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| AERO | Alternative Education Resource Organization | Other Websites |
| AGATE | Advocacy for Gifted and Talented Education in New York State | Gifted & Talented Resources |
| AIMS | Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science | Math Resources |
| AP® Exams | Tests administered at high schools each May | About College |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Special Ed Resources |
| ASL | American Sign Language | Writing Resources: Spelling |
| AVKO | Audio, Visual, Kinesthetic, & Oral | Other Languages |
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| CAT |
California Achievement Test
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FAQ: What about Testing? |
| CLEP |
College-Level Examination Program® |
FAQ: What about Testing?, About College: CLEP Tests |
| CSE |
Committee on Special Education (NYC) |
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| DUMBO | A Brooklyn neighborhood: Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass | |
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| EPGY | Education Program for Gifted Youth From Stanford University, covers many subjects. | Gifted & Talented Resources |
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| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | FAQ |
| FREE | Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources | the FREE website |
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| GAT | Gifted & Talented | Gifted & Talented Resources |
| Geoboards | Boards covered by a lattice of pegs around which one can span rubber bands to form segments and polygons. | Math Resources |
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| HSLDA | Homeschool Legal Defense Assoc. | General Homeschooling Websites |
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| IAHP | Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential | Gifted & Talented Resources |
| IEP | Individualized Education Program | Special Ed Resources |
| IHEARN | International Education and Resource Network | General Education Websites |
| IHIP |
Individualized Home Instruction Plan |
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| ITBS | Iowa Test of Basic Skills | FAQ: What about Testing? |
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| JHEN | Jewish Home Educators Network | General Homeschooling Websites |
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| LEAH | Loving Education at Home | Other Websites |
| LIGHT |
Long Islanders Growing at Home Together |
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| LOI |
Letter of Intent |
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| LOTE | Languages Other Than English | Foreign Language Resources |
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| Manipulatives | Any objects that aid children in visualizing mathematical processes. They include blocks, pattern blocks, number boards, geoboards, rulers, snap cubes, graphs, etc. | Math Resources |
| Mentee | A student receiving mentoring. See next entry. | 10 Steps: Learning Style |
| Mentor | A creatively productive person who teaches, counsels, and inspires a
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| NASBE |
National Association of State Boards of Education |
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| NATTHAN |
National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network |
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| NHEN |
National Home Education Network |
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| NHERI | National Home Education Research Institute | www.nheri.org |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | www.noaa.gov |
| NYPL | New York Public Library | Research Resources: Library |
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| pantoum |
A poetic form, taught in Laurie's Creative Poetry Workshops.
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| PASS |
Personalized Achievement Summary System (for Grades 3 through 8)
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| PBS |
Public Broadcasting Service
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| PDF |
Portable Document Format - a standard way to share documents on the web. To view, you need the free Adobe Reader®. Click on the link –>.
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| Peer Review Committee |
A peer review committee consists of two or more homeschoolers who can legally sign a year-end assessment for another homeschooler. This service is offered free in most support groups. To obtain this service, request it in midwinter; in June everyone is usually too busy.
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| PSAT |
Preliminary SAT. Although many people believe SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude (or Assessment) Test, in fact the initials do not stand for anything.
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| Quarterly Reports | Reports that show progress with the educational goals set forth in your IHIP. | Know the Law |
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| RAQ | Recently Asked Questions | Ask Laurie / RAQ |
| ROC | Regional Operations Center | FAQ: School Districts |
| RSA | Related Services Authorization | Special Ed Resources |
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| SAT |
Stanford Aptitude Test, a set of Mathematical Aptitude tests |
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SAT II tests are SAT Subject Tests (e.g., English, Mathematics)
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| SCORE | Schools of California Online Resources for Education | Writing Resources: On reading and writing |
| SEDL | Social/Emotional Development and Learning | FAQ: Getting Started - Socialization |
| SETSS | Special Education Teacher Support Service | Special Ed Resources |
| SETTS | Special Education Teacher Support Service | Special Ed Resources |
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| Tangrams | Seven simple geometric shapes (2 large triangles, 1 medium triangle, 2 small triangles, 1 square, and 1 parallelogram) that can be arranged to form pictures. | Math Resources: Math Toys |
| THEA |
Tarrant Home Education Association |
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| VESID | Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities | Special Ed Resources |
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| Year-End Assessment | A "report card" that can take various forms (narrative statement, etc.) | Know the Law |
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