School Libraries and Learning

1. School Libraries and Learning http://wordle.net

2. Why are school libraries essential? • Information Literacy • Self-Direction • Critical Thinking & Reasoning • Invention • Collaboration 21st Century Skills & Workforce Readiness

3. Literacy Dr. 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

4. Literacy Dr. 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

5. Literacy Better Libraries = Better Reading Scores “Study after study has shown that library quality (number of books available or books per student) isrelated 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Librarians Help Students Learn –How They Learn Best • Variety of work spaces available to students Photo by Buffy Hamilton. The Unquiet Library. http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/ 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

11. Librarians Help Students Learn –How They Learn Best • 24/7 access through virtual library resources Rampart High School Web Page, Academy District 20. Carolyn Payne, Library Media Specialist. 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

12. The Research Process Photo by Playful Librarian, Flickr 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Library = Classroom Photo by Liz Lawley. Available under CC license on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/liz/3156275/

16. Information Literacy:How do you find answers to your questions? • Access • Evaluate • Use

17. 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?

18. Lifelong Learning