"How Young Adult Literature Gets Taught: Perspectives, Ideologies, and Pedagogical Approaches for Instruction and Assessment" (Bickmore et al., 2022) seeks to provide guidelines for teacher educators and secondary English teachers on how to teach young adult literature (YAL). This 15-chapter manual includes chapters written by experts in…

In this study, researchers examined the math-related expository books found in 23 first-grade classroom libraries to determine specific mathematical concepts related to counting and cardinality and operations and algebraic thinking addressed in each. In addition, they examined how these concepts aligned with the first-grade Common Core State…

Concepts of Mathematics (21-127 at CMU) is a course designed to introduce students to the world of abstract mathematics, guiding them from more calculation-based math (that one learns in high school) to higher mathematics, which focuses more on abstract thinking, problem solving, and writing "proofs." This transition tends to be a shock:…

Charles Dickens is arguably the greatest storyteller in English Literature and his novels have been loved and respected for nearly two hundred years. As accurate reflections of Victorian society they are unparalleled. Vivid characters and realistic settings are created in the mind of the reader, all laced with Dickens inimitable humour, wit and…

A monthly column which focuses on showing the relevance of children's trade books to the goals for which teachers are held responsible, and contains reviews of the new and recent children's books. (Author)

The author has included considerable biographical information in this favorite review of Lenin and Simbirsk", a collection of documents, materials, and reminisences bearing on the childhood and youth of Lenin in the city then known as Simbirsk. (JB)

Presents a review of a number of statistics books for use in biology classes. Most of the books are editions published in England. (RH)

Analyzes reviews of Russell McCormmach's novel, "Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist," considering reviews in scientific professional journals and more typical review outlets. Draws conclusions about the usefulness of the novel in history of science courses and other courses focusing on critical inquiry and modes of thought. (AYC)

Reviewed are the "New Junior Encyclopedia of Science" and the "AAAS Science Book List Supplement." (BB)

In January of 1977 the Educational Products Information Exchange Institute (EPIE), the National Institute of Education, and the Army Research Institute cosponsored a task force to analyze a group of instructional materials for instructional materials developers. Participants included instructional technologists, research psychologists, commercial…

Four books are discussed as being helpful in the teaching of playwriting at the college level: Kenneth Macgowan's "A Primer of Playwriting" (1951); Walter Kerr's "How Not to Write a Play" (1955); Bernard Grebanier's "Playwriting" (1961); and Sam Smiley's "Playwriting: The Structure of Action" (1971). The books are discussed individually and are…

Discusses the sources of learning and pleasure in reading Aristotle's "Rhetoric," the basic practical and theoretical text in speaking and writing. (PD)

Offers a review of the book "Important Words: A Book for Poets and Writers" (by Bill Brown and Malcolm Glass), a book which teaches the art of poetry through a program of assignments, and serves teachers equally as well as a reference for ideas or a program of instruction. (SR)