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Topic: SPECIAL NEEDS

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"Home Schooling: A Viable Alternative for Students with Special Needs?". CEC Today 7, no. 1 (2000): 1, 5, 10, 15.

"Innovative Programs and Home Schooling to Meet the Needs of Gifted and Talented Students." Roeper Review 24, no. 4 (2002): 184-85.

"Giving up on School: One Family's Story." Education Canada 47, no. 3 (2007): 38-42.

Abbott, Myles B., and Jennifer A. Miller. "What You Need to Learn About Homeschooling." Contemporary Pediatrics 23, no. 11 (2006): 48-58.

Anderson, Margaret. Tales from the Table : Lovaas/Aba Intervention with Children on the Autistic Spectrum. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Armstrong, Thomas. "Dumb and Dumber: The Concept Of "Learning Disabilities"." Paths of Learning no. 19 (2004): 8-14.

Arora, Tiny. "Elective Home Education and Special Educational Needs." Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 6, no. 1 (2006): 55-66.

Arora, Tiny C. M. J. "School-Aged Children Who Are Educated at Home by Their Parents: Is There a Role for Educational Psychologists?" Educational Psychology in Practice 19, no. 2 (2003): 103-12.

Berends, Kerrie P. "Physical Education for Home Schooled Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Perceptions of Parents and Professionals." Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 2006.

Bielick, Stacey, Kathryn Chandler, and Stephen Broughman. "Homeschooling in the United States: 1999." edited by United States Department of Education: National Center for Education Statistics, 2001.

Bouchard, Kimberly. "Homeschooling and Reading Difficulties: Parents Learning How to Teach Their Child Who Struggles with Reading." Capella University, 2011.

Butler, Shery. "The "H" Word: Home Schooling." Gifted Child Today 23, no. 5 (2000): 44-50.

Carlson, David. "Homeschooling and Bilingual Education: A Well-Kept Secret." Encounter 22, no. 4 (2009): 10-13.

Darlington, Meredith W., and S. Orson Perkins. "The Physically Handicapped Child Rings His Own School Bell." Journal of Exceptional Children 7, no. 4 (1941): 129-47.

Dudzinski, Deanna, and Donald L. Peters. "Home-Based Programs: A Growing Alternative." Child Care Quarterly 6, no. 1 (1977): 61-71.

Duffey, Jane. "Home Schooling and Students in Special Education: Sorting out the Options for Parents." Preventing School Failure 43, no. 2 (1999): 57.

Duffey, Jane Grenfell. "Home Schooling Children with Special Needs: A Descriptive Study." The College of William & Mary, 2000.

Duffey, Jane Grenfell. "Home Schooling Children with Special Needs: A Descriptive Study." Home School Researcher 15, no. 2 (2002): 1-13.

Duvall, Steven F. "The Effectiveness of Homeschooling Students with Special Needs." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 151-66. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Duvall, Steven F., Joseph C. Delquadri, and D. Lawrence Ward. "A Preliminary Investigation of the Effectiveness of Homeschool Instructional Environment for Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder." School Psychology Review 33, no. 1 (2004): 140-58.

Duvall, Steven F., D. Lawrence Ward, Joseph C. Delquadri, and Charles R. Greenwood. "An Exploratory Study of Home School Instructional Environments and Their Effects on the Basic Skills of Students with Learning Disabilities." Education & Treatment of Children 20, no. 2 (1997): 150-72.

Ebenstein, Barbara J. "When Parents Choose Private Education, Part Two: Religious Schools and Homeschooling." Exceptional Parent 26, (1996): 44, 46-48.

Eisele, Evelyn. "Combining Public School and Homeschool: Better Than 'Good Enough'." Understanding Our Gifted 18, no. 2 (2006): 13-14.

Ensign, Jacque. "Homeschooling Gifted Students: An Introductory Guide for Parents." ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, 1997.

Ensign, Jacque. "Defying the Stereotypes of Special Education: Home School Students." PJE. Peabody Journal of Education 75, no. 1/2 (2000): 147-58.

Fash, Charles Louis. "Issues Relating to the Education of Children in the Home Setting." Northern Arizona University, 1994.

Fortune-Wood, Mike. The Face of Home-Based Education 2: Numbers, Support, Special Needs. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Garcia-Santos, Ann Marie. "Home Schooling in Iowa: A Descriptive Study of the Home Schooling Trends in Relation to Regional and School District Characteristics and Resources." Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 2005.

Goodwin, Corin Barsily, and Mika Gustavson. "Gifted Homeschooling in the Us." NAGC Magazine,spring 2009, 26-28.

Grooms, Meg. "Homeschooling Benefits Special Needs Children." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 50-53. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Hopper, Tacey Keller. "Parents, Perceptions, Passions, Pathways, and Patterns: Exploratory Case Studies of Home Education in the Development of Intellectually Gifted Individuals." College of William and Mary, 2003.

Hurlbutt, Karen. "Considering Homeschooling Your Child on the Autism Spectrum? Some Helpful Hints and Suggestions for Parents." Exceptional Parent Magazine 40, no. 4 (2010): 20-21.

Hurlbutt, Karen S. "Experiences of Parents Who Homeschool Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." Focus on Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities 26, no. 4 (2011): 239-49.

Jackson, Glenda. "Summary of Australian Research on Home Education." 2006.

Kantrowitz, Barbara, and Debra Rosenberg. "In a Class of Their Own." Newsweek,123, 10 January 1994, 58.

