Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Education Review Publishes Brief Reviews for November 2006
A message from Gene V Glass (glass@asu.edu) to EDREV@asu.edu
Education Review is an open access all-electronicjournal of book reviews residing at http://edrev.asu.edu.
Education Review publishes brief reviewsof new books monthly, and has just publishedbrief reviews for November 2006.These reviews can be accessed directly athttp://edrev.asu.edu/brief/index.html
The books reviewed and their reviewers are as follows:
Recent Reviews - November 2006
Beck, Isabel L. & McKeown, Margaret G. (2006) Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh and Expanded View of a Powerful Approach. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by Danielle Mathson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Block, Cathy Collins & Mangieri, John N. (2006) The Vocabulary Enriched Classroom: Practices for Improving the Reading Performance of All Students in Grades 3 and up. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by Whitney B. Donnelly, California State University, Stanislaus.
Browder, Diane M. & Spooner, Fred, Editors (2006) Teaching Language Arts, Math, & Science to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing. Reviewed by June E. Gothberg, Western Michigan University.
Claggett, Mary Frances (2005). Teaching Writing: Craft, Art, Genre.Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English. Reviewed by Marla Houck, University of Oklahoma.
Coots, Jennifer J. & Stout Kristin (2007) Critical Reflections about Students with Special Needs: Stories From the Classroom. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Reviewed by Woo Jung, California State University in Fullerton.
Davidson, Kay (2004). Writing: The Simple 6 — A Writing Rubric for Kids: Getting into the Passing Zone. Marion, IL: Pieces of Learning. Reviewed by Jennifer April Sabin, Frostproof Middle-Senior High School, Frostproof, FL.
Diffily, Deborah & Sassman, Charlotte (2006). Positive Teacher Talk for Better Classroom Management, Grades K-2. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by by Naomi A. Schoenfeld, Arizona State University.
Gonzalez, Virginia; Yawkey, Thomas & Minaya-Rowe, Liliana (2006) English-As-A-Second-Language (ESL) Teaching and Learning:Pre-K-12 Classroom Applications for Students’ Academic Achievement and Development. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Reviewed by Sandria P. Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, of the University of Toronto.
Hargis, Charles H. (2006). Teaching Low Achieving and Disadvantaged Students. Third Edition. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. Reviewed by Laurel Haycock, University of Minnesota
Herrera, Socorro Guadalupe & Murry, Kevin G. (2005). Mastering ESL and Bilingual Methods: Differentiated Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Reviewed by Sandria Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
King, Edith W. (2006). Meeting the Challenges of Teaching in an Era of Terrorism. Mason, Ohio: Thompson Custom Publishers. (Available only from the author's web page at www.du.edu/~eking). Reviewed by Mary Stokrocki, Arizona State University.
Magner, Laura (2004). Creativity Calendar: Weekly Practice Activities to Encourage Creativity: Using 4 Principles of Creative Thinking : Fluency, Flexibility, Originality and Elaboration. Marion, IL: Pieces of Learning. Reviewed by Ana Falcao, Cultura Inglesa, Aracaju, NE Brazil.
Masingila, Joanna O., Editor (2006). Teachers Engaged in Research: Inquiry into Mathematics Classrooms, Grades 6 – 8. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Harriet R. MacLean, Oakland Unified School District, California.
McNally, John (2006). America’s Report Card: A Novel. New York: Simon & Schuster—Free Press. Reviewed by Bart Dredge, Austin College, Sherman, TX
Muschla, Judith A. & Muschla, Gary Robert (2006). Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications. Second edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Reviewed by Louis Lim, Richmond Hill High School, Ontario, Canada.
Noguera, Pedro A. & Wing, Jean Yonemura, Editors (2006).Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Reviewed by James J. Harrington, Nativity Prep, Boston.
Overmeyer, Mark (2005). When Writing Workshop Isn't Working: Answers to Ten Tough Questions Grades 2-5. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers. Reviewed by Alison Engemann, Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, and Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Richardson, Will (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Reviewed by Kathy Irwin, University of Michigan, Dearborn.
Sprick, Randall S. (2006). Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management. San Francisco, CA:Jossey-Bass.Reviewed by Tim S. Roberts, Central Queensland University, Australia.
Stead, Tony (2006). Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction K-5. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers. Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Eugene, Oregon.
Tolman, Marvin N. (2006). Hands-On Earth Science Activities for Grades K-6. Second Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Reviewed by Natalie Zayas, California State University, Monterey Bay.
Worthy, Jo (2005). Readers Theater for Building Fluency: Strategies and Scripts for Making the Most of This Highly Effective, Motivating, and Research-Based Approach to Oral Reading. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by Pat Palulis, University of Ottawa.
______________________________________________________________
Kate Corby, Brief Reviews Editor
corby@msu.edu
Gene V Glass, Editor
glass@asu.edu
Gustavo Fischman, Editor for Spanish & Portuguese
fischman@asu.edu
Tags: Education Review, AERA, small schools, rural, education
Education Review is an open access all-electronicjournal of book reviews residing at http://edrev.asu.edu.
