Journal Articles

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE IMPACT ON YOUNG CHILDREN. Michelle Zinke & Linda Zinke. Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 183 (2008): 3034. This article describes domestic violence as a pattern...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gender+and+education.-a0210918982Issues related to gender continue to be a major challenge for educators in the 21st century. The problems connected to gender cut across a wide range of topics, from the salience of single-sex classrooms or schools to gender inequity related to remuneration in higher education. The following articles represent a wide range of educational challenges about gender and were jointly reviewed by me...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/No+More+Theories+Please!+A+Guide+for+Elementary+Teachers.-a0210918981NO MORE THEORIES PLEASE! A Guide for Elementary Teachers. L. K. Masao. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2009. 149 pp. Paperback, $55. This book is a practical guide for the novice and veteran teacher alike regarding the everyday aspects of teaching, including ways to effectively organize the physical arrangement of the classroom, recommendations for fostering personal...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/How+your+Child+Learns+Best%3a+Brain-Friendly+Strategies+You+Can+Use+To...-a0210918980HOW YOUR CHILD LEARNS BEST: Brain-Friendly Strategies You Can Use To Ignite Your Child's Learning and Increase School Success. Judy Willis. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2008. 336 pp. Paperback, $14.95. While this book provides an expansive collection of brain-based strategies for parents, teachers and other interested adults also may find them useful. The ideas throughout the book run counter...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Guiding+K-3+Writers+to+Independence%3a+New+Essentials.-a0210918979GUIDING K-3 WRITERS TO INDEPENDENCE: New Essentials. Patricia L. Scharer and Gay Su Pinnell. New York: Scholastic, 2008. 288 pp. Paperback, $27.99. This high-caliber literacy resource is written for early childhood teachers who are committed to ensuring that their students not only learn how to read and write but also become lifelong readers and writers. Divided into five sections (Getting...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Positive+Strategies+for+Students+with+Behavior+Problems.-a0210918978POSITIVE STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. Daniel Crimmins, Anne F. Farrell, Philip W. Smith, and Alison Bailey. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 2007. 226 pp. $29.95. With an emphasis on a team approach, Positive Strategies provides a summary of the most recent and comprehensive studies on PBS (positive behavior supports), along with the means to deliver concrete, effective...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Inclusive+Literacy+Lessons+for+Early+Childhood.-a0210918977INCLUSIVE LITERACY LESSONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD. Pare Schiller and Clarissa Willis. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, 2008. 297pp. $24.95. Inclusive Literacy Lessons for Early Childhood is very well organized and easy to follow and understand. The first part of the book descriptively addresses the areas upon which preschool teachers should reflect and the methods they can use to analyze and...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Unmaking+the+Public+University%3a+The+Forty-Year+Assault+on+the+Middle...-a0210918976UNMAKING THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY: The Forty-Year Assault on the Middle Class. Christopher Newfield. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. 395 pp. Hardcover, $29.95. Christopher Newfield, professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara, builds a cumulative case of how market dynamics and socially conservative policies enacted during the 1980s and 1990s brought...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Enthusiastic+and+engaged+Learners%3a+Approaches+to+Learning+in+the...-a0210918975ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENGAGED LEARNERS: Approaches to Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom. Marilou Hyson. Foreword by Sue Bredekamp. New York: Teachers College Press, 2008. 142 pp. Paperback, $21. Educational professionals and other advocates of young children have realized the need to foster approaches to learning that may enhance student success in the early childhood classroom. This book...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Paraprofessional's+Guide+to+the+Inclusive+Classroom%3a+Working+as+a...-a0210918974THE PARAPROFESSIONAL'S GUIDE TO THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: Working as a Team (3rd ed.). Mary Beth Doyle. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 2008. 192 pp. $29.95. Are you a teacher who feels fortunate to have a full-time paraprofessional in your classroom? Or are you a teacher who sometimes cringes about having another fulltime adult in your classroom? The Paraprofessional's Guide to the...