Instructions:

Read each acronym then select what it stands for from the list of choices. The answer is provided after the choices.

Question 1

I D E A stands for:

A. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
B. Individualized Education Activities
C. Independence Depends on Educational Access

The correct answer is A, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law states that children with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate education, including procedural protections and the right to an education that is standards-based. The latest amendments to the special education law were passed in 2004.

Question 2

I F S P stands for:

A. Individuals with Families, Siblings and Partners
B. Individualized Family Services Plan
C. Independent Families Sharing Power

The correct answer is B, Individualized Family Services Plan. An IFSP is a written document prepared for each infant or toddler receiving early intervention services. It includes goals and outcomes for a child through age two and his or her family. It also includes a plan to help the child make the transition to preschool or other appropriate setting.

Question 3

I E P stands for:

A. Institutional Employment Partners
B. International Environmental Protection
C. Individualized Education Program

The correct answer is C, Individualized Education Program. An IEP is a written document that describes the educational plan for a student with a disability who is between the ages of three and 21. Among other things, this document guides, orchestrates and documents specially designed instruction for each student, based on his or her unique academic, social and behavioral needs.

Question 4

L R E stands for:

A. Lowest Reading Effectiveness
B. Long Range Education
C. Least Restrictive Environment

The correct answer is C, Least Restrictive Environment. LRE refers to placement of a student with disabilities in a setting that allows maximum contact with students who do not have disabilities while appropriately meeting the student's special education needs.

Question 5

A T stands for:

A. Alternative Text
B. Assistive Technology
C. Ability Testing

The correct answer is B, Assistive Technology. AT refers to any item, piece of equipment or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of children with disabilities. Examples of assistive technology include augmentative communication boards, computer input devices and special switches.

Question 6

E S Y stands for:

A. Extended School Year
B. Early System Yields
C. Extra Special Youngsters

The correct answer is A, Extended School Year. ESY refers to special education provided during the summer months to students who require year-round services to receive an appropriate education.

Question 7

F E R P A stands for:

A. Future Employment Rights Protection Administration
B. Family Educators Resolved to Play Along
C. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The correct answer is C, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA gives parents the right to review their child's educational records, to amend errors or inaccuracies in those records, and to consent to disclosure of records.

Question 8

A D A stands for:

A. Americans with Disabilities Act
B. Anti-Discrimination Association
C. Allies Disabilities Awareness

The correct answer is A, Americans with Disabilities Act. This 1990 law prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the areas of employment, public transportation, telecommunications, access to public services programs, and activities of state and local governments, as well as those of commercial facilities, private businesses, and nonprofit service providers.