Special Education Teaching Assistant

• Journal & Article Indexes
• Background Information
• Selected Journals & Magazines
• Citation & Style Guides
• Special Education Web Resources

• Subject Headings
• Call Numbers
• Special Education Technology
• Disabilities
  Physical | Cognitive | Behavioural

Education Article Indexes

• ERIC Resources in Education
Professional Development Collection

Multidisciplinary & News Indexes

• Academic Search Premier
Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) Complete
• Canadian Newsstand
Canadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q)

Selected Journals & Magazines

Cloverdale=C, Langley=L, Richmond=R, Surrey=S, Online =O

• Abilities - R
• Child Development - O
• Transition: Journal of the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities - L, O

Citation Styles

• APA
• MLA

New Books

• Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Educational Needs LC 4015 W44 2011 Langley
• Physical Activities for Young People with Severe Disabilities LC 4802 C366 2011 Richmond campus library
• Social Skills, Emotional Growth and Drama Therapy: Inspiring Connection on the Autism Spectrum WS 350.6 C437 2011  Surrey campus library
• Handbook of neurodevelopmental & genetic disorders in children  WS 107 H36 2011  Langley general collection

Selected Online Reference Tools

• Encyclopedia of British Columbia
Oxford Reference Online

Subject Headings

You can find more books through our Library Catalogue by searching under the following subject headings:

• Autistic Children
• Developmental Disabilities
• Inclusive Education
• Learning Disabilities

Call Numbers

If you don't have a particular book in mind, then try browsing our collections using the following call numbers:

HQ 767.9: Child Development
LC 4031: Mainstreaming
WS 350.6: Behavior Disorders

• BC Association for Community Living
• BC Ministry of Education Special Education Website
• BC Teachers' Federation Teaching to Diversity
• Inclusion Press, Inclusion Network Marsha Forest Center
• NASEN (National Association for Special Educational Needs)
• New York Institute for Special Education
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• SNOW (Special Needs Ontario Window)
• Special Education Association of BC


DISEASES AND CONDITIONS

Centers for Disease Control Diseases & Conditions
Health Canada Diseases and Conditions
Mayo Clinic Diseases and Conditions


TIP: Don't believe everything you read! Evaluate web sources very carefully for their accuracy, authority, and currency. Here are some evaluation criteria to help you

• Special Education Technology British Columbia
• National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials
  

Physical Disabilities

• Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• Blind Children's Center
• Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf
• The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
  

• Autism Community Training
  
• BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
  
• BC Ministry of Health
  
• BC Teachers' Federation (Home Page)
• British Columbia Community Living
  

• Autism Community Training BC
• Autism Society of British Columbia
• Autism Today
• Down Syndrome Research Foundation
• Learning Disabilities Association of Canada

• The Behavior Homepage
• The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry