Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Education Review Publishes Brief Reviews for March 2006
Education Review is an open access all-electronic journal of book reviews residing at
Education Review publishes brief reviews of new books monthly, and has just published brief reviews for February 2006. These reviews can be accessed directly at
The books reviewed and their reviewers are as follows:
Adams, Dennis & Hamm, Mary (2005). Redefining Education in the Twenty-first Century: Shaping Collaborative Learning in the Age of Information. Reviewed by Vetta Vratulis, University of British Columbia.
Amundson, Norman E.; Harris-Bowlsbey, JoAnn & Niles, Spencer G. (2005). Essential Elements of Career Counseling: Processes and Techniques. Reviewed by Brenda Gerhardt, The Ohio State University.
Carden, Kathleen A. & Godley-Sugrue, Mary (2005). Grade 3 Writing Curriculum: Week-by-Week Lessons. Reviewed by Danna Parsons, University of Houston.
Culham, Ruth (2005). 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Primary Grades. Reviewed by Brian Herndon, University of Missouri, Columbia.
Daley, Allyson (2005). Partner Reading: A way to Help All Readers Grow. Grades 1-3. Reviewed by Libby Limbrick, University of Auckland.
Diffily, Deborah & Sassman Charlotte (2005). Managing Independent Reading: Effective Classroom Routines: Lessons, Strategies, and Literacy-Building Activities That Teach Children the Routines and Behaviors They Need to Become Better Readers. Grades K-2. Reviewed by Tucker Blythe, Texas State instructor in curriculum and instruction.
Kennedy, Mary (2005). Inside Teaching: How Classroom Life Undermines Reform. Reviewed by Alan Haskvitz, Classroom teacher.
Kenney, Daniel R.; Dumont, Ricardo & Kenney, Ginger S. (2005). Mission and Place: Strengthening Learning and Community Through Campus Design. Reviewed by Dan Wakelee, California State University Channel Islands.
Matteson, David M. & Freeman, Deborah K. (2005). Assessing and Teaching Beginning Writers: Every Picture Tells a Story. Reviewed by Heidi Mullins, University of Houston.
Moore, Paula & Lyon, Anna (2005). New Essentials for Teaching Reading in PreK-2. Reviewed by Teresa Edgar, University of Houston.
Payne, Carleen daCruz (2005). Shared Reading for Today’s Classroom: Lessons and Strategies for Explicit Instruction in Comprehension, Fluency, Word Study, and Genre. Grades K-2. Reviewed by Julia Meritt, Texas State University.
Sigmon, Cheryl M., & Ford, Sylvia (2005). Writing Lessons for the Content Areas: Grades 4-6. Reviewed by Anita Iaquinta, Robert Morris University.
Spiegel, Dixie Lee (2005). Classroom Discussion: Strategies for Engaging All Students, Building Higher- Level Thinking Skills, and Strengthening Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum. Reviewed by Déirdre Carney, Montclair State University, Caldwell College, and William Paterson University.
Tschannen-Moran, Megan (2004). Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools. Reviewed by Tosha Young, Portland State University
Gene V Glass, Editor
Gustavo Fischman, Editor for Spanish & Portuguese