Kearney, Katheryn. "At Home in Maine: Gifted Children and Homeschooling." G/C/T 33, (1984): 15-19.

Kidd, Theresa, and Eliizabeth Kaczmarek. "The Experiences of Mothers Home Educating Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Issues in Educational Research 20, no. 3 (2010): 257-75.

Killeen, Michael Francis. "Curricular and Instructional Landscapes in Home Schools for Gifted Learners." Utah State University, 2000.

Knickerbocker, Lisa R. "The Education of All Children with Disabilities: Integrating Home-Schooled Children into the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act." Ohio State Law Journal 62, (2001): 1515-54.

Koehler, Lindsey D., Trent J. Langness, Sarah S. Pietig, Nicole L. Stoffel, and Jamie L. Wyttenbach. "Socialization Skills in Home Schooled Children Versus Conventionally Schooled Children." Journal of Undergraduate Research V, (2002): 469-74.

Kuhl, Kathy. Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner. Herndon, VA: Learn Differently, 2009.

Kunzman, Robert. "Homeschooling." In Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says, edited by Jonathan Plucker and C. Callahan, 253-60. Austin, TX: Prufrock Press, 2007.

Kunzman, Robert. Write These Laws on Your Children: Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling. Boston: Beacon Press, 2009.

Lambert, Samuel Ashby. "Finding the Way Back Home: Funding for Home School Children under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act." Columbia Law Review 101, no. 7 (2001): 1709.

Lowe, Jane, and Alan Thomas. Educating Your Child at Home. London: Continuum, 2002.

McMillan, Barbara D. "Home Education for Gifted Children." G/C/T no. 41 (1985): 55-56.

Moon, Sidney M., and Deborah R. Dillon. "Multiple Exceptionalities: A Case Study." Journal for the Education of the Gifted 18, no. 2 (1995): 111-30.

Morse, Karen. "Is Homeschooling Right for You and Your Highly Gifted Child?" Understanding Our Gifted fall, (2001): 25-26.

Opuda, Michael J. "Home Schools, Private Schools, Parochial Schools--What Are a Public School's Special Education Obligations?" In Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. Denver, CO, 1994.

Osborne, Allan G., Jr. "Idea and Alternative Education Choices: Legal Issues." School Business Affairs 74, no. 10 (2008): 24-26.

Parsons, Sarah, and Ann Lewis. "The Home-Education of Children with Special Needs or Disabilities in the Uk: Views of Parents from an Online Survey." International Journal of Inclusive Education 14, no. 1 (2010): 67-86.

Peterson, Diana. "You Can Homeschool Your Child with Special Needs." Exceptional Parent Magazine,May 2009, 38-39.

Plotnick, Neil. "Homeschooling of Children with Special Needs." Boston, MA, 2004.

Rapoport, Esta Milchman. "Seizing Opportunity: Homeschool Parents Teaching Social Skills to Their Children with Adhd." Ed.D., Boston University, 2007.

Reilly, Lucy. "How Western Australia Parents Manage the Home Schooling of Their Chidlren with Disabilities." In AARE, 2004.

Reilly, Lucy, Anne Chapman, and Tom O'Donoghue. "Home Schooling of Children with Disabilities." Queensland Journal of Educational Research 18, no. 1 (2002): 38-61.

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Rivero, Lisa. "Progressive Digressions: Home Schooling for Self-Actualization." Roeper Review 24, no. 4 (2002): 197.

Rivero, Lisa. The Homeschooling Option: How to Decide When It's Right for Your Family. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Sanborn, Robert, Adolfo Santos, Alexandra L. Montgomery, and James B. Caruthers. "Homeschooling Will Change the Future of Education." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 99-106. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Schwartz, Brian D. The Law of Homeschooling. Dayton, OH: Education Law Association, 2008.

Shapiro, Arthur H. "An Analysis of Individual (Home) Instruction for Classified Handicapped Children in New Jersey 1974-1975." Rutgers University, 1978.

Sheehan, Michele. "Dancing with Monica: Personal Perceptions of a Home-School Mom." Roeper Review 24, no. 4 (2002): 191.

Smith, Kelly A. "Impact of Animal Assisted Therapy Reading Instruction on Reading Performance of Homeschooled Students." Northcentral University, 2011.

Sofia, Carolyn Ariella. "Bringing Lessons from Homeschool to the Writing Classroom." English Journal 100, no. 2 (2010): 98-104.

Soronen, Lisa. "Home-Schooling and the Law." Leadership Insider no. February (2006): 3-6, 8.

Staehle, Dori. "Taking a Different Path: A Mother's Reflections on Homeschooling." Roeper Review 22, no. 4 (2000): 270.

Stecker, Steffanie. "A Multiple Case Study Investigation of Home-School Collaboration Throughout the Special Education Process." University of Northern Colorado, 2005.

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Trevino, Maria Gabrielle. "Competent Private Instruction (Cpi) in Iowa: An Investigation of Home Schooling Children with Special Needs." Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 2007.

Walsh, Mark. "Court Declines to Hear Case on Home School Special Ed." Education Week,20, no. 32, 25 April 2001, 27.

Winstanley, Carrie. "Too Cool for School? Gifted Children and Homeschooling." Theory and Research in Education 7, no. 3 (2009): 347-62.

Zirkel, Perry A. "Homeschoolers' Rights to Special Education." Principal 82, no. 4 (2003): 12-13.