SPED 4433
Introduction to the Education of Exceptional Childhood

Searching the Catalog	Suggested Keywords (search terms)	Article Reflection
Traditional Resources	Databases	Writing in Education (APA Style)
Electronic Resources	Search Tips	Websites

Resources can be found by searching the online catalog: http://library2.nsuok.edu/
Subject headings used in the catalog

special education
mainstreaming in schools
inclusive education
gifted children
children with disabilities
cerebral palsied children

If you want to limit your search to curriculum materials, follow these steps:

1. Find and click on Advanced Keyword
2. On the Advanced Keyword search screen, use the pull-down menu to change the LOCATION from ANY to John Vaughan, Curriculum Materials

Curriculum Materials are housed in the Curriculum Materials Room on the second floor of the JV Library, and some are located in the BA Library stacks.

Want an item NSU owns placed on the hold shelf for you? Order it through the online catalog.

Want an item NSU does not own? Order it through the interlibrary loan system ILLiad.

Traditional Resources:

Books

Getting Comfortable with Special Education Law: A Framework for Working with Children with Disabilities. KF4210 .H84 2006

Improving High School Special Education Students Fluency and Motivation Through the Use of Reader’s Theatre. LD4293 .07hc .G84 2008

Mentoring Special Education Teachers: A Guide for Mentors and Program Developers. LC3969.45 .D84 2005

The Exceptional Teacher’s Handbook: The First-Year Special Education Teacher’s Guide to Success. LC3969 .S36 2005

Truth in Labeling: Disproportionality in Special Education. LC3981 .T78 2007

Reference Materials on the Broken Arrow Campus

The Educator's Desk Reference: A Sourcebook of Educational Information and Research (EDR) BA Ref LB1028.26 .F74 1989

Encyclopedia of Education, Second Ed. Vol 1 – 8. BA Ref. LB15 .E47 2003

The Giant Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for children 3 to 6: More than 500 art & craft activities written by teachers for teachers. BA Ref. LB1139.35 .A37 G52 2000

Reference Materials on the Tahlequah Campus

A Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts. Ref. LB 15.B29

Encyclopedia of Learning & Memory. Ref. BF 318.E53

The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms. Ref. LB 15.M32

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Electronic Resources:

E-books

Deconstructing Special Education and Constructing Inclusion, c2007

Gifted & Talented Children with Special Educational Needs Double Exceptionality, c2003

Special Education and School Reform in the United States and Britain, c2002

Special Educational Needs in the Early Years, c2003

Special Educational Needs in Schools, c2002

Teaching Math to Pupils with Different Learning Styles, c2005

Why are So Many Minority Students in Special Education?, c2006

E-journals

Exceptional Children

Focus on Exceptional Children

International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education

Journal of Behavioral Education

Teacher Education and Special Education

Databases

Academic Search Premier - a general database that contains article citations and full-text articles covering many academic subjects.

ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) – this database contains digests, citations, and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. It also contains a thesaurus, which can be very helpful in figuring out which search terms to use when looking for information.

Professional Development Collection - this database is designed for professional educators and provides a highly specialized collection of high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.

PsycARTICLES - a definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed articles in psychology. Includes all journal articles and letters to the editor from each journal. Coverage spans 1985 to present.

PsycINFO - from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. The majority of material is peer-reviewed. Includes international material in more than 25 languages. Contains a thesaurus.

Education Full Text – this database is part of Wilson's Omnifile Full Text, it provides access to domestic and international English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Citation coverage goes back to 1983. Full text articles are available from 1996 to the present. Contains a thesaurus.

Suggested Keywords for Special Education Research

One of the first steps in creating a research plan is to select “key words” which best describe the topic you plan to research. If you are unfamiliar with the terminology of your assigned topic you may wish to refer to sources such as textbooks, dictionaries, and other reference materials in the field of study.

Use the following terms individually or in combination with one another:

special education
disabilities
gifted
talented
social
physical
emotional
educational
inclusion OR inclusive education
mainstreaming and education (combine terms using and)
laws
education and disabilities
"adaptive behavior of disabled " (enclose phrases in quotation marks)
teach* (truncate to search for all forms: teaching, teachers, etc)
children and "special health problems"
"learning problems "
mental disorders
"learning disabilities "
"classroom techniques"
elementary or primary
middle school
junior high
high school
secondary
students
children
adolescents
teen*

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Database Search Tips

1. Use synonyms if your original search produces no results. A thesaurus can be helpful, if the database is equipped with one.

2. Pay attention to search tips or help screens provided by each database.

3. Most databases allow for Boolean Searching. Use and to narrow, or to expand, not to exclude. Truncation is also useful for bringing back all relevant results. For example, type counsel* to bring back documents containing the words counsel, counseling, counselor, etc.

4. Take advantage of the following sources of help:

- CLIP tutorials

- Reference desk: Located on the second floor of the BA library, the desk is staffed from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon - Thurs & 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday by reference librarians or other experienced library staff members.

- Feel free to contact the library with a question or to schedule a one-on-one reference session.

Steps to Writing a Journal Article Reflection

Take notes and highlight important words in the article.
Description--Include who, what, when, where, and why of the article. What is the overall message of the writer?
Analyze--Did the author support his/her point? Were there biases in the article? Were there omissions in the article? How is this article unique from other articles on the same subject? How does it relate to your own experience?

Plan--Give specific examples of activities or methods that could be used in the classroom.

[This section created by Sarah Brick Archer]

Websites

Related to Special Education

National Association of Special Education Teachers

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition: Creating Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities to Achieve Successful Futures

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Teacher’s Guide: Special Education Resources

Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers

Wisconsin Education Association Council

Writing in Education: APA Style

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