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LITERACIES:
Promoting the love of reading expands to larger literacies such as: reading skills, writing, speaking, and listening; alongside initiatives such as digital citizenship, numeracy, and transliteracy.
Introduction Tour
Videos & Interviews
Amanda Chacon, 2024 SLJ School Librarian of the Year, meets with Professor David Loertscher to discuss the beneficial impact teacher librarians have on elementary school students who are English language learners (ELL) and using the library as a safe place to learn and bridge the gap between home and school.
Elementary School
Elementary School
Casey Grenier Interview with Dr. Loertscher on Cultivating a Love of Reading.
Middle School
Middle School
High School
High School
Valerie Tagoe interview with Dr. Loertsher on High School Library Impact and Future.
Think Boxes
Overview
Overview Think Box: For a wider view of literacies and their possibilities, consider this expanded role description that credentialed librarians might lead in your school.
Reading Research
Research Think Box: Read an interview of a transcribed podcast with a professor who discusses the problem of print vs. other forms of reading. Consider having a serious conversation among reading specialists, classroom teachers and librarians in your school.
Reading Research
Research Think Box: Reviewing hundreds of studies, Stephen Krashen in his Power of Reading, 2nd ed. (Libraries Unlimited, 2004) demonstrates how free voluntary reading (FVR) boosts comprehension, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Purchase book from Amazon.
Micro Documentation
Evidence-Based Practice Think Box: Chapter one of this book, We Boost Teaching & Learning, provides strategies to assess impact on literacy and provides school librarians with an opportunity to demonstrate effectiveness on quarterly and annual performance reports. Check out documentation measures at the learner, teaching unit, and organization levels.
Literacy & Wellbeing
Literacy & Wellbeing Think Box: The value of school libraries in supporting the well-being and life satisfaction of library staff, educators, and students.
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