Monday, October 09, 2006
EDUCATION REVIEW> Call for Reviewers for Brief Reviews
Education Review, an open access journal of reviews of books ineducation, is seeking reviewers for its Brief Reviews section:
If you wish to be considered as a reviewer for any of the followingbooks, please
- Send your full name and surface mail address to Roland Person, rperson@lib.siu.edu
- If you are volunteering for more than one book, please rank order your preferences, indicating clearly most preferred and least preferred.
Roland Person
1002 Emerald Lane
Carbondale, IL 62901
rperson@lib.siu.edu
BOOKS TO BE REVIEWED
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Bloom, Jeffrey W. (2006) Creating a Classroom Community of YoungScientists. Second Edition. New York: Routledge.
Bresser, Rusty & Holtzman, Caren. (2006) Minilessons for MathPractice: Grades K-2. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions.
Bresser, Rusty & Holtzman, Caren. (2006) Minilessons for MathPractice: Grades 3-5. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions.
Buhrow, Brad & Garcia, Anne Upczak (2006) Ladybugs, Tornadoes, andSwirling Galaxies: English Language Learners Discover Their WorldThrough Inquiry. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Camp, Deanne (2006) Pairing Fiction and Nonfiction: Strategies toBuild Comprehension in the Content Areas, Grades 3-5. New York:Scholastic.
Cataldo, Jude (2006) Hands-on Art Activities for the ElementaryClassroom: Seasonal, Holiday, and Design Activities for Grades K-5.San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Cerra, Cheli & Jacoby, Ruth (2006) Homework Talk! The Art ofEffective Communication About Your Child’s Homework. San Francisco:Jossey Bass.
Cerra, Cheli & Jacoby, Ruth (2006) Homework Talk! The Art ofEffective Communication About Your Child’s Homework. San Francisco:Jossey Bass. (second copy)
Chapin, Suzanne H. & Johnson, Art (2006) Math Matters: Understandingthe Math You Teach Grades K-8. Second Edition. Sausalito, CA: MathSolutions.
Chen, Linda & Mora-Flores, Eugenia (2006) Balanced Literacy forEnglish Language Learners, K-2. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Constantine, Madonna G. & Sue, Derald Wing, Editors. (2006)Addressing Racism: Facilitating Cultural Competence in Mental Healthand Educational Settings. Hoboken NJ: John Wiley and Sons.
Cooper, Mark & Sjostrom, Lisa (2006) Making Art Together: HowCollaborative Art-Making Can Transform Kids, Classrooms andCommunities. Boston: Beacon Press
Cooper, Mark & Sjostrom, Lisa (2006) Making Art Together: HowCollaborative Art-Making Can Transform Kids, Classrooms andCommunities. Boston: Beacon Press (second copy)
Crosnoe, Robert (2006) Mexican Roots, American Schools: HelpingMexican Immigrant Children Succeed. Stanford: Stanford UniversityPress.
Dallman-Jones, Anthony (2006) Shadow Children: UnderstandingEducation’s #1 Problem. Lancaster, PA: RLD Publications.
Dietel, Ronald. (Sept. 2006) Get Smart! Nine Sure Ways to Help YourChild Succeed in School. San Francisco: Jossey Bass (second copy)
Doerksen, David. (2006) Evaluating Teachers of Music PerformanceGroups. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield
Duncan, Marilyn (2006) Literacy Coaching: Developing EffectiveTeachers through Instructional Dialogue. Katonah, NY: Richard C.Owen.
Felux, Carolyn & Snowdy, Paula, editors. (2006) The Math Coach FieldGuide: Charting Your Course. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions.
Fullan, Michael (2006) Turnaround Leadership. San Francisco:Jossey Bass.Ganske, Kathy (2006) Word Sorts and More: Sound, Pattern, andMeaning Explorations K-3. New York: Guilford.
James, Amy (2006) Kindergarten Success: Everything You Need to Knowto Help Your Child Learn. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Jarvis, Peter, editor. (2006) The Theory and Practice of Teaching.Second edition. London: Routledge
Jensen, Eric (2006) Enriching the Brain: How to Maximize EveryLearner’s Potential. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (second copy)
Johnson, W. Brad (2006) On Being a Mentor: A Guide for HigherEducation Faculty. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Kinash, Shelley (2006) Seeing Beyond Blindness. Greenwich, CT:Information Age Publishing.
Langrall, Cynthia W. (2006) Teachers Engaged in Research: InquiryInto Mathematics Classrooms in Grades 3-5. Greenwich, CT:Information Age Publishing.