Education Review publishes brief reviewsof new books monthly, and has just publishedbrief reviews for November 2006.These reviews can be accessed directly athttp://edrev.asu.edu/brief/index.html
The books reviewed and their reviewers are as follows:
Recent Reviews - November 2006
Beck, Isabel L. & McKeown, Margaret G. (2006) Improving Comprehension with Questioning the Author: A Fresh and Expanded View of a Powerful Approach. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by Danielle Mathson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Block, Cathy Collins & Mangieri, John N. (2006) The Vocabulary Enriched Classroom: Practices for Improving the Reading Performance of All Students in Grades 3 and up. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by Whitney B. Donnelly, California State University, Stanislaus.
Browder, Diane M. & Spooner, Fred, Editors (2006) Teaching Language Arts, Math, & Science to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing. Reviewed by June E. Gothberg, Western Michigan University.
Claggett, Mary Frances (2005). Teaching Writing: Craft, Art, Genre.Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English. Reviewed by Marla Houck, University of Oklahoma.
Coots, Jennifer J. & Stout Kristin (2007) Critical Reflections about Students with Special Needs: Stories From the Classroom. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Reviewed by Woo Jung, California State University in Fullerton.
Davidson, Kay (2004). Writing: The Simple 6 — A Writing Rubric for Kids: Getting into the Passing Zone. Marion, IL: Pieces of Learning. Reviewed by Jennifer April Sabin, Frostproof Middle-Senior High School, Frostproof, FL.
Diffily, Deborah & Sassman, Charlotte (2006). Positive Teacher Talk for Better Classroom Management, Grades K-2. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by by Naomi A. Schoenfeld, Arizona State University.
Gonzalez, Virginia; Yawkey, Thomas & Minaya-Rowe, Liliana (2006) English-As-A-Second-Language (ESL) Teaching and Learning:Pre-K-12 Classroom Applications for Students’ Academic Achievement and Development. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Reviewed by Sandria P. Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, of the University of Toronto.
Hargis, Charles H. (2006). Teaching Low Achieving and Disadvantaged Students. Third Edition. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. Reviewed by Laurel Haycock, University of Minnesota
Herrera, Socorro Guadalupe & Murry, Kevin G. (2005). Mastering ESL and Bilingual Methods: Differentiated Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Reviewed by Sandria Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
King, Edith W. (2006). Meeting the Challenges of Teaching in an Era of Terrorism. Mason, Ohio: Thompson Custom Publishers. (Available only from the author's web page at www.du.edu/~eking). Reviewed by Mary Stokrocki, Arizona State University.
Magner, Laura (2004). Creativity Calendar: Weekly Practice Activities to Encourage Creativity: Using 4 Principles of Creative Thinking : Fluency, Flexibility, Originality and Elaboration. Marion, IL: Pieces of Learning. Reviewed by Ana Falcao, Cultura Inglesa, Aracaju, NE Brazil.
Masingila, Joanna O., Editor (2006). Teachers Engaged in Research: Inquiry into Mathematics Classrooms, Grades 6 – 8. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Harriet R. MacLean, Oakland Unified School District, California.
McNally, John (2006). America’s Report Card: A Novel. New York: Simon & Schuster—Free Press. Reviewed by Bart Dredge, Austin College, Sherman, TX
Muschla, Judith A. & Muschla, Gary Robert (2006). Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications. Second edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Reviewed by Louis Lim, Richmond Hill High School, Ontario, Canada.
Noguera, Pedro A. & Wing, Jean Yonemura, Editors (2006).Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Reviewed by James J. Harrington, Nativity Prep, Boston.
Overmeyer, Mark (2005). When Writing Workshop Isn't Working: Answers to Ten Tough Questions Grades 2-5. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers. Reviewed by Alison Engemann, Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, and Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Richardson, Will (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Reviewed by Kathy Irwin, University of Michigan, Dearborn.
Sprick, Randall S. (2006). Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management. San Francisco, CA:Jossey-Bass.Reviewed by Tim S. Roberts, Central Queensland University, Australia.
Stead, Tony (2006). Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction K-5. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers. Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Eugene, Oregon.
Tolman, Marvin N. (2006). Hands-On Earth Science Activities for Grades K-6. Second Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Reviewed by Natalie Zayas, California State University, Monterey Bay.
Worthy, Jo (2005). Readers Theater for Building Fluency: Strategies and Scripts for Making the Most of This Highly Effective, Motivating, and Research-Based Approach to Oral Reading. New York: Scholastic. Reviewed by Pat Palulis, University of Ottawa.
______________________________________________________________
Kate Corby, Brief Reviews Editor
corby@msu.edu
Gene V Glass, Editor
glass@asu.edu
Gustavo Fischman, Editor for Spanish & Portuguese
fischman@asu.edu
Tags: Education Review, AERA, small schools, rural, education
