SPE 515: Fall 2019

Before you start your research, think about how you will keep track of the articles and other sources you find. Here are a few suggestions: 

• You can use the folder tools built-in to the library databases.
• You can save the articles themselves to your Google Drive or your own hard drive.
• You can email yourself the articles. 

Suggested search terms:

• Students with disabilities
• Individualized education plan 
• 504 / Section 504 / Section 504 plans / 504 plans 
• Strategies
• Accommodations
• Support
• Inclusion
• Parent participation in education
• Family school partnership or family school collaboration
• Specific to your interviewee: 
  • The student's disability (hearing loss, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, etc.) 
  • The professionals that worked with the student (psychologist, occupational therapist, etc.) 
• Specific subject areas (writing, mathematics, etc.)

Search Tips

• Use the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals checkbox on the left side of the screen to find peer-reviewed journals
• Use the Publication Date sliders if you want to narrow your results to a certain time frame (like the last 5 years)
• Need more sources? Check out our guide on finding sources using bibliographies.

Reading Tips