This book was written to assist new teachers and parents within the educational setting. It’s a quick and easy reference to understanding general education, special education and assessment terms. It is intended to encourage and facilitate positive, informed contributions during meetings, conferences or simply interpreting and completing comprehensive summaries of students work. This tool strives to level the playing field by providing a quick reference for acronyms and terminologies used on a daily basis. Given the current need for accountability within the education system, this tool will be an asset to new and incoming teachers working in the field and for parents whose expectations of their child demand that they are up beat on the jargon used by educators.