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Useful Information

While navigating the education system and special education opportunities available, there are many terms that will be used which might be new or unfamiliar.

The pages below will help familiarize you with some of that language. These pages also offer helpful insight into interpreting different behaviors that we see in children and how understanding those behaviors can help us communicate better.

Learning Disabilities

To understand the resources available to individuals with learning disabilities, it is helpful to first understanding how the laws and school districts define each disability.

Disability Categories

Commonly used terms and definitions that relate to education, special education, and disabilities.

Understanding Behaviors

For some individuals with disabilities, behavior may be the only way they know how to communicate a need or frustration.

Bullying

Bullying can be defined in many different ways but most agree that bullying is behavior that hurts or harms another emotionally or physically, and is being done on purpose.

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Juvenile Justice Initiative (RISE)

Accessible Educational Materials