Glossary
Middle School Special Education Teacher Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential middle school special education teacher terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key middle school special education teacher vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in middle school special education teacher training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Accommodation
- Change in how a student learns or is tested.
- Behavior intervention plan
- Plan for behavior goals.
- Case manager
- Teacher responsible for an IEP.
- Co-teaching
- Two teachers sharing a class.
- Executive function
- Planning and organizing skills.
- IDEA
- Federal special education law.
- IEP
- Individualized Education Program.
- LRE
- Least restrictive environment.
- Manifestation determination
- Review of discipline and disability.
- Modification
- Change in what a student learns.
- Present levels
- Current performance in the IEP.
- Progress monitoring
- Tracking growth on goals.
- Resource room
- Small-group setting.
- Self-advocacy
- Speaking up for your needs.
- Transition planning
- Preparing for high school.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Middle School Special Education Teacher practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Middle School Special Education Teacher training.
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