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Thomson%2c+S.+L.%3a+What+Lincoln+Said.-a0210918973Thomson, S. L. WHAT LINCOLN SAID. II. by James E. Ransome. ISBN 978-0-06-084819-4. New York: HarperCollins, 2009. 32 pp. $17.99. What Lincoln Said chronicles the life of the 16th President of the United States. In text that is wrapped around actual quotes from Lincoln, young children are introduced to this extraordinary American. Such a presentation allows children to easily connect to...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Shange%2c+Ntozake%3a+Coretta+Scott.-a0210918972Shange, Ntozake CORETTA SCOTT. II. by Kadir Nelson. ISBN 978-0-06-125364-5. New York: HarperCollins, 2009. 32 pp. $17.99. Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson thoughtfully document the life and work of the civil rights icon in this gorgeous tribute to Coretta Scott King. The book begins with visuals and text that remind the reader of scenes from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. The poetic presentation...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Clinton%2c+Catherine%3a+When+Harriet+Met+Sojourner.-a0210918971Clinton, Catherine WHEN HARRIET MET SOJOURNER. II. by Shane W. Evans. ISBN 0-06-050425-0. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 32 pp. $16.99. American history is filled with tales of strength, courage, and perseverance. This wonderful biography of two unique women is no exception. Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were key figures in the fight against slavery. The author cleverly writes two stories...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bishop%2c+Nic%3a+Frogs.-a0210918970Bishop, Nic FROGS. Photographs by author. ISBN: 10-0-439-87755-5. New York: Scholastic, 2008. 48 pp. $17.99. From Africa to Vietnam to South America to Alaska, frogs can be found all over the world. Some are as small as an inch, while others weigh as much as three pounds. There are bullfrogs, one of the largest of the frogs; marsupials who carry their young in a pouch like a kangaroo; glass...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Paratore%2c+Colleen+M.%3a+Catching+the+Sun.-a0210918969Paratore, Colleen M. CATCHING THE SUN. Il. by Peter Catalanotto. ISBN: 978-1570917202. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2008. 32 pp. $13.56. On Dylan's fifth birthday, he and his mother carry out their annual tradition at Cape Cod. Dylan narrates as he and his mother awake to go down to the beach, watch the sunrise, and "catch the sun." Although this is their special tradition, it will...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nolen%2c+Jerdine%3a+Pitching+in+for+Eubie.-a0210918968Nolen, Jerdine PITCHING IN FOR EUBIE. II. by E. B. Lewis. ISBN 0-688-14917O. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 32 pp. $16.99. What young child hasn't experienced a time when she felt like there was nothing she could do to help or pitch in? Eubie, Lilly's older sister, has been accepted to college and the family needs to raise money for her room and board. The whole family decides to take on extra...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Naylor%2c+Phyllis+Reynolds%3a+Simply+Sarah%3a+Eating+Enchiladas.-a0210918967Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds SIMPLY SARAH: Eating Enchiladas. Il. by Marcy Ramsey. ISBN10: 0-7614-5300-8. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2008. 80pp. $14.99. This Newbery Award-winning author of over 15 children's books has outdone herself with Eating Enchiladas. This is the third installment in the series of "Sarah" books and it introduces the reader to customs and practices...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Markle%2c+Sandra%3a+Finding+Home.-a0210918966Markle, Sandra FINDING HOME. Il. by Alan Marks. ISBN: 978-1580891226. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2008. 32 pp. $12.76. A mother koala and her joey are threatened when a bushfire rages through their habitat. Although the koalas survive the fire, they face many more challenges. With their home range in ruins, finding food is a difficult task. Thus, the mother koala, with her joey...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Leedy%2c+Loreen%3a+Missing+Math%3a+A+Number+Mystery.-a0210918965Leedy, Loreen MISSING MATH: A Number Mystery. ISBN 978-0-7614-5385-7. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2008. 32 pp. $16.99. For every child who's ever questioned, "Why do I need math?," this book is the answer. When a rascally raccoon bops around town vacuuming up all of the numbers, folks quickly learn what they're missing: no more counting minutes, dialing phones,...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ellison%2c+Elizabeth+Stow%3a+Flight.-a0210918964Ellison, Elizabeth Stow FLIGHT. ISBN 978-0823421282. New York: Holiday House, 2008. 245 pp. $16.95. What do you do when you witness a child in trouble and his parents refuse to help? That's the dilemma 12-year-old Samantha faces--and her heart aches to understand--when she discovers that her older brother, Evan, cannot read. Put off by her parents' denial and unable to sit by while Evan's...