Prentice Hall

Active experiences for active children; science, 3d ed.

The late Seefeldt (Institute for Child Study, U. of Maryland, College Park), Galper, an educational consultant, and Jones (Florida State U.) help pre-service and in-service early childhood teachers plan and implement thematic science investigations to help children learn science by actively doing it. They describe how to create a curriculum that will engage children to ask questions, investigate, pose challenges, solve problems, make discoveries, and enhance and extend their understanding of concepts. They address the theoretical background, indoor and outdoor learning environments, the teacher's role, building connections to home and community, and content, methodology, and teaching strategies, followed by thematic examples. This edition has been expanded to include references to recent reports from the National Academies, new photos and sample letters, updated and expanded book lists for children and adults, new activities, and a new chapter on engaging children with the natural world. Pages are perforated and three-hole punched. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Classroom assessment for students in special and general education, 3d ed.

Spinelli (special education, St. Joseph's U., Philadelphia) presents an updated text for future teachers and experienced educators interested in developing or expanding their understanding of effective and reflective assessment practices. Emphasizing progress monitoring and early intervention, the new edition addresses all aspects of assessment, with a primary focus on informal, teacher-friendly, and classroom-relevant methods. The text identifies how various factors — cultural, linguistic, medical, health, social-emotional, and the home, school, and community environment — can affect a child's educational adjustment and progress in educational programs. The third edition incorporates the latest research on assessment practices and procedures; more strongly emphasizes options for making classroom assessment more effective for all students, such as ways to implement universal design; and contains a new chapter covering new mandates that deal with the assessment process. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The clean coder; a code of conduct for professional programmers.

This guide to professional practices and conduct in the computer programming community provides benchmark standards for software engineering through a variety of stages of application development and in typical workplace environments. The volume covers professional standards, coding practices, test driven development, testing strategies, time management and project estimation, workplace pressure, team collaboration and mentoring and craftsmanship. The work is laid out in an easy to read narrative style and is appropriate as entry level or new hire training material or as a reference guide for management. Martin is a programmer and trainer who has written numerous computer related books and articles. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Collaborative consultation in the schools; effective practices for students with learning and behavior problems, 4th ed.

Kampwirth and Powers (special education and school psychology, California State U., Long Beach) help students and practitioners in special education, school psychology, school counseling, and educational administration understand the consultation process with special and general educators and students who have (or are at risk for) adjustment or learning problems, showing how it is a collaborative, problem-solving task. In addition to describing models and practices, communication and interpersonal skills, and consulting about specific types of students, they discuss ethics and system-level consultation in a whole school or district, and conclude with case studies. This edition has an emphasis on collaborative consultation within a response to intervention model, which is incorporated into all chapters; more charts and tables of data; more case study information on developing transition plans for youth with disabilities; discussion of treatment integrity; description of autism and traumatic brain injury; legal requirements and practices for conducting functional behavior assessments, developing positive behavioral support plans, and making manifestation determinations; new assessment methods; and information on the use of technology. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Communication for the classroom teacher, 9th ed.

This ninth edition of a text for pre-service and in-service teachers of all disciplines and grade levels (including college) contains chapter objectives, discussion questions, and key terms, plus expanded coverage of out-of-classroom communication and verbal delivery. There is new material on planning lessons based on state or national standards and on handling crisis situations. For this edition, chapter activities and further reading suggestions have been moved to an instructor's manual. Written in an accessible, conversational tone, the text covers basic communication skills such as listening and verbal and nonverbal communication, and outlines instructional strategies for common tasks such as delivering lectures. The text also gives advice on classroom management and avoiding sexism and racism in the classroom. An appendix offers instructions for systematic observation. A student website offers access to academic journal articles, periodicals, census data, online libraries, and daily news feeds, plus step-by-step tutorials covering the writing and research process. Simonds is affiliated with Illinois State University. Cooper is affiliated with the University of South Carolina-Beaufort. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Critical pedagogy; notes from the real world, 4th ed.

In this accessible, first-person narrative, Wink (California State U.-Stanislaus) offers a readable analysis of the rhetoric of critical pedagogy, intertwining her own stories and vignettes from the classroom. She presents a rationale for critical pedagogy, gives new and old definitions, and reviews the history of critical pedagogy. Of special interest to classroom teachers is her advice on how to do critical pedagogy in an era of mandated curriculum. Now condensed to five chapters, this fourth edition covers new and emerging critical theorists and provides an action plan for readers to move into advocacy and activism. The book offers a new comparison and contrast of Freire, Vygotsky, and Dewey, and presents Cummins's new literacy engagement framework. It includes b&w cartoons and illustrations. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Diagnostic teaching of reading; techniques for instruction and assessment, 7th ed.

Designed for pre-service and in-service teachers, Walker's (reading, Oklahoma State U.) text shows readers how to use a process of diagnostic teaching using instruction and assessment to establish suitable learning opportunities for all readers. The seventh edition incorporates more information about writing and reading, and effective literacy teachers; explains more thoroughly the stages of reading development from kindergarten through high school; and contains more information on English language learners. The text is also available as a new CourseSmart eTextbook. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Educational psychology; the impact of psychological research on education.

Woolfson (psychological sciences and health, U. of Strathclyde, UK) introduces concepts, themes, and research in educational psychology to help advanced undergraduate and graduate students learn how to read primary sources critically. She explains the academic discipline of educational psychology, how to read journal articles, then research and interventions at levels of the classroom, whole-school, and beyond the school in the areas of managing behavior, autism, school refusal, improving literacy, bullying, inclusive education, eradicating disadvantage in preschool, parenting children with developmental disabilities, and neuroscience and education. Each chapter ends with links to key articles. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Java for programmers, 2d ed.

