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Brief reviews are short synopses and reviews of new
books in education that may or may not receive longer treatment
elsewhere
in the Education Review.
Brief Reviews call attention to current practical books for teachers and
administrators. This section contains brief evaluative summaries of
books
from the current and previous years.
Brief reviews are prepared under the
direction of Kate Corby of Michigan State University, the
Education
Review Brief Reviews Editor.
New brief reviews will appear on about a monthly schedule. Links to
Recent Reviews appear below.
Recent Reviews
May 2008
Allen, Janet (2007).
Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary Grades 4-12.
Portland, Maine: Stenhouse
Publishers.
Reviewed by Clarissa Thompson, University of Maine at
Farmington.
Alston, Linda (2008).
Why We Teach: Learning, Laughter, Love, and the Power to Transform
Lives.
New York: Scholastic.
Reviewed by Kathy Fite, Texas State University-San Marcos.
Altwerger, Bess; Jordan, Nancy & Shelton, Nancy Rankie (2007).
Rereading Fluency: Process, Practice, and Policy.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Reviewed by Dr. Lynda Robinson, Cameron
University.
Bagnato, Stephen J. (2007).
Authentic Assessment For Early Childhood Intervention: Best
Practices.
New York: The Guilford
Press.
Reviewed by Melanie L. Shores,
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Colby, Anne; Beaumont, Elizabeth; Ehrlich, Thomas & Corngold, Josh
(2007).
Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible
Political Engagement.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Reviewed by Chrystal S. Johnson, Purdue
University.
Conley, David T. (2008 paperback edition, 2005 hardbound).
College Knowledge: What It Really Takes for Students to Succeed and
What We Can Do to Get Them Ready.
San Francisco, CA: Wiley/Jossey-Bass.
Reviewed by Bill Roden, Executive Director of Insight Schools of
California-Los Angeles.
Doyle, Clar & Singh, Amarjit (2006).
Reading and Teaching Henry Giroux.
New York: Peter
Lang.
Reviewed by Christina Siry, Manhattanville College
and Carolyne Ali Khan, Hunter College.
Dunbar-Odom, Donna (2007).
Defying the Odds: Class and the Pursuit of Higher Literacy.
Albany, NY: State University of New
York Press.
Reviewed by Joon Yeol Yoon, University of Texas at
San Antonio.
Fattig, Melinda L. & Taylor, Maureen Tormey (2008)
Co-Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom: Successful
Collaboration, Lesson Design, and Classroom Management, Grades 5-
12.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Reviewed by María I.V. Haase, Texas A/M University, Kingsville.
Harris, Karen R., Graham, Steve; Mason, Linda H. & Friedlander, Barbara
(2008).
Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students.
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes
Publishing.
Reviewed by Sylvia Read, Utah State University, College of Education
and Human Services, School of Teacher Education and Leadership.
Kastberg, Signe M. (2007).
Servants in the House of the Masters: A Social Class Primer for
Educators, Helping Professionals, and Others Who Want to Change the
World.
New York: iUniverse.
Reviewed by Ryan Ross, Community College of Denver.
Mooney, Jonathan (2007).
The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal.
New York: Henry
Holt.
Reviewed by Mary Shaughnessy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Rebell, Michael & Wolff, Jessica (2008).
Moving Every Child Ahead: From NCLB Hype to Meaningful Educational
Opportunity.
New York: Teachers College
Press.
Reviewed by Philip Bernhardt, George Washington
University.
Simmons, Karen & Guinn, Cindy (2007).
The Bag Ladies, Primary & Perfect; Seasonal & Thematic Projects for
K-2 Learners.
Gainesville, FL: Maupin
House.
Reviewed by Dongwol Kim Roberson, Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Taylor, Barbara M. & Ysseldyke, James E., editors (2007).
Effective Instruction for Struggling Readers, K-6.
New York: Teachers College
Press.
Elizabeth Watson,
St. Louis University.
Umstatter, Jack (2007).
Got Grammar? Ready-to-Use Lessons and Activities That Make Grammar
Fun.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Reviewed by Amy J. Evers, University of Georgia.
Wormeli, Rick (2007)
Differentiation: From Planning to Practice Grades 6-12.
Portland, Maine: Stenhouse
Publishers.
Reviewed by Dr. Geoff Baker, Keele University, UK
Zitlow, Connie S. (2007).
Teaching the Selected Works of Walter Dean Myers.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Reviewed by Sheila Kirven, New Jersey
City University.
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