SPED
Education & Academia abbreviation · K-12 Education
| Stands for | Special education |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
SPED stands for Special education, a K-12 education abbreviation.
Specially designed instruction and related services for students with disabilities, provided free in US public schools under IDEA. The abbreviation also names school departments, teachers and classrooms.
Example: The SPED teacher co-teaches two sections of eighth-grade English.
Usage notes
Also written SpEd or SPED. Services range from support in general classrooms to separate classes and schools, following the least restrictive environment principle. Special education teacher shortages are among the most persistent staffing problems in US schools.
Related abbreviations
More K-12 education abbreviations
- SEA – State educational agency
- SEI – Sheltered English immersion
- SEL – Social-emotional learning
- SIOP – Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
- SLD – Specific learning disability
- SLP – Speech-language pathologist
- SRO – School resource officer
- SST – Student study team
- STEAM – Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics
- STEM – Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- SY – School year
- TAG – Talented and gifted