Category Archives: Book Reviews

These are the latest blog posts under the category Book Reviews

Inside Scoop on Reading Tests

Reviewer Rebecca Crockett praises this book of practical, teaching-friendly advice about prepping students for reading tests.

Teaching about the Border

Bill Bigelow's teacher-friendly book offers concrete strategies & teaching resources to help students understand immigration and globalization issues.

Too Complex for the Classroom?

This book may be too structurally complex to be a valuable everyday resource to the classroom educator, but there's plenty to admire, says Kevin Hodgson.

A Powerful Teaching Model

This powerful guide for PK-8 educators can help improve our teaching of essential academics, social skills, routines and behaviors, says Linda Biondi.

An Indepth Look at ADHD

Special ed teacher Laura Von Staden, mom of two children with ADHD, says this otherwise useful book lacks the detail about specific interventions teachers need.

Helping Students Get Motivated

Larry Ferlazzo effectively ties student motivation to relationship-building, classroom culture and metacognition, our book reviewer Becky Bair says.

Techniques to Refresh Teaching

This field guide to 49 proven teaching techniques provides new and useful information "to refresh my classroom teaching," says reviewer Susan Shaver.

Dreamy Classroom Kick-Starters

125 icebreakers and 40 closure activities all in one book! It's a teacher's dream come true, says our reviewer Anne Anderson.

Good Guide to Teacher Research

This teacher research guide can help educators analyze, reflect upon and improve their practice, says reviewer Amanda Wall.