Special Education
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Anyone wishing to borrow a book must be a resident of the district.
Contact Barbara Wisniewski at 296-1810 to make your request



 

       
ADD/ADHD
  • ADD/ADHD Alternatives in the Classroom (Armstrong)
  • ADD/ADHD Behavior Change Resource Kit (Center for Applied Research in Education)-ADHD Modifications for School Success: A Guide for Teachers, Parents, and Students Kindergarten Through College (Hunt)
  • Behavioral Intervention For Young Children with Autism
  • How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions for
  • Teenagers with ADD (Dedny)


       
Autism

  • Asperger’s Syndrome (Attwood)
  • Behavior Intervention for Young Children with Autism (Maurice, Green & Luce)
  • Breakthroughs: How to Reach Students with Autism
  • Educating Children with Autism (National Research Council)
  • Mind Blindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind (Baron-Cohen)
  • Navigating the Social World: A Curriculum for Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and Related Disorders (McAfee & Attwood)
  • Study Smarter, Think Smarter (Greene)
  • Teach Me Language (Freeman & Dake)
  • Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read (Howlin, Baron-Cohen & Hadwin)
  • Teaching Spontaneous Communication to Autistic and Developmentally Handicapped Children (Watson, Lord, Schaffer & Schopler)
  • Teaching Social Skills to Youth (Dowd/Tierney)
  • The Original Social Story Book (Gray)
  • The New Social Story Book (Gray)
  • The Social Skills Picture Book (Baker)


       
Behavior/Discipline

  • Applied Behavior Analysis with Exceptional Children (Wolery, Bailey & Sugai)
  • Assertive Discipline: Middle School Workbook (Canter)
  • Classroom Discipline and Control: 101 Practical Techniques (Chernow & Chernow)
  • Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior (O’Neill, Horner, et al.)
  • Managing Classroom Behavior: A Reflective Case-Based Approach (Kauffman, Mostert, et al.)
  • Classroom Management that Works (Marzano)
  • Parents, Teens and Boundaries: How to Draw the Line (Bluestein)
  • Positive Behavioral Interventions: An Instructional Approach to Challenging Behavior (School Board of Miami Dade County)
  • Reduction of School Violence: Alternatives to Suspensions (Johns, Carr & Hoots)
  • Safe Schools, Safe Students: Guidelines for Implementing Discipline Procedures Under the New IDEA (CASE)
  • Special Educator’s Discipline Handbook (Maurer)
  • Suspension and Special Education Students: Navigating the Dual System of Discipline (Evans)
  • Verbal Behavior Project
  • What Do I DO When… The Answer Book on Discipline (Gorn)


     
General Information

  • Auditory Processing Activities
  • Consultation, Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Differentiating Instruction: Facilitator’s Guide (ASCD)
  • Early Childhood Special Education: Program Development and Administration (Linder)
  • Education and Public Health (Smith)
  • Educating Students with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Resource and Planning Guide (Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction)
  • The Educational Imagination on the Design and Evaluation of School Programs (Eisner)
  • Everyone’s a Coach (Blanchard/Shula)
  • Enhancing Student Achievement: A Framework for School Improvement (Danielson)
  • How Can I Have the Life That I Want: A Guide to Choosing Supports and Services
  • How To Be a Para Pro: A Comprehensive Training Manual for Paraprofessionals (Twachtman-Cullen)
  • Increasing Student Learning Through Multimedia Projects (Simkins, Cole, et al.)
  • Interventions: Collaborative Planning for Students at Risk (Sprick, Sprick & Garrison)
  • Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit (Bolman/Deal)
  • Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
  • The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing (Armstrong)
  • Study Smarter, Think Smarter: A Ready to Use Study Skills Program for Grades 4 to 8 (Greene)
  • Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The ME Book (Lovaas)
  • Teaching With the Brain in Mind (Jensen)
  • The Out-of-Sync Child Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction (Kranowitz)
  • The Special Education 2005 Desk Book
  • Transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement (Zmuda, et al)
  • Unbelievably Good Deals That You Absolutely Can’t Get Unless You’re a Teacher (Harrington & Christensen)
  • When Slow Is Fast Enough: Educating the Delayed Preschool Child (Goodman)


