Special Education Resources

• Books
• Net Library e-books
• Journals
• Websites
• E-mail Discusion Lists
• Education Statistics

Books

Alkin, M.(Ed.). (1992). Encyclopedia of Educational Research. New York: Macmillan.
R370.3 E56

The Complete Learning Disabilities Directory, 2003: Associations, Products, Resources, Magazines, Books, Services, Conferences, Websites. (2003). Millerton, NY: Grey House.
371.902 C737 2003

Education Statistics of the United States. (1999). Washington, DC: Bernan Press
R370.9 E24 1999

National Center for Education Statistics. (2006). Digest of Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare.
R370 D572

Reynolds, C.R.& E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.) . (2007). Encyclopedia of Special Education: A reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals. New York: Wiley.
R371.903 R462 2007

Shelton C.F. & A.B. Pollingue. (2000). The Exceptional Teacher's Handbook: The First-year Special Education Teacher's Guide for Success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
371.909 S545 2000 

Unger, H. (2001). Encyclopedia of American Education. New York: Facts on File.
R370.973 U57e 2001

 

Selected Net Library e-books

To search Net Library from off-campus, you must first create a free account on Net Library from a computer on the Alvernia University computer network.

Boyles, N. & D. Contadino. (1997). The learning differences sourcebook. Chicago: Contemporary Books.

Bradley, R., L. Danielson, & D. Hallahan. (2002). Identification of learning disabilities: Research to practice. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Bowe, F. ( 2000). Birth to five: Early childhood special education. Albany NY: Delmar.

Gersten, R. (2000). Contemporary special education research: Syntheses of the knowledge base on critical instructional issues. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Kliewer, C. (1998). Schooling children with Down Syndrome: Toward an understanding of possibility. New York: Teachers College Press

Naparstek, N. (2002). Successful educators: A practical guide for understanding children's learning problems and mental health issues. Westport, CN: Greenwood.

Siegel, L. (2004). Nolo's IEP guide: Learning disabilities. Berkeley, CA: Nolo.

 

Journals

To access these journals from off-campus, click on the off-campus link.

British Journal of Special Education
From 03/01/1998 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Premier            Off Campus

Exceptional Children  
From 01/01/2001 to present in Academic Search Premier                Off Campus

Gifted Child Today Magazine
From 07/01/1996 to present in Prof Development Collection            Off Campus

Journal of Learning Disabilities
From 01/01/1975 to present in Academic Search Premier                 Off Campus

Learning Disabilities -- A Contemporary Journal
From 03/01/2003 to present in Academic Search Premier                 Off Campus

Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
From 01/01/1999 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Premier            Off Campus

 

Websites

Advocacy and Inclusion
http://www.tash.org/index.html
"TASH is an international membership association leading the way to inclusive communities through research, education, and advocacy".

Beach Center on Disability
http://www.beachcenter.org/
"The Beach Center on Disability consists of a rehabilitation research and training center on policies and families...and a research center on the ethical, legal, and social implications of the Human Genome Project".

DisabilityInfo.gov
"The federal government's one-stop Web site for information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and many others".

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Children
http://eric.hoagiesgifted.org/
The ERIC Clearinghouse for Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERICEC) was disbanded by the US Government as of December 19, 2003. This is an archive of the material available on that site at that time created by Hoagies' Gifted Education Page.

Family Voices
http://www.familyvoices.org/
"Family Voices is a national grassroots network of families and friends which advocates for health care services and provides information for families with children and youth with special health care needs".

Internet Resources for Special Children
http://www.irsc.org/
An annotated directory of resources dedicated to "children with disabilities and other health related disorders." Features discussion forums ("online communities") organized into categories. (LII).

Kids Together
http://www.kidstogether.org/
“This site is designed to provide helpful information and resources
to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities,
and communities as a whole”.

Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center
http://www.matrixparents.org/
"Matrix is a parent-run information and resource center helping families".

The National Association of Private Sepcial Education Centers
http://www.napsec.org/
“NAPSEC is a non-profit association whose mission is to represent private special education centers and their leaders. Together, we promote high quality programs for individuals with disabilities and their families and we advocate for access to the continuum of alternative placements and service”.

National Association of Protection and Advocacy
http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/  
"This site is devoted to the: "Federally mandated system in each state and territory which provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through legally based advocacy".

Through the Looking Glass
http://lookingglass.org/index.php
"Through the Looking Glass is a nationally recognized center that has pioneered research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability or medical issue".

 

E-mail Discusion Lists

Teacher Focus – Special Education
A forum for teachers to discuss special education issues

Special Education
A forum for suggestions, ideas, or questions and requests related to special education

College Students in Education & Student Teachers
A forum for students to help each other

Council for Exceptional Children
A list of discussion lists on diabilities and gifted education

Email Discussion Lists on Special Education and Disabilities
This site lists a number of discussion lists related to special education

 

Education Statistics

ERIC Articles with Statistical Information
To locate articles with statistical information in ERIC, click on the Refine Search tab, and limit the Publication Type to Statistical Data.

Websites

Berks County Intermediate Unit – Special Education
Berks County Intermediate Unit provides programs and services to public school districts, nonpublic schools, and other human service organizations of Berks County.

Child Stats.gov
This web site offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

The Educator’s Reference Desk
The Educator’s Reference Desk is a collection of links to online education information, lesson plans and 200+ question archive responses. It includes a section on special education.

National Center for Educational Statistics
This government organization collects, collates, analyzes, and reports complete statistics on the condition of American education.

Public Agenda: Education
Public Agenda provides unbiased and unparalleled research to bridge the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues such as education

The Social Science Data Analysis Network
Links to several websites with statistics related to education

• CensusScope is an easy-to-use tool for investigating Census 2000 and U.S. demographic trends.
• Homepage of William H. Frey, director of SSDAN. Here you'll find recent publications and data especially related to migration.
• DATA Counts! Is an interactive website designed to integrate social statistics into the classroom
• KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.

U.S. Census Bureau - Federal, State, and Local Governments Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data
Financial data on elementary and secondary public school systems.

Updated: April 15, 2008

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