Special Education

Selected Resources

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This is a list of selected resources only and there are many others available in the Library. Please email the Reference Department at webref@jaguar1.usouthal.edu or call 460-7025 for help.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education. Ref. LC 4007 .E53 2002
Dictionary of Gifted, Talented & Creative Education Terms. Bookstacks LB 15 .F72 1982
Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation. Ref. LC 3957 .V47 1997
Encyclopedia of Disability. Ref. HV 1568 .E528 2006
Encyclopedia of Disability and Rehabilitation. Ref. HV 1568 .E53 1995
Encyclopedia of Education. Ref. LB 15 .E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities. Ref. LC 4704.5 .T86 2002
Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ref. BF 31 .E562 2000
Encyclopedia of Special Education. Ref. LC 4007 .E53 2000

Handbooks

ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens…   Bookstacks LC 4713.4 .R57 2003
    Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Settings… Bookstacks LC 4019.3 .P33 2004
Designing and Developing Programs for Gifted Students. Bookstacks LC 3993.22 .D47 2003
Exceptional Teacher’s Handbook: The First-Year Special Education...   Bookstacks LC 3969 .S36 2000
General Educator’s Guide to Special Education: A Resource Handbook for... Bookstacks LC 4019 .M215 2001
Handbook of Gifted Education. Bookstacks LC 3993.9 .H35 2003
Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers. Bookstacks LC 3993.22 .S87 2000
ICT for Learners with Special Needs: A Handbook for Tutors. Bookstacks LC 3969.5 .T39 2005
Including Children with Special Needs: A Handbook for Educators and Parents. Bookstacks LC 3981 .I62 2005
Meeting the Challenge: Special Education Tools that Work for All Kids. Bookstacks LC 4031 .R37 2003
Special Education: A Reference Handbook. Bookstacks LC 3981 .S33 2001
Special Education Almanac. Bookstacks LC 3981 .S577 2005
Special Education Treatment Planner. Bookstacks LC 4031 .W55 2001
Successful Educators: A Practical Guide for Understanding Children’s… Bookstacks LC 4019 .N315 2002
Teaching Gifted Children 4-7: A Guide for Teachers. Bookstacks LC 3997 .G7 K68 2002
What Every Teacher Should Know About Special Learners. Bookstacks LC 3981 .T53 2004

Tests

Assessment. Bookstacks LB 3051 .S245 2001
Assessment of Children. Bookstacks BF 432 .C48 S28 1992
Assessment of Children: Fundamental Methods and Practices. Bookstacks LC 4031 .A69 1994
Conducting Research and Evaluation in Gifted Education. Bookstacks LC 3993.9 .C67 1991
Educational and Psychological Measurement and Evaluation. Bookstacks LB 1131 .S698 1981
Educational Testing: Issues and Applications. Bookstacks LB 3051 .E346 1991
Handbook for Measurement and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education. Ref. LB 1115 .G635 1980
Intelligence Tests and Reviews. Ref. Z 5814 .P8 I53 1975
Mental Measurements Yearbook and Supplements. Ref. Z 5814 .P8 B932
Test Interpretation and Diversity: Achieving Equity in Assessment. Bookstacks LB 3060.8 .T47 1998

Academic Search Premier. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: EBSCO. ArticleFirst. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: FirstSearch. Blackwell/Synergy. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases.: (Under ‘List of Journals’ – choose ‘All Journals By Subject’ – Under ‘Social Behavioral Sciences’ – select ‘Education.’)
Dissertation Abstracts/Digital Dissertations. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases. ERIC. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: EBSCO. Health and Psychosocial Instruments. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases. InfoTracOneFile. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: Gale/InfoTrac. JSTOR. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases. (Browse by discipline – Education) Mental Measurements Yearbook. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases. Professional Development Collection. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: EBSCO. PsycARTICLES: SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: EBSCO. PsycINFO. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: EBSCO. Rand Abstracts. SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases SocINDEX with Fulltext: SOUTHcat Plus: Articles, Indexes, Databases: EBSCO. WorldCat. SOUTHcat Plus: Fulltext Journals/Indexes: FirstSearch

Below is a list of some full-text journals. This is not an exhaustive list; please consult a reference librarian for help in locating additional material. From SOUTHcat Plus click on Our Journal List. At the Subject Browse field, choose ‘Education,’ to view a list of matching journal titles.

Disability, Culture and Education	Journal of Special Education
Focus on Exceptional Children	Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
Gifted Child Today	Learning Disability Quarterly
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education	Remedial and Special Education
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability	Roeper Review
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research	Teaching Exceptional Children
Journal of Secondary Gifted Education	Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

To Locate Additional Materials on USA’s SOUTHcat Catalog:

Subject Searches	Keyword Searches
Special education	ADHD
Special education - art	"special education" and reading
Behavior disorders in children	"behavior disorders" and education
Special education teachers	"special students"
Slow learning children	disabilities and (education or teach?)
Exceptional children	"special education" and teacher?
Conduct disorders	standards and "special education"
Learning disabilities	"special needs" and (student? or child?)
Attention deficit disordered	"gifted children" and curriculum
Handicapped children - education	"special education" and issue?
Dyslexia	student? and (gifted or talented)
Autism	counseling and "special education"
Mental retardation	test? and ("special education" or gifted)
Gifted children
Children with disabilities
Gifted persons
Gifted children - education

Internet Resources

For additional Web Sites go to SOUTHcat Plus: Research Guides: Special Education
http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/picks/SpecialEducation.htm