Spanish for Educators-Talking About 13 Disability Categories

Spanish for Educators – Talking About 13 Disability Categories in Spanish

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In this Maestro Miércoles lesson you will learn how talk about 13 disability categories in Spanish with parents and guardians: 13 categorías de discapacidades.

Su reto profesional: use this new vocabulary to talk about these disability categories in Spanish with parents / tutors who are interested in discussing special education for their children.

In this lesson, teachers will learn:

  • How to express in Spanish the 13 categories of disabilities the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has established in order for students to receive Special Education Services.
  • Steps to determine if a child is eligible for receiving the special education services.
  • Key vocabulary to talk about these 13 categories of disabilities.

Here is the Spanish lesson I taught to my Maestro Miércoles Facebook group:

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If you are interested in learning how to answer parent / guardian questions regarding special education in Spanish, check this post 🙂

Speaking in General Terms / Hablando en términos generales

Para determinar si su hijo necesita educación especial, el distrito escolar tiene que hacer una evaluación educativa para determinar su elegibilidad.

No todos los niños con dificultades de aprendizaje y de atención cumplen con los requisitos para obtener los servicios de educación especial.

IDEA —> La Ley para la Educación de los Individuos con Discapacidades

  • Es la ley federal (federal law) que define y regula la educación especial.
  • Exige (it requires) que las escuelas proporcionen (to provide) educación especial y servicios relacionados a los estudiantes elegibles.
  • No todos los estudiantes con dificultades de aprendizaje o de atención califican.

Para estar cubiertos… Hay 13 categorías de discapacidades incluidas en IDEA

These 13 disability categories include:

Spanish English
Autismo Autism
Impedimento Auditivo Hearing Impairment
Discapacidad intelectual (retraso mental) Intellectual disability (mental retardation)
Discapacidad específica de aprendizaje Specific learning disability
Dificultades de atención  Attention difficulties

Learning Disabilities / Las discapacidades del aprendizaje

Las condiciones en este grupo afectan la habilidad del estudiante para leer (to read), escribir (to write), escuchar (to listen to), hablar (to talk), razonar (to reason), hacer las matemáticas (to do the Maths):

Spanish English
Dislexia Dyslexia
Disgrafía Dysgraphia
Discalculia Dyscalculia
Dispraxia Dyspraxia
Trastornos del procesamiento auditivo Auditory processing disorders
Discapacidades del aprendizaje no verbal  Disabilities of non-verbal learning

Health Impairment / Impedimento de Salud

Son condiciones que limitan:

Spanish English
La fortaleza The strength
La energía The energy
El estado de alerta del estudiante The student’s alertness
La atención The attention
TDAH —> Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad ADHD —> Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder / Trastorno del Espectro Autista

ASD (TEA en español) o autismo afecta:

Spanish English
Las destrezas sociales Social skills
La comunicación del individuo The communication of the individual
La conducta The conduct

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Emotional Disorder / Trastorno Emocional

This condition affects the functional behavior and social / personal relations because the person is struggling with feelings and thoughts they might not control or understand.

Spanish English
Trastornos de ansiedad Anxiety disorders
Esquizofrenia Schizophrenia
Trastorno bipolar Bipolar disorder
Trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Depresión Depression

Speech or Language Impairment / Impedimento del habla o el lenguaje

This kind of disorder refers to problems of communication or other related areas, such as oral motor functions.

Spanish English
Tartamudeo Stuttering
Impedimento de la articulación Joint impediment
Impedimento del lenguaje Language impairment
Impedimento de la voz  Voice impairment

Visual Impairment / Impedimento Visual

Spanish English
La ceguera The blindness
Problemas de visión Vision problems
La visión parcial Partial vision

Hearing Impairments / Impedimentos Auditivos

Spanish English
La sordera Deafness
Una pérdida de audición (no sordera) A hearing loss (no deafness)
La sordoceguera —> chicos que tienen impedimentos visuales y auditivos  Deaf blindness —> children who have visual and auditory impairments

Orthopedic Impediment / Impedimento ortopédico

Cualquier impedimento del cuerpo

Intellectual Disability / Discapacidad intelectual

Síndrome de Down

Traumatic Brain Injury / Lesión Cerebral Traumática

Es una lesión cerebral causado por un accidente / It’s a brain injury caused by an accident

Multiple Disabilities / Discapacidades múltiples

Un estudiante con discapacidades múltiples tiene más de una condición cubierta por IDEA.

Evaluation – Eligibility / Evaluación – Elegibilidad

Si sospecha (to suspect) que su hijo tiene dificultades de aprendizaje (o de atención), la directora de la escuela tiene que hacer 2 cosas…

Paso 1- Evaluación  / Step 1 – Evaluation

  • Tiene que determinar si tiene una discapacidad “cubierta”
  • Si el / la estudiante es elegible… check this post 🙂

Paso 2 – Elegibilidad / Step 2 – Eligibility

Si es elegible, el próximo paso será crear un Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP).

¡Ahora es tu turno! / Now It’s Your Turn!

Hit reply and tell me the vocabulary words that are most relevant for you. I’m serious, I really do want to know. ¡Mil gracias!

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2 thoughts on “Spanish for Educators – Talking About 13 Disability Categories in Spanish”

  1. This is so great! Can you provide the vocabulary for talking to parents about ADHD & ODD and classroom accommodations.

    As a Social Worker, I need to have conversations with Spanish speaking parents to destigmatize mental health services and educate them about these disorders and what help is available. I also need to make referrals to community agencies. Lots of technical vocabulary.

    Thank you.

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