A school where everyone can have their educational needs met while being accepted and supported by peers and staff members.

Putting the written goals and desired outcomes into action through a serious of planned activities and interventions.

When a teacher uses natural events as an opportunity to facilitate more language use.

A form of intervention where professionals regularly come to the child’s home to assist the caregiver with the prescribed treatments and activities.

A child’s ability to perform one skill across multiple settings that are different from the training situation.

Goals that are put in place to make caring for a child easier on the family.

A classroom arrangement where a child with special needs receives all of their educational needs within the normal curriculum. In order to make full inclusion possible, a special education teacher will often work side by side with the traditional education teacher to help them fully implement the IEP goals.

The normal developmental stages that a family goes through that have a direct impact on the family’s functioning and needs. Major life events such as the birth of a new child can dramatically impact their psychological resources and their developmental stage.

A stage of early intervention that helps to identify, prioritize, and target the needs of a family to make a solid plan for necessary services.

Doctors who study the endocrine system.