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Special Education

This research guide is intended to assist the Education students, faculty and other users that are doing research in Special Education.

Reference Books

Reference books are compiled to supply pieces of information, and intended to be referred to rather than read through.  These books are kept for reference only and are not allowed to be used outside the library.

  • Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation Third Edition.  Ref. LC3957.V47 1990
  • Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education  Ref. LC4007.E53 1990
  • Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and other Exceptional Individuals Third Edition.  Ref. LC4007.E53 2007.
  • Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and other Exceptional Children and Adults  Ref. LC4007.E53 1987
  • Political Advocacy Handbook: Activating Grassroots Involvement  Ref. LC3981.B66 1997
  • Yearbook of Special Education  Ref. LC3993.9.Y42 1980-1981
  • Chapter 1 Policy Manual: State-Operated or Supported Programs for Handicapped Children: Subpart 2, Part D of Chapter 1 of Title 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-297 - April 28, 1988).  Ref. KF4210.A35 A2 1991.

Books in Print

General books that can be checked out of the library:

  • The Special Educator's Handbook  LC3965.W43 1988
  • Handbook of Special Education: Research and Practice  LC3965.H263 1987
  • Secondary Special Education: A Guide to Promising Public School Programs  LC3981.S43 1987
  • Technology and the Diverse Learner: A Guide to Classroom Practice  LC3969.5.B73 2004
  • Learning disabilities: A Reference Book  LC4007.L4 1980
  • Children Don't Come with an Instructional Manual: A Teacher's Guide to Problems that Affect Learners  LC3965.M69 2004
  • A Self-Regulated Learning Approach for Children with Learning /Behavior Disorders  LC4704.B45 2004
  • Accessing the General Curriculum: Including Students with Disabilities in Standards-Based Reform  LC3981.N65 2000
  • Educating Children with Facial disfigurement: Creating Inclusive School Communities  LC4019.F674 2004
  • Educating Exceptional Children  LC4031.E385 2001/02
  • Free Appropriate Public Education: the Law and Children with Disabilities  KF4210.T87 1990
  • Gender Matters: Training for Educators Working with Students with Disabilities  LC4019.8.R68 2002
  • Reaching and Teaching Stressed and Anxious Learners in Grades 4-8: Strategies for Relieving Distress and Trauma in Schools and Classrooms  LC4165.O34 2006.
  • Social Skills for Students with Autism  Second Edition.  LC4718.S66 1997
  • Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System  J32.10: Ed8/3
  • Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems  LC4704.H35 2004
  • Technology for Inclusion Meeting the Special Needs of All Students  LC3969.5.M37 1997
  • Working with Challenging Parents of Students with Special Needs  LC4019.G66 2004

Journals in Print

These journals are located on the second floor of the library.

Learning disability quarterly Journal of vocational education research  
Focus on exceptional children Social development issues
Journal of personality & social psychology Intervention in school and clinic
Physical educator Journal of learning disabilities
Infants and child development Social education
Journal of personality disorders Teacher education and special education
Teaching exceptional children Journal of special education technology
Topics in early childhood special education Gifted child today magazine
The journal of special education Learning disabilities research and practice
Exceptional child education resources