English-Spanish Glossary of Special Education Terminology

This compilation of English- Spanish Special Education Terminology is designed to assist: • native speakers of Spanish who are interpreting for all of those involved with non-English speaking students of Special Education, and their parents. • Special Education professionals with little or extensive knowledge of Spanish. • current students of the Spanish language, wishing to expand their vocabulary in the field of Special Education. Words, phrases and acronyms are arranged alphabetically in English, with occasional complete sentences, clarifying meaning and illustrating syntax. The gender of each noun is indicated after the word, with either an (f.) for a feminine noun, or an (m.) for a masculine noun. Adjectives will show both the feminine and masculine form (if applicable). As Spanish tends to vary from country to country, an attempt has been made to offer the most predominant translation. Occasionally, more than one translation is offered.