This guide was designed by Ken Frankel to help identify resources on Exceptional Student Education and related topics in the FAU Boca Raton Library. The electronic resources are available from the FAU Libraries home page by following the links entitled Indexes/ Databases or Articles. Some of these resources have full-text articles available online. To access these resources from off campus, use the EZ Proxy link and log in using your 14-digit Owl Card number. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (561-297-3785) or send e-mail lyref@fau.edu.

The following is a partial listing of subject headings that can be used to locate books and other documents on various aspects of exceptional student education using the WebLUIS catalog:

For further assistance in determining subject terms consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes, located near the WebLUIS terminals or as at the Reference Desk.

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

	Education Fulltext Subject areas include adult education, arts, athletics, comparative education, competency-based education, computers in education, continuing education, educational technology, elementary education, government funding, higher education, instructional media, language arts, library science, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, parent-teacher relations, prayer in public schools, preschool education, religious education, school administration, science and mathematics, secondary education, special education, student counseling, teacher education, teacher evaluation, teaching methods, vocational education.  Full-text coverage begins in January 1996.
	ERIC Covers education-related research from conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.
	InfoTrac OneFile A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Search results can be limited to refereed publications and/or articles with full-text availability.
	Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL Online) This searchable database of curricula, frameworks, and standards brings together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education.
	Physical Education Index Features a wide variety of content, including physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance, sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, coaching and training, and related topics.
	PsycARTICLES Contains the full text of articles from APA journals and selected EPF journals, most from 1988 to the present.
	PsycINFO Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. These disciplines include medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, health administration, law, and public health.

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

REF Z5814 .C52 E9

Exceptional child education resources. Reston, VA; Council for Exceptional Children, (1977 - Present).

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

REF RJ135 .A26 1996	Accardo, Pasquale, J and Barbara Y. Whitman. Dictionary of developmental disabilities terminology. Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks Pub. Co., 1996.
REF RC423 .C656 1999	Fabbro, Franco, and R.E. Asher, eds. Concise encyclopedia of language pathology. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1999.
REF LC4007 .E53 2000	Reynolds, Cecil R. and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, eds. Encyclopedia of special education: a reference for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children and adults. New York: J. Wiley & sons, 2000.
REF RF290 .T93 2000	Turkington, Carol, and Allen E. Sussman, eds. The encyclopedia of deafness and hearing disorders. New York: Facts on File, 2000.

DIRECTORIES

REF LC4704 .C66 1997	Mackenzie, Leslie, ed. The Complete learning disabilities directory, 1997. Lakeville, CT: Grey House Pub., 1996.
REF LC4007 .D5	The Directory for exceptional children. Boston: P. Sargent, 2001/2002.
REF L901 .L68 1993	Straughn, Charles T., II ed. Lovejoy's college guide for the learning disabled. New York: Prentice Hall, 1993.

GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE

REF Z5811 .B89 2000

O'Brien, Nancy P. Education: a guide to reference and information sources. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS

REF LC3981 .E45 1997	Buchanan, Mary, Weller, Carol, and Michelle Buchanan, eds. Special education desk reference. San Diego, CA: Singular Pub. Group, 1997.
REF LC4007 .D38 1986	Davis, William Edmund., ed. Resources guide to special education: terms, laws, assessment procedures, organizations. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1986.
REF RC423 .C644 1996	Ross, Linda M., ed. Communication disorders sourcebook: basic informantion about deafness and hearing loss, speech and language disorders... Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1996.
REF LC3981 .S33 2001	Sacks, Arlene. Special education: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
REF RC570 .M4227 2000	Shannon, Joyce Brennfleck, ed. Mental retardation sourcebook: basic consumer health information about mental retardation and its causes including down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, Fragile X syndrome... Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2000.
REF KF4210 .H36 1995	Students with disabilities and special education. Rosemount, MN: Data Research, 1995.
REF KF4210 .T45 1995	Thomas, Stephen B. and Charles J. Russo. Special education las: issues & implications for the 90s. Topeka, KS: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1995.
REF LC3965 .H263	Wang, Margaret C., Reynolds, Maynard C., and Herbert J. Walberg, eds. Handbook of special education research and practice. New York: Pergamon Press, 1987.

FTCE EXAM PREPARATION STUDY GUIDES

REF LB1772 .F6R35 2002	Ramsey, Roberta S. Menatally handicapped. Richbur, SC: XAM, Inc., 2002.
REF LB1772 .F6 R352 2002	Ramsey, Roberta S. Specific learning disabilities. Richburg, SC: XAM, Inc., 2002.
REF LB1772 .F6 S35 2002	Schnirman, Kathy. Emotionally handicapped. Richburg, SC: XAM, Inc, 2002.
REF LB1772 .F6 V37 2001	Wynne, Sharon. Varying exceptionalities. Richburg, SC: XAM, Inc, 2002.

SELECTED JOURNALS

HV894 .E3	Education and training in mental retardation and development disabilities.
LC3951 .J6	Exceptional children.
LC3991 .G54	Gifted child quarterly.
LC3991 .G22	Gifted child today.
LC4001 .A25	Intervention in school and clinic.
LC3993.9 .J68	Journal for the education of the gifted.
LC4001 .J64	Journal of learning disabilities.
LC 4001 .J6	Journal of special education.
LC 4023 .J68	Journal of special education technology.
RC423 .S64	Language, speech & hearing services in the schools.
LC4704 .L44	Learning disability quarterly.
LB1050.5 .J66	Reading & writing quarterly.
LC3950 .R35	Remedial and special education: RASE.
LC4019 .T42	Teacher education and special education.
LC3950 .T4	Teaching exceptional children.
LC4019.2 .T66	Topics in early childhood special education.

SELECTED WEB SITES

	Attention Deficit Disorder Association
	Autism Society of America
	Council for Exceptional Children
	Deaf Education Website
	ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
	International Dyslexia Association
	LD Online
	National Association for Gifted Children
	National Down Syndrome Society
	SERI: Special Education Resources on the Internet

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