Monday, April 03, 2006
Education Review Publishes Brief Reviews for April 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 April 2006. These reviews can be accessed directly at
The books reviewed and their reviewers are as follows:
Hean, Lim Lee. (2005). Leadership Mentoring in Education: The Singapore Practice. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Academic.
Reviewed by Ruth Rees, Queen's University.
Bay-Williams, Jennifer & Martinie, Sherri (2004). Math and Literature: Grades 6-8. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions.
Reviewed by Louis Lim, York University in Toronto, Canada.
Carden, Kathleen A. & Godley-Sugrue, Mary (2005). Grade 2 Writing Curriculum: Week-by-Week Lessons. New York: Scholastic.
Reviewed by Manjir Ghosh, Salt Lake, School, Kolkata, India.
Chandler-Olcott, Kelly & Hinchman, Kathleen A. (2005). Tutoring Adolescent Literacy Learners: A Guide for Volunteers. New York: Guilford Press.
Reviewed by James J. Harrington, Nativity Preparatory School, Boston.
Culham, Ruth (2004). Using Picture Books to Teach Writing With the Traits: An Annotated Bibliography of More Than 200 Titles With Teacher-Tested Lessons. New York: Scholastic.
Reviewed by Brian Herndon, University of Missouri, Columbia.
Daley, Allyson (2005). Partner Reading: A Way to Help All Readers Grow. Grades 1-3. New York: Scholastic.
Reviewed by Arna Seal, ICFAI Business School, Kolkata, India.
D’Amato, Rik Carl; Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine, & Reynolds, Cecil R., Editors. (2005). Handbook of School Neuropsychology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Reviewed by Cynthia Crosser, University of Maine.
Duncan, Marilyn (2005). The Kindergarten Book: A Guide to Literacy Instruction. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Publishers.
Reviewed by Marcy Zipke, The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Franco, Betsy (2005). Conversations with a Poet: Inviting Poetry into K-12 Classrooms. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Publishers.
Reviewed by Virginia S. Loh, San Diego State University.
LeBeau, Patrick R. (2005). Rethinking Michigan Indian History. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press.
Reviewed by Michael W. Simpson, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Miller, Richard E. (2005). Writing at the End of the World. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
Reviewed by Julie Gorlewski, University at Buffalo.
Race, Phil (2005). 500 Tips for Open and Online Learning. Second edition. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Reviewed by Kenneth D. Royal, University of Kentucky.
Sirota, Audrey J. & Taschek, Laura Ianacone (2006). The Heart of Teaching: Creating High-Impact Lessons for the Adolescent Learner. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Reviewed by Susan Ohanian, Vermont Society for the Study of Education.
Sirota, Audrey J. & Taschek, Laura Ianacone (2006). The Heart of Teaching: Creating High-Impact Lessons for the Adolescent Learner. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Reviewed by Randy Baker, University of Oklahoma.
Stowe, Cynthia M. (2005). Understanding Special Education: A Helpful Handbook for Classroom Teachers. New York: Scholastic.
Reviewed by Maura Ross, University of Windsor.
Winograd, Kathryn (2005). Stepping Sideways into Poetry Writing: Practical Lessons - Teaching Students the How-to and the Heart of Writing Poetry. New York: Scholastic.
Reviewed by Jill L. Woolums, University of California,
Berkeley.
Kate Corby, Brief Reviews Editor
Gene V Glass, Editor
Gustavo Fischman, Editor for Spanish & Portuguese
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