The second edition of this comprehensive guide to programming in Java is updated to cover the latest changes in the Java SE 7 release and provides a foundational overview of the programming language. The volume covers classes, objects and strings, control statements, arrays, basics of object oriented programming, exception handling, graphics, files and streams, applets and Java Web Start, GUI components, multi-threading and web services. The work includes over two hundred example programs and includes numerous screen shots, side bars and tips and tricks. Paul and Harvey Deitel (Deitel & Associates) are the authors of several books on computer programming topics. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Language and reading disabilities, 3d ed.

Kamhi (communication sciences and disorders, U. of North Carolina at Greensboro) and Catts (speech-language-hearing sciences and disorders, U. of Kansas) present a 10-chapter textbook in which US researchers in speech-language-hearing sciences and disorders, communication sciences disorders, and reading discuss the definition, identification, causes, assessment, and treatment of reading and writing disorders for teachers and speech-language pathologists. This edition has new chapters on reading comprehension and spelling; updated and consolidated information on defining and classifying reading disabilities in a new chapter; expanded information on response to intervention and subgroups of poor readers; new topics like comprehension development, auditory processing deficits and poor comprehenders, development of literate vocabulary and complex syntactic structures, and cognitive/linguistic skills in writing; and an updated chapter on learning to write that incorporates how to write genre-specific texts. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The rules of management; a definitive code for managerial success.

Templar, who has written other books on the rules of work, money, love, wealth and parenting, here presents 107 short "unwritten rules" that lead to managerial success. The rules fall into two categories: managing your team and managing yourself, with the majority falling into the latter set. The text for each rule is brief, with the main point summarized in a box below. This expanded edition includes ten new rules. No index is provided. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

SOA governance; governing shared services on-premise and in the cloud.

A team of information technology specialists offers service-oriented architecture (SOA) practioners a framework for information technology governance that they can augment and extend into custom governance systems and programs. Progressing through fundamentals, project governance, and strategic governance, they explain such matters as planning fundamentals, governing service testing and deployment stages, and service information and service policy governance. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The software IP detective's handbook; measurement, comparison, and infringement detection.

This guide to intellectual property forensics examines information on patent and intellectual property law and provides practical instruction for determining the value of software in a legal context and uncovering the illegal or unauthorized use of code. Beginning with an overview of patent and copyright law, the work presents discussions of source code correlation and differentiation, object code correlation, source code cross-correlation and detecting software intellectual property theft. Additionally the volume addresses additional topics such as programming security regimes, open source software and the effects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Zeidman is an intellectual property dispute consultant. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Teaching science to culturally and linguistically diverse elementary students.

Cox-Petersen (elementary and bilingual education, California State U.-Fullerton) offers K-8 teachers eight specific strategies for inquiry-based, experiential, inclusive science learning in culturally and socio-economically diverse classrooms. The eight strategies and activities involve inquiry-based instruction, working individually and in pairs and small groups, connecting to students' home lives, and students and teachers sharing responsibility and decisions making. Family connections and literacy connections are integrated throughout. The book also gives tips on grant writing to get funding for science activities and programs. Case studies and book study questions are included, along with b&w photos and examples of student work. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Teaching writing; balancing process and product, 6th ed. (includes CD-ROM)

In this book/CD-ROM, Tompkins (California State U.-Fresno) offers strategies for teaching every type of writing. The first section addresses the writing process, writing strategies, the writer's craft, and assessment. The second section covers numerous genres, including personal, descriptive, narrative, expository, biographical, and persuasive writing, as well as poetry. Each of these chapters opens with a vignette from a different grade and gives lessons and procedures for introducing the genre and teaching writing techniques. The book includes examples of student writing, checklists, mini-lessons, step-by-step activities, and ideas for preparing for writing tests. This sixth edition offers a new focus on differentiating instruction during the writing workshop, and new coverage of how to incorporate digital technology into writing instruction. A chapter on writing across the curriculum is also new. Also new are margin notes pointing out connections between the text and the classroom footage on the CD-ROM. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Windows Server 2008 portable command guide; MCTS 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, and MCITP 70-646, 70-647.

This reference guide provides a centralized resource for all of the administrator command found on several of the most important Microsoft information technology certification examinations. Topics covered include command prompt basics, managing DNS, Active Directory troubleshooting and management, group policies from the command line, server core configuration, Server 2008 and Server 2008R2 administration, remote desktop services, Visual Basic scripting and PowerShell. Chapters include code examples and screen shots and access to additional online resources is provided. Gibson is a security and training consultant and the author of several books on Windows server technologies. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Working with families of children with special needs; family and professional partnerships and roles.

Designed for use in preservice and professional development special education courses, Sileo (U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Prater's (Brigham Young U.) text addresses the legal aspects of special education as well as effective strategies and skills that can be employed when working with families of children with special needs. Coverage includes a review of special education legislation in the US; historical and current perspectives on the treatment of individuals with disabilities and their families; family members' roles and characteristics; communicating and collaborating with families; family and professional diversity; practicing cultural competence; the family's perspective of special education; creating individual education programs with families and strategies for involving students; ethical considerations; special considerations working with families of children from birth through high school, and postsecondary-aged children; and six accounts from parents/family members. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)