School Media Center Resources

Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice

Author or Editor: 
Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst, and Linda Rief, editors
Year and Edition: 
2007
Call Number: 
027.62 Adolesc 2007
Description: 

A discussion of adolescent literacy taken from experts in the field, reports, policies, and ideas which is conducted set goals and re-vision what adolescent literacy needs to be for the coming generations.

Date Added to Collection: 
11/10/2008

Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children

Author or Editor: 
Kathy East and Rebecca L. Thomas
Year and Edition: 
2007
Call Number: 
028.5 East 2007
Description: 

This guide is an introduction to more than 400 recent fiction and non-fiction multicultural resources for preschool through sixth grade. It also presents practical advice on programming strategies and many activities.

Date Added to Collection: 
11/10/2008

Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry

Author or Editor: 
Maya B. Eagleton and Elizabeth
Year and Edition: 
2007
Call Number: 
371.3 Eagleto 2007
Description: 

This book is packed with ideas and instructional activities covering all content areas and provides a framework for promoting Web literacy skills in grades 3 – 8.

Date Added to Collection: 
11/10/2008

Teaching Reading Strategies in the School Library

Author or Editor: 
Christine Walker and Sarah Shaw
Year and Edition: 
2004
Call Number: 
027.8 Walker 2004
Description: 

This guide provides support for reading instruction in the elementary school library media center. It is filled with quick, self-contained lessons, which are ideal for the school media specialist who has limited time and access to these students.

Date Added to Collection: 
11/10/2008

A Passion for Print: Promoting Reading and Books for Teens

Author or Editor: 
Kristine Mahood
Year and Edition: 
2006
Call Number: 
027.62 Mahood 2006
Description: 

This guide helps build the librarians’ book and marketing knowledge so that teens, books, and reading can be brought together. This guide is filled with many ideas for making this happen.

Date Added to Collection: 
11/10/2008

Web Literacy for Educators

Author or Editor: 
Alan November
Year and Edition: 
2008
Call Number: 
371.3 Novembe 2008
Description: 

A practical guide for introducing and the use of the Web into the classroom, which includes assessment tools, information literacy skills, and how to strengthen students’ critical thinking skills.

Date Added to Collection: 
10/20/2008

Essential Reference Services for Today’s School Media Specialists

Author or Editor: 
Scott Lanning and John Bryner
Year and Edition: 
2004
Call Number: 
027.8 Lanning 2004
Description: 

This guide provides practical information in giving reference services to students and teachers including various types of electronic resources.

Date Added to Collection: 
10/20/2008

New Literacies> Everyday Practices & Classroom Learning

Author or Editor: 
Colin Lankshear & Michele Knobel
Year and Edition: 
2006, 2nd edition
Call Number: 
302.2 Lankshe 2006
Description: 

This revised edition explores the latest forms of mobile communications and how to use and incorporate these products into the classroom. They include: Flickr, Wikipedia, Blogging. Podcasting, and more.

Date Added to Collection: 
10/20/2008

A Storytime Year: A Month-to-Month Kit for Preschool Programming

Author or Editor: 
Susan M. Dailey
Year and Edition: 
2001
Call Number: 
027.62 Dailey 2001
Description: 

This large binder provides 48 theme-based units containing reproducible materials for a variety of programs designed for pre-schoolers and early elementary.

Date Added to Collection: 
09/18/2008

Leadership for Excellence: Insights of National School Library Media Program of the Year Award Winners

Author or Editor: 
Jo Ann Carr, editor
Year and Edition: 
2008
Call Number: 
027.8 Carr 2008
Description: 

The author and AASL share details and best practices as to how and why top school library media programs succeed, receive funding, and become an integral part of their school communities.

Date Added to Collection: 
09/18/2008