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Einhorn%2c+Edward%3a+A+Very+Improbable+Story.-a0210918963Einhorn, Edward A VERY IMPROBABLE STORY. Il. by Adam Gustavson. ISBN: 9781-57091-871-1. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2008. 32 pp. $16.95. One morning, Ethan awakens to find a cat, Odds, attached to his head. The cat will not leave until Ethan wins a game of probability. He closes his eyes and tries matching socks, marbles, and pieces of cereal. As he prepares for his soccer game, Ethan...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Delessert%2c+Etienne%3a+Big+and+Bad.-a0210918962Delessert, Etienne BIG AND BAD. II by author. ISBN 13: 978-0618-88934-1. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 32 pp. $17.00. A wolf with a voracious appetite and as mean as mean could be is wandering the countryside, gulping down cute and cuddly creatures. The wolf, or Big and Bad as the animals call him, even has a hat made from seven cat hides. All the animals plan to rid the planet of Big and...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Brown%2c+Margaret+Wise%3a+A+Child's+Good+Morning+Book.-a0210918961Brown, Margaret Wise A CHILD'S GOOD MORNING BOOK. II. by Karen Katz. ISBN 978-0-06-128864-7. New York: HarperCollins, 2009. 32 pp. $17.99. The sun has risen and it is time for everyone to wake up. "Alarm clocks ring./ Small birds sing./ And in all the clocks the ticks grow softer than the tocks." Originally published in 1952, this simple but poetic text celebrates the wonders of a new day for...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Braver%2c+Vanita%3a+Madison+and+the+Two.-a0210918960Braver, Vanita MADISON AND THE TWO WHEELER. II. by Carl DiRocco. ISBN: 978-1-59572-109-9. New York: Star Bright Books, 2007. 32 pp. $14.95. Madison and her friend, Emily, enjoy watching baby birds try to fly from their nest. Emily has just had her training wheels removed from her bicycle and says it feels like flying. Given this challenge, Madison is determined to also ride without training...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Aliki%3a+Quiet+in+the+Garden.-a0210918959Aliki QUIET IN THE GARDEN. II. by author. ISBN 978-0-06-155207-6. New York: Greenwillow, 2009. 32 pp. $17.99. A little boy retreats to a garden respite, where he sees a host of friendly animals. As he quietly watches the animals, he imagines that they are chattering with one another about how hungry they are. So, he gathers a delightful picnic from the garden's produce to share with his new...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Teachers+search+and+ReSearch%3a+questioning+educational+practices.-a0210918958Teachers engage in responsive teaching every day. They collect information about their students, interpret that information, and make instructional decisions (any decisions, really) based on the information collected, on their observations and other gathered information. This process emcompasses the responsive teaching cycle (adapted from Whitin, Mills, & O'Keefe, 1990). Although common,...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Individuals+with+ADHD+lost+in+hyperspace.-a0210918957Because of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, educators have an obligation to ensure that all students have the opportunity to access hypermedia instruction. Digital media is an important tool in meeting this obligation, because it offers flexibility in manipulating and adapting instruction to the needs of a variety of learners (Rose, Meyer, & Hitchcock,...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Peanut+butter+in+schools%3a+a+tough+nut+to+crack!-a0210918956Peanut butter, a seeming staple of childhood, affects an increasing number of children who have adverse physical reactions that may even result in death. Alarmingly, according to Sicherer, Munoz-Furlong, and Sampson (2003), the number of children with peanut allergies, tree nut allergies, or both doubled over a five-year period. American, French, and British researchers are particularly...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/School+readiness%3a+a+policy+examination+of+teaching+and+learning+for...-a0210918955What is fundamentally curricular and what is fundamentally human are of the same fabric (Willis & Schubert, 2000).

Many critics of public education believe that public schooling in the United States is obsolete and find little or nothing worth preserving in U.S. public schools (Greene, 2005). At the core of these arguments is the assertion that school readiness is paramount to school...]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+power+of+relationship+and+behavior+management.-a0210918954I take my cue for a discussion on the power of relationship and behavior management from the renowned child psychiatrist James Comer, as laid out in his text Leave No Child Behind. Comer (2004) emphasizes that a significant aspect of education" is relationships, relationships, relationships" (p. 2). Indeed, as a former elementary school teacher (now, a university professor), who has taught for...]]>