Spanish for Special Educators
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the population of 5- to 24-year-olds in the United States increased by six percent between the years 1979 to 1999. During this time period however, the "percentage who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 118 percent." According to the data, the most common language other than English spoken at home is Spanish (72 percent). I know that Spanish is a particularly common language in the area of the United States in which I live, so I have made it one of my goals to learn to understand, speak, and write in Spanish.
This information sheet was inspired by a "Spanish for Teachers" website at http://www.migrant.org/esl/survival_packet/Survival_Spanish_for_Teachers.htm. I have found websites such as this one to be very helpful to me in learning Spanish relating to the educational setting. I am also learning more vocabulary specific to special education, and the following list is the result of my research and learning. This list will continue to grow, and please send any suggestions or corrections to Nicole at [email protected].
Terms
adaptar - to adapt
la condici�n - condition
el desarrollo - development
de desarrollo - developmental (of development)
destrezas - skills
la diversidad - diversity
la educaci�n especial - special education
un especialista en lectura - reading specialist
las estrategias - strategies
la evaluaci�n - evaluation
la habilidad - ability
la inclusi�n - inclusion
independiente - independent
la intervenci�n - intervention
intervenciones - interventions
la intervenci�n temprana - early intervention
las necesidades especiales - special needs
la sala de recursos - resource room
los servicios - services
los servicios de educaci�n especial - special education services
los servicios relacionados - related services
t�pico - typical
la transici�n - transition
el tratamiento - treatment
Phrases
el Acta para la Educaci�n de los Individuos con Discapacidades - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
el Acta para los Norteamericanos con Discapacidades - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
apoyo para el comportamiento positivo - positive behavior support
basado en sus necesidades individuales - based on his/her individual needs
elegible para recibir - eligible to receive
lograr metas - to obtain (accomplish) goals
maestros de educaci�n especial - special education teachers
un Plan Individualizado de Servicios para la Familia - Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP)
pr�cticas educativas eficaces - effective educational practices
pr�cticas educativas eficaces para la inclusi�n - effective educational practices for inclusion
un Programa Educativo Individualizado - Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Category Terms
Desorden Deficitario de la Atenci�n - Attention Deficit Disorder
El Autismo/Trastorno Generalizado del Desarrollo - Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
La Par�lisis Cerebral - Cerebral Palsy
La Sordera y la P�rdida de la Capacidad Auditiva - Deafness/Hearing Loss
El S�ndrome de Down - Down Syndrome
Problemas Emocionales - Emotional Disturbance
La Epilepsia - Epilepsy
Problemas del Aprendizaje - Learning Disabilities
Diferencias del Aprendizaje - Learning Differences
El Retraso Mental - Mental Retardation
Trastornos del Habla y Lenguaje - Speech-Language Impairments
La Espina B�fida - Spina Bifida
Impedimentos Visuales - Visual Impairments
Note: This page was created with help from information from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (Centro Nacional de Diseminaci�n de Informaci�n para Ni�os con Discapacidades) at http://www.nichcy.org/.
Statistics Reference: National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov//programs/coe/2003/section1/indicator04.asp.
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