Langrall, Cynthia W. Editor. (2006) Teachers Engaged in Research:Inquiry Into Mathematics Classrooms in Grades 3-5. Greenwich CN:Information Age Publishing. (second copy)
Masingila, Joanna O.. (2006) Teachers Engaged in Research: InquiryInto Mathematics Classrooms in Grades 6-8. Greenwich, CT:Information Age Publishing.
Matteson, David M. & Freeman, Deborah K. (2006) Assessing andTeaching Beginnng Readers: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen.
McDonald, Nan L. & Fisher, Douglas. (2006) Teaching LiteracyThrough the Arts. New York: Guilford.
Mooney, Margaret E. & Young, Terrell A. (2006) Caught in the Spell ofWriting and Reading, Grade 3 and Beyond. Katonah, NY: Richard C.Owen. (second copy)
Moskal, Mary Kay & Blachowicz, Camille (2006) Partnering forFluency. New York: Guiford.
National Writing Project (2006) Writing for a Change: BoostingLiteracy and Learning Through Social Action. Grades K-12. SanFrancisco: Jossey Bass.
Parker, Emelie & Pardini, Tess (2006) “The Words Came Down!”English Language Learners Read, Write, and Talk Across the Curriculum,K-2. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Pierangelo, Roger & Giuliani, George. (2006) The Special Educator’sComprehensive Guide to 301 Diagnostic Tests. Revised and expandededition. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Rasinski, Timothy; Blachowicz, Camille & Lems, Kristin, Editors.(2006) Fluency Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices. New York:Guilford.
Ray, Katie Wood (2006) Study Driven: A Framework for Planning Unitsof Study in the Writing Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Rectanus, Cheryl (2006) So You Have to Teach Math? Sound Advice forGrades 6-8 Teachers. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions.
Rief, Sandra F. & Heimburge, Julie A. (2006) How to Reach and TeachAll Children in the Inclusive Classroom: Practical Strategies,Lessons, and Activities, Grades 3-8. Second Edition. San Francisco:Jossey Bass.
Robb, Laura (2006) Teaching Reading: A Complete Resource for Grades4 and Up. New York: Scholastic. (huge binder, will send to U.S.addresses only)
Schmidt, Patricia Ruggiano & Finkbeiner, Claudia. (2006) ABC’s ofCultural Understanding and Communication: National and InternationalAdaptations. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. (Secondcopy.)
Schumm, Jeanne Shay, editor (2006) Reading Assessment andInstruction for All Learners. New York: Guilford.
Shea, Mary (2006) Where’s the Glitch? How to Use Running Recordswith Older Readers, Grades 5-8. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Smith, Stephanie Z. & Smith, Marvin E. (2006) Teachers Engaged inResearch: Inquiry Into Mathematics Classrooms, Prekindergarten –Grade 2. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Soby, Jeanette M. (2006) Prenatal Exposure to Drugs/Alcohol. Secondedition. Springfield, IL: C. C. Thomas.
Sosik, John J. (2006) Leading with Character: Stories of Valor andVirtue and the Principles They Teach. Greenwich, CT: Information AgePublishing.
Taris, James Robert & Taris, Louis James (2006) Hands-On ScienceMysteries: Standards-Based Inquiry Investigations. Grades 3-6. SanFrancisco: Jossey-Bass. (second copy)
Topping, Donna Hooker & Hoffman, Sandra Josephs (2006) GettingGrammar: 150 New Ways to Teach an Old Subject. Portsmouth, NH:Heinemann.
Totten, Samuel; Eaton, Helen; Dirst, Shelly & Lesieur, Clare, Editors.(2006) Spark the Brain, Ignite the Pen: Quick Writes forKindergarten through High School Teachers and Beyond. Greenwich, CT:Information Age Publishing.
Tracey, Diane H. & Morrow, Lesley Mandel (2006) Lenses on Reading:An Introduction to Theories and Models. New York: Guilford.
Turnbill, Jan & Bean, Wendy (2005) Writing Instruction K-6:Understanding Process, Purpose, Audience. Katonah, NY: Richard C.Owen.
Van Zoest, Laura R.. (2006) Teachers Engaged in Research: InquiryInto Mathematics Classrooms in Grades 9-12. Greenwich, CT:Information Age Publishing.
Walker, Pam & Wood Elaine (2006) Science Sleuths: 60 ForensicActivities to Develop Critical Thinking and Inquiry Skills. Grades 4-8. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Wankel, Charles & DeFillippi, Robert. (2006) New Visions of GraduateManagement Education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Ward, Cynthia Carbone (2006) How Writers Grow: A Guide for MiddleSchool Teachers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Zarnowski, Myra (2006) Making Sense of History: Using High-QualityLiterature and Hands-On Experiences to Build Content Knowledge. NewYork: Scholastic.
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