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Databases
Journals
BU has digital access to approximately 35,000 current journals. Additionally, BU has print subscriptions to about 10,000 journals.
To determine if we have a journal available electronically, search the eJournal Locator. To find out if we have a print copy of a journal, search the Library's Catalog. Both of these search tools may be found on the top page of the Library's Website.
The best way to find journal articles on a particular topic or by a particular author is to search appropriate databases. The primary databases in Education are listed on, and accessible from, the Education eResources Guide.Selected e-journals subscriptions in Special Education:
Annals of Dyslexia 1998+
Brain and Development 1995+
British Journal of Learning Disabilities 2000+
British Journal of Special Education 2003+
California Special Education Alert 1995+
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Cognitive Development 1995+
Developmental Psychology 1969+
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities 2003+
Exceptional Children 1988+
Exceptional Parent 1989+
Exceptionality 1993+
Focus on Exceptional Children 1996+
International Journal of Disability Development and Education 1999+
International Journal of Special Education 2001+
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 2000+
Journal of Disability Policy Studies 2000+
Journal of Learning Disabilities 1975+
Journal of Special Education 1975+
Journal of Special Education Technology 1996+
Journal of the International Association of Special Education 2006+
Learning and Individual Differences 1995+
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice 2001+
Learning Disability Practice 2003+
Learning Disability Quarterly 1996+
Remedial and Special Education 1993+
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities 2002+
Research in Developmental Disabilities 1995+
Rural Special Education Quarterly 2004+
Special Education Law Monthly 1998+
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Special Education Report 2002+
Teacher Education and Special Education 1998+
Teaching Exceptional Children 1998+
Books
Library Catalog Subject Headings:
Children with Disabilities -- Education -- United States
Children with Disabilities -- Education -- Law and Legislation -- United States
Exceptional Children
Gifted Children -- Education
Inclusive Education -- United States
Learning Disabilities -- United States
Special Education
Special Education -- United StatesSelected List of Titles
766 Regulations
Mugar Reference LC3982 .M3 1991The Achievement Test Desk Reference (ATDR) : A Guide to Learning Disability Identification
Education Reference LB3060.3 .A28 2006Achieving the Radical Reform of Special Education : Essays in Honor of James M. Kauffman
Mugar LC3965 .A24 2007Advances in Special Education
Mugar LC3950 .A36A Class Apart : Prodigies, Pressure and Passion Inside One of America's Best High Schools
Mugar LC3995.N5 K54 2007Critical Reflections About Students With Special Needs: Stories From the Classroom
Education LC4015 .C66 2006Current Perspectives in Special Education Administration
(2007) Mugar LC3950 .A36 v.17Directory for Exceptional Children
Education Reference LC4007 .F54
Bi-annual Updates Latest edition 2007/2008 16th editionEDM : The Educator's Diagnostic Manual of Disabilities and Disorders
Education Reference LC4019 .P524 2007Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities
Mugar Reference LC4704.5 .T86 2006Encyclopedia of Special Education
Education Reference LC4007 .E53 2007Engaging Autism : Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate and Think Mugar RJ506.A9 G74 2006
ERS Focus on What Special Education Research Tells Us about Teaching Underachieving Students
Education LC4691 .E77 2008The Essential Special Education Guide for the Regular Education Teacher
Education LC3981 .B87 2007Every Child's Right : Academic Talent Development by Choice, not Chance
Mugar LC3993 .S59 2008Guide to 85 Tests for Special Education
Education Reference LB1131 .C5416 1990Guide to Chapter 766 Regulation Changes
Mugar Reference LC3982 .M33 1991The History of Special Education : A Struggle for Equality in American Public Schools
Mugar LC3981 .O83 2008Individuals with Disabilities Education Law Report
(1992+) Law Looseleaf KF4210.A6 E38Interactions : Collaboration Skills for School Professionals
Education LC3969.45 .F75 2007Introduction to Special Education: Making a Difference
Education LC3981 .S56 2007Learning Disabilities : a Practical Approach to Foundations, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Teaching Education LC4705 .P49 2006
Learning From Behavior : How to Understand and Help "Challenging" Children in School
Mugar LC4031 .L455 2007The Praeger Handbook of Special Education
Education LC3957 .P73 2007Special Education
Education Reference LB1772.M4 S33 2005Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals
Education LC3981 .F75 2006Special Educator's Book of Lists
Education Reference LC3965 .P54 2003The Special Educator's Comprehensive Guide to 301 Diagnostic Tests
Education Reference LC4019 .P53 2006Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings
Education LC1201 .T43 2008Teaching Word Recognition : Effective Strategies for Students with Learning Difficulties
Education LB1050.45 .O26 2007Twice-exceptional Dilemma
Education LC3993.9 .T98 2006What Every Teacher Should Know about IDEA 2004 Laws and Regulations
Education LC4704 .M36 2007Why are so many Minority Students in Special Education? : Understanding Race and Disability in Schools
Mugar LC3981 .H36 2006
Websites
Disability Information and Resources
Massachusetts Association of 766 Approved Private Schools
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
NEAG Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
Regional Resource and Federal Centers Network
What Teachers Can Do About Learning Disabilities
Organizations
Council for Exceptional Children
Federation for Children with Special Needs
National Association for Gifted Children
National Down Syndrome Society
TASH: Disability Advocacy Worldwide