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This document defines common abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms associated with fields of early intervention, early childhood education, and early childhood special education that are used in the Desired Results Access Project’s documents and resources.
| Abbrv. | Meaning | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | ada.gov |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder | draccess.org/UsingDRDP2015ChildrenASD.html |
| ASL | American Sign Language | nidcd.nih.gov/health/american-sign-language |
| AT | Assistive Technology | dds.dc.gov/page/assistive-technology |
| CDE | California Department of Education | cde.ca.gov |
| COE | County Office of Education | cde.ca.gov/SchoolDirectory/county-offices-of-education |
| DDS | California Department of Developmental Services | dds.ca.gov |
| DHH | Deaf and Hard of Hearing | draccess.org/UsingDRDP2015ChildrenDHH.html |
| DLL | Dual Language Learner | desiredresults.us/dll/dual.html |
| DRDP | Desired Results Developmental Profile |
draccess.org/drdp2025_ptk draccess.org/drdp2025_it |
| ECE | Early Childhood Education | cde.ca.gov/sp/cd |
| ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education | seedsofpartnership.org/earlyChildhoodHandbook.html |
| EED | CA Dept of Education’s Early Education Division | cde.ca.gov/sp/cd |
| EI | Early Intervention | parentcenterhub.org/ei-overview/ |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education | parentcenterhub.org/fapebrief-ref-list-fape/ |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | draccess.org/faq |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act | studentprivacy.ed.gov/ferpa |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act | dasycenter.org/hipaa-basics/ |
| I/T | Infant/Toddler | draccess.org/assessors |
| IDEA Part B | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B |
sites.ed.gov/idea/ ectacenter.org/sec619/sec619.asp |
| IDEA Part C | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C | ectacenter.org/partc/partc.asp |
| IEP | Individualized Education Program | parentcenterhub.org/iep-overview/ |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan | pacer.org/ec/early-intervention/ifsp.asp |
| K | Kindergarten | draccess.org/DRDPforTKandKfall2024.html |
| LEA | Local Education Agency | sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/c/a/303.23 |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment | sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/b/300.114 |
| OI | Orthopedic Impairment | draccess.org/UsingDRDP2015ChildrenPD.html |
| OSEP | US Dept of Ed Office of Special Education Programs | ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html |
| OT | Occupational Therapy | aota.org/about/what-is-ot |
| PBC | Practice-Based Coaching | headstart.gov/professional-development/article/practice-based-coaching-pbc |
| PS | Preschool | draccess.org/assessors |
| PT | Physical Therapy | pediatricapta.org/pdfs/IDEA%20Schools.pdf |
| SED | CA Dept of Education’s Special Education Division | cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/sed.asp |
| SEIS | Special Education Information System | seis.org |
| SELPA | Special Education Local Plan Area | cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp |
| SIRAS | SELPA Information Records and Analysis Support | sirassystems.com |
| SLP | Speech/Language Pathologist | asha.org/public/who-are-speech-language-pathologists |
| SPP/APR | State Performance Plan / Annual Performance Report | sites.ed.gov/idea/spp-apr |
| SSID | Statewide Student Identifier | cde.ca.gov/ds/sp/cl/ssid.asp |
| TK | Transitional Kindergarten | draccess.org/DRDPforTKandKfall2024.html |
| UDL | Universal Design for Learning | cast.org/what-we-do/universal-design-for-learning/ |
| VI | Visual Impairment | draccess.org/AssessmentChecklistVI.html |