By Joseph L. Pfrommer, Esq.

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. Plus, this Sixth Edition includes new and updated terms reflecting today’s concerns, such as animal-assisted therapy, gender identity, and informal removal.

Student mental health, various impairments and disabilities, educational methodologies, and more … the Dictionary deciphers all special education terms, including those that are:

• Fleshed out in recent 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
• Related to assistive technology and remote and hybrid learning
• Legal definitions that have changed due to recent case law