      
Gifted Education

  • Awakening Genius in the Classroom (Armstrong)
  • Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom (Winebrenner)


     
Inclusion

  • Adapting Curriculum and Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms (Cole, Harrath, et al)
  • Choosing Options and Accommodations for Children: A Guide to Planning Inclusive Education (Giangreco, Cloninger & Iverson)
  • Consultation, Collaboration and Teamwork for Students with Special needs (Dettmer, Dyck & Thurston)
  • Creating an Inclusive School (Villa/Thousand)
  • Ideas for Inclusion: The Classroom Teacher’s Guide to Integrating Students with Severe Disabilities (Beninghof)
  • Lesson Plans and Modifications for Inclusion and Collaborative Classrooms (The Master Teacher Inc.)
  • Teaching Exceptional Children and Youth in the Regular Classroom (Cicchelli & Ashby-Davis)
  • The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Instruction


      
Learning Disabilities

  • Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook (Harwell)
  • Complete Reading Disabilities Handbook: Ready-to-Use Techniques for Teaching Reading Disabled Students (Miller)
  • Developing Independent Readers: Strategy-Oriented Reading Activities for Learners with Special Needs (Waring)
  • Diagnosing Learning Disorders: A Neuropsychological Framework (Pennington)
  • Informal Tests for Diagnosing Specific Reading Problems (Pavlak)
  • Learning Disabilities and Social Skills: Last One Picked… First One Picked On (Lavoie)
  • Teaching Developmentally Delayed Disabled Children
  • The Learning Disability Intervention Manual (McCarney & Bauer)
  • The Source for Non-Verbal learning Disorders (Thompson)
  • The Parent’s Guide to Learning Disability (McCarney & Bauer)
  • Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking


      
Parent Education

  • How to Make Your Child a Better Listener (Karnofsky & Weiss)
  • The Right to Special Education in Pennsylvania – A Guide for Parents (Education Law Center – PA)


      
Staff Development

  • Complete Legal Guide to Special Education Services: A Handbook for Administrators, Counselors, and Supervisors (Osborne)
  • Education and Public Health
  • Enhancing Student Achievement
  • From Standards to Success
  • Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping
  • How to Thrive as a Teacher Leader
  • PA School Law Handbook
  • The Educational Imagination on the Design and Evaluation of School Programs (Eisner)
  • Inspiring Active Learning – A Handbook for Teachers (Harmin)
  • The Leader In You (Carnegie)
  • Leadership Capacity for Lasting School Improvement
  • Leadership for Learning: How to Help Teachers Succeed (Glickman)
  • Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning
  • A New Vision for Staff Development (Sparks & Hirsh)
  • Qualities of Effective Teachers (Stronge)
  • Supervision of Instruction: A Developmental Approach (Glickman, Gordon & Reiss-Gordon)
  • Teacher’s Wanted: Attracting and Retaining Good Teachers
  • Technology for Students with Disabilities: A School Leader’s Resource Guide
  • The Principal As Instructional Leader
  • The Teacher’s Resource Guide: The Staff Development Guide to the Most Common Learning and Behavior Problems Encountered in the Educational Environment (McCarney)
  • What Works in Schools: Translating Research in to Action (Marzano)


         
Professional Journals/Magazines

  • ADDitude
  • Autism Digest
  • PA Educational Leadership
  • Exceptional Children
  • Gifted Child Quarterly
  • Journal of Special Education Leadership
  • Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
  • PSBA Bulletin
  • Teaching Exceptional Children Today (CEC)
  • Inclusive Education
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Special Education Law Update


Updated 3/31/2006