Instructions for Completing APH Registration
Instructions for Completing American Printing House (APH) Registration.Definition of codes required for the Student Registration System (SRS) as part of the American Printing House for the Blind annual student census.
Student Placement Categories
Grade Placement Code | Definition of Student Placement Categories |
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IP |
Infants: |
PS |
Preschool Students: |
KG |
Kindergarten: |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 |
Students of School Age: |
FC |
Functional Curriculum Students: Students in grades one through twelve working toward a graduation certificate or non-traditional diploma. This could include students in a vocational program |
TR |
Transition Students: |
AN |
Academic Non-graded: |
OR |
Other Registrants: |
AD |
Adult Students: According to the Ex-Officio Trustee Handbook, "social and leisure programs do not qualify as instructional programs.” |
Visual Measurment
Reporting Code | Visual Measurement |
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MDB |
Meets the Definition of Blindness: |
|
Functions at the Definition of Blindness: |
Primary Reading Medium
Reporting Code | Primary Reading Medium (Choose One) |
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V |
Visual Readers: Students primarily using print in their studies |
B |
Braille Readers: Students primarily using braille in their studies |
A |
Auditory Readers: Students primarily using a reader or auditory materials in their studies |
PRE |
Pre-readers: Students working on or toward a readiness level; infants, preschoolers, or older students with reading potential |
SN |
Symbolic/Non-readers: Non-reading students; students not working on or toward a readiness level; students who do not demonstrate traditional print or Braille reading potential (symbolic readers); students who do not fall into any of the above categories |
Secondary Reading Medium
Reporting Code | Secondary Reading Medium (Required Category/Choose One) |
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V |
Visual Readers: Students use print to some extent |
B |
Braille Readers: Students use braille to some extent |
A |
Auditory Readers: Students use a reader or auditory materials to some extent |
SN |
Symbolic/Non-readers: Non-reading students; students not working on or toward a readiness level; students who do not demonstrate traditional print or Braille reading potential (symbolic readers); students who do not fall into any of the above categories |
Third Reading Medium
Reporting Code | Third Reading Medium (Optional Category) |
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V |
Visual Readers: Students use print to some extent |
B |
Braille Readers: Students use braille to some extent |
A |
Auditory Readers: Students use a reader or auditory materials to some extent |
SN |
Symbolic/Non-readers: Non-reading students; students not working on or toward a readiness level; students who do not demonstrate traditional print or Braille reading potential (symbolic readers); students who do not fall into any of the above categories |