Thesaurus


Term Preferred Created Attributes
Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment No 06/19/2006 Preferred: EPSDT
Early childhood Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Child development, Early intervention, Head Start, Part C, Part H, Preschool services, Preschool children, Section 619
Narrower: Early childhood transition
Broader: Infants/Toddlers
Early childhood transition Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Readiness
Broader: Early childhood, Transition
Early identification Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Child find
Early intervening Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Evaluation, Instructional strategies, Positive behavioral supports, Prereferral, Prevention, NCLB
Narrower: Educational support team, Student support team, Teacher assistance teams
Early intervention Yes 06/19/2006 Related: At-risk persons, Early childhood, Even Start, Prevention, Readiness
EBD Yes 06/19/2006 Related: BD, ED, SED, SBH
Use For: Emotional and behavioral disorders
Scope Note: The overarching term is BD Regional variations allow for the use of EBD ED SBH and SED in place of BD All four terms should be used for descriptors to provide complete search capabilities
ED Yes 06/19/2006 Related: BD, EBD, SED, SBH
Use For: Emotional disorders
Scope Note: The overarching term is BD Regional variations allow for the use of EBD ED SBH and SED in place of BD All four terms should be used for descriptors to provide complete search capabilities
Education Yes 06/19/2006
Education for All Children Act of 1975 Yes 06/19/2006
Educational support team Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Prereferral
Narrower: Student support team, Teacher assistance teams
Effective schools Yes 06/19/2006
Elderly No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Aging
Elementary and Secondary Education Act No 06/19/2006 Preferred: ESEA
Elementary education Yes 06/19/2006
Eligibility Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Assessment, Evaluation, IEE, Intelligence tests, Low performing students, Reevaluation, Termination of services
Eligibility document Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Monitoring, Issues chart
Scope Note: Formerly known as the State plan
ELL Yes 06/19/2006 Related: ESL, LEP, Multicultural
Use For: English language learners
Emotional abuse No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Child abuse
Emotional and behavioral disorders No 06/19/2006 Preferred: EBD
Emotional disorders No 06/19/2006 Preferred: ED
Emotionally handicapped No 06/19/2006 Preferred: BD
Employment Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Work study programs, Work experience
Use For: Jobs, Work
Scope Note: The term here refers to the act of employing or the state of being employed
Employment practices Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Vocational education
English as second language No 06/19/2006 Preferred: ESL
English language learners No 06/19/2006 Preferred: ELL
Enrichment programs No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Supplemental educational services
Epilepsy Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Developmental disabilities
EPSDT Yes 06/19/2006 Use For: Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment
Equitable distribution Yes 01/02/2008
Equity Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Disproportionate representation
ESD No N/A Preferred: IEU
Related: Educational Service District
ESEA Yes 06/19/2006 Use For: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Scope Note: The 2002 reauthorization of ESEA is known as the No Child Left Behind Act NCLB
ESL Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Bilingual, Bilingual education, ELL, LEP, Multicultural
Use For: English as second language, Non-English language
ESY Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Year round schools
Use For: Extended school year
Ethics Yes 06/19/2006
Evaluation Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Alternate assessment, Assessment, Diagnostic inventories, Diagnostic teaching, Diagnostic tests, Eligibility, Intelligence tests, Testing
Narrower: Evaluation criteria, Evaluation methods, Program evaluation, Screening
Evaluation criteria Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Evaluation
Evaluation methods Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Evaluation
Even Start Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Early intervention
Exceptional children Yes 06/19/2006
Exclusion Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Expulsion
Exit Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Eligibility, Graduation
Expulsion Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Dropouts, Exclusion, Manifestation determination, Suspension
Broader: Discipline
Extended school year No 06/19/2006 Preferred: ESY
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