional and related services necessary for educational benefits.
ANNUAL REVIEW
An ARD meeting that is held at least once a year (spring) to update the student's progress and to develop an IEP for the following year.
L.R.E.
(Least Restrictive Environment)
Educating disabled students with their non disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
RELATED SERVICES
Developmental, corrective, and supportive services which students may need to benefit from special education. Some related services are transportation, physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
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RESOURCES |
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ARC(Association
for Retarted Citizens) |
957-3357 |
Parent
to Parent for Fragile X |
481-0540 |
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Attention
Deficit Disorder Association |
955-3720 |
Self
Help for Hard of Hearing People |
462-7415 |
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Autism
Society |
868-0105 |
Shriner's
Hospital |
797-1616 |
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Center
for the Retarded |
475-0318 |
Social
Security |
795-4422 |
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Children's
Center (Respite Care) |
522-1131 |
Special
Olympics |
270-7992 |
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Dept.
of Human Resources
(Nursing Home Waiver) |
692-3236 |
Spina Bifida Assoc. of Houston Southeast
Community Clinic (Pasadena) |
862-1446 473-3475 |
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Down
Syndrome Assoc. of Hou. |
682-7237 |
Strawberry
Clinic |
477-6851 |
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Epilepsy
Association |
861-1908 |
Texas
Rehabilitation Commission |
487-2224 |
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Family
Service Center |
472-2344 |
Texas
State Commission for the Blind |
944-9924 |
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G.E.D. Harris
County Health Department |
477-1443 740-5000 |
Texas
State Commission for Deaf &
Hard of Hearing (Austin) (210) |
451-8494 |
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Hear-Say (Hering Impaired) Hope
Village |
666-2625 482-7926 |
The
Institute of Rehabilitation & Research |
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Houston
Child Guidance |
526-3232 |
Verne
Cox Center (Recreation) |
487-1755 |
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Mental
Health Mental Retardation |
333-9700 |
Vita
Living (Community Living) |
271-5795 |
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Neighborhood
Centers |
944-2066 |
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