Special Education Dictionary — Sixth Edition
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Never again get lost in the jargon of special education. The Special Education Dictionary gives you plain-language definitions of more than 2,200 terms, so you can quickly grasp their meaning and confidently communicate with colleagues, parents, related service providers, and school board members.
Student mental health, specific impairments and disabilities, educational methodologies, IEPs, transition, FAPE, and more … the Dictionary deciphers terms and acronyms in all areas of special education, including those that are:
- Fleshed out in U.S. Education Department policy guidance
- In the IDEA, Section 504, ADA, ADAAA, FERPA, ESSA, ESEA, and other laws
- Essential to understanding requirements for discipline of students with disabilities
- Legal definitions from case decisions
- And more
You also learn terms related to OCR’s 2025 Case Processing Manual, including mixed determination and Letter of Impending Enforcement Action.
