Book Reviews (Links Open in New Windows)
Somewhere along the way, I have managed to garner enough recognition that I'm being asked to write book reviews of new publications. This is a collection of all of these book reviews, as well as other autism books that I have read and written about. Solicited reviews are so noted.
Just because I can, I'll be grading each book on a number of different areas, just like essays are graded in school. This grading system won't appear in the text of the review, but I'll be including it here on this page for each book I review. Based on the book's grade, you may or may not want to check out the review - it all depends on why you're interested in the book, I guess!
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What is it they say about good intentions...? Solicited review of Jonathan Levy's What You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Help Your Child with Autism |
D (9/15=60%) |
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Summary :: 4 :: no references beyond personal experience Commentary :: 3 :: plusses are all described very well Critique :: 0 :: no negatives considered Overall :: 2 :: no scholarly research indicated, and no real insight shown |
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| Summary | /5 | Thesis clarity; Explains key concepts; Links ideas together; Coherent summary; References |
| Commentary | /3 | Clearly identifies main points of interest; Indicates merits of the views presented; Cogently describes impacts of views |
| Critique | /3 | Clearly identifies main drawbacks/problems; Cogently describes issues; Considers response to issues |
| Overall | /4 | Clear introduction; Conclusion; Scholarly research; Offers insight or interesting points of view |
| Total | /15 |
A+/90%/13.5; A/85%/12.8; A-/82%/12.3 B+/80%/12; B/75%/11.3; B-/72%/10.8 C+/70%/10.5; C/65%/9.8; C-/62%/9.3 D+/60%/9; D/55%/8.3; D-/52%/7.8 F/50%/7.5 |
