MRS. CRUTCHMAN'S WEBSITE
LAUREL HIGHLANDS SCHOOL DISTRICT
GIFTED SUPPORT K - 8
The list of acronyms below includes commonly used abbreviations in the field of gifted education.
GAI............General Ability Index, an alternative calculation to the WISC-IV Full Scale IQ score, that removes the Working Memory and Processing Speed scales from the calculation, if they inaccurately lowered the Full Scale IQ score
GE..............Grade Equivalency
GWR...........Gifted Written Report
GMDE..........Gifted Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation
GIEP..........Gifted Individual Education Plan
GNORA.........Gifted Notice of Recommended Assignment
IQ............Intelligence Quotient
LEA...........Local Education Agency
NACG.........National Association for Gifted Children
PAGE..........Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education
PDE...........Pennsylvania Department of Education
PLEP..........Present Levels of Educational Performance
PTE...........Permission to Evaluate
SDI............Specially Designed Instruction
STLO..........Short Term Learning Outcomes
WISC..........Wechsler Series of IQ tests for children
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