
The following elements will be found in this second edition:
• Strategies for dealing with problems of disruption in the classroom
• Expanded discussions related to diversity and special needs
• Increased attention to methods of evaluation and mandated testing programs
• Reorganization of chapter sections to make them more useful to readers
• A new chapter on Play and the Fine Arts
• Integration of electronic teaching technology into all chapters
• Extensive in-text annotations of children’s literature, discussions of new titles in children’s literature, cultural literatures, book clubs,series books, and the influence of books published internationally
• Updated reports of research and best-practice studies
• New classroom observations