Anyone gone from HS sped to elementary sped?

[TabulaRasa]

Education, like many fields, is full of abbreviations, acronyms, and field-specific jargon.

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by tgbwc

My principal uses "sped". For example, at a staff meeting she will say, "Now, let's hear from the sped team".

Yep.

And when we have had positions open, they have been posted as "SPED teacher," "SPED inclusion paraprofessional," etc.

[silverkris]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Education, like many fields, is full of abbreviations, acronyms, and field-specific jargon.

and the Special Ed field is probably the biggest user of jargon in the education world.

Never heard of people in the field calling it "sped" as pronounced as one word, though.

[Coney]

It used to be called SPED until it became rather condescending to refer to the "SPED kids." The term, the classification, and the teacher certification has been updated to Students with Disabilities or SWD.

[photobuff42]

Originally Posted by Coney

It used to be called SPED until it became rather condescending to refer to the "SPED kids." The term, the classification, and the teacher certification has been updated to Students with Disabilities or SWD.

I prefer the person-first term students with disabilities. It's clear without any jargon, and it doesn't sound derogatory.

[DawnW]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Education, like many fields, is full of abbreviations, acronyms, and field-specific jargon.

My friend calls it "Educational Alphabet Soup"