Research and Course Guides: Special Education: Finding Books

Library Search

Use LibrarySearch (the large search box on the library homepage) to search for books by limiting to books on the left hand side. If you are looking for a specific book (or other known item), type the title in the box. For a specific author, type the last name first.

If St. Thomas doesn't own an item select "request item" to have it delivered to the St. Thomas library of your choice.

Children's Literature Guides

Remarkable Books about Young People with Special Needs
Matching children with special needs to books and stories that will motivate and engage them, this book is a valuable collection for any parent, grandparent, caregiver, or teacher who lives or works with young people who have disabilities.
Teaching About Disabilities Through Children's Literature
This book will provide teachers and other professionals who work with children a comprehensive guide to selecting and using children's books to teach about disabilities. It includes reproducible lesson plans and extensive annotated bibliographies.

E-Books

Here is a sample of e-books that may be helpful for special education teachers. Ebooks are available through LibrarySearch.

The Essentials of Special Education Advocacy
This book provides a framework and a step-by-step guide to systematically understand challenges and organize advocacy efforts for special education professionals to continue the historical progress and propel the next generation of change agents.
Understanding Autism
A compelling book offering a multifaceted examination, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of autism spectrum disorder from both biological and social perspectives.
Handbook of Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Background chapters survey the history of professional understanding of the disorders and the ongoing debate over autism as a single entity or a continuum. Chapters on best methods in screening, assessment, and diagnosis reflect the transition between the DSM-V and older diagnostic criteria.
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities in Children
The book is meant as an overview of nonverbal learning disabilities for school-based practitioners such as school psychologists, school counselors, special education teachers, as well as community-based mental health professionals. In its brief text, it provides a historical background, status of the disorder, and known treatments.
Educating Children with Fragile X Syndrome; A Multi-Professional View
The chapters in this book are divided into five themes: 1) The child with Fragile X; 2) education issues; 3) educational strategies; 4) development, behavior, and psychology; 5) family and social matters.
Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities: A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators
Chapters include: Overview of learning disabilities -- Characteristics of children with learning disabilities -- Types of learning disabilities -- Eligibility criteria for learning disabilities -- Response to intervention (RTI) -- Effective teaching strategies for students with LD, among others.