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School Libraries and Learning
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Why are school libraries essential?Information LiteracySelf-Direction Critical Thinking & ReasoningInvention Collaboration
21st Century Skills & Workforce Readiness
LiteracyDr. Stephen Krashen: “The Case for
Libraries & Librarians”Invited Paper, Submitted to the Obama-Biden Education Policy Working
Group, December, 2008
Research shows that better public and school libraries are related to better reading achievement. The reason for this is obvious: Children become better readers by reading more (Krashen, 2004), and the library is a major source of books for children.
Krashen, Dr. Stephen D. http://sdkrashen.com/articles/case_for_libraries/index.html
LiteracyDr. Stephen Krashen: “The Case for
Libraries & Librarians”Invited Paper, Submitted to the Obama-Biden Education Policy Working
Group, December, 2008
Research shows that better public and school libraries are related to better reading achievement. The reason for this is obvious: Children become better readers by reading more (Krashen, 2004), and the library is a major source of books for children.
Krashen, Dr. Stephen D. http://sdkrashen.com/articles/case_for_libraries/index.html
Literacy
Better Libraries = Better Reading Scores“Study after study has shown that
library quality (number of books available or books per student) is related to reading achievement at the state, national, and international level, even when researchers control for the effects of poverty.”
Lance, 1994, McQuillan, 1998, Elley, 1992, Krashen, Lee and McQuillan, 2008
Krashen, Dr. Stephen D. http://sdkrashen.com/articles/case_for_libraries/index.html
Literacy“Providing access to books is necessary but is not sufficient: Not all children
who have access to libraries take full advantage of them (Peck, 2000, Celano and Neuman, 2008). Keith Curry Lance's studies confirm that the presence of librarians and overall staffing contributes to reading achievement independent of other measures of library quality. The most obvious way librarians contribute is helping children find books, in addition to selecting books and other materials for the library, and collaborating with teachers.”
Krashen, Dr. Stephen D. http://sdkrashen.com/articles/case_for_libraries/index.html
Literacy“Providing access to books is necessary but is
not sufficient: Not all children who have access to libraries take full advantage of them (Peck, 2000, Celano and Neuman, 2008). Keith Curry Lance's studies confirm that the presence of librarians and overall staffing contributes to reading achievement independent of other measures of library quality. The most obvious way librarians contribute is helping children find books, in addition to selecting books and other materials for the library, and collaborating with teachers.”
Krashen, Dr. Stephen D. http://sdkrashen.com/articles/case_for_libraries/index.html
Librarians Help Students Learn –How They Learn Best
Support different learning styles, abilities, and needs
Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan (2008) Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2008_pdf/everyone_wins_nov282008_ckoechlinandszwaan.pdf
Librarians Help Students Learn –How They Learn Best
Library collection meets diverse needs and interests
Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan (2008) Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2008_pdf/everyone_wins_nov282008_ckoechlinandszwaan.pdf
Librarians Help Students Learn –How They Learn Best
Variety of work spaces available to students
Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan (2008) Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2008_pdf/everyone_wins_nov282008_ckoechlinandszwaan.pdf
Photo by Buffy Hamilton. The Unquiet Library. http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/
Librarians Help Students Learn –How They Learn Best
24/7 access through virtual library resources
Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan (2008) Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2008_pdf/everyone_wins_nov282008_ckoechlinandszwaan.pdf
Rampart High School Web Page, Academy District 20. Carolyn Payne, Library Media Specialist.
The Research Process
Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan (2008) Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2008_pdf/everyone_wins_nov282008_ckoechlinandszwaan.pdf
Photo by Playful Librarian, Flickr
The Product
Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan (2008) Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2008_pdf/everyone_wins_nov282008_ckoechlinandszwaan.pdf
Classroom = Library
Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan (2008) Everyone Wins: Differentiation in the School Library. http://www.ssla.ca/medium_articles/submissions/pdf/winter2008_pdf/everyone_wins_nov282008_ckoechlinandszwaan.pdf
Library = Classroom
Photo by Liz Lawley. Available under CC license on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/liz/3156275/
Information Literacy:How do you find answers to your questions?
AccessEvaluateUse
Did You Know?1. How many items do you think were checked out
from this library last school year?A. 1,575 B 9,575 C 11,575 D 13,575
2. How many visits do you think were made to the library last year?
A. 1,575 B 9,575 C 11,575 D 13,575
3. Colorado’s Standardized Test, CSAP, assesses information literacy skills.
True of False?4. Many items Colorado students had the most
difficulty with in the Reading assessment were information literacy skills
True or False?
Lifelong Learning