Guide emergent readers through the library research process with this practical, hands-on manual specially targeted to librarians and K-1 classroom teachers.

Standards-based, step-by-step approach to research featuring the AASL Standards for the 21st-century learner

Focused on collaboration between the library media specialist and the classroom teacher

Employs research-based best practices for use with your young, emergent readers and writers

With the academic pressures of No Child Left Behind and other state mandates, a focus on emergent readers and library integration is a...

Collaborate with classroom teachers on strategies to teach the writing process in the K-12 library and classroom. This well-organized and easy-to-follow resource is all you need to teach your students to write well. Includes reproducible posters and lessons to use immediately. This book explains the writing process, offers collaborative curriculum connections, and includes a treasure trove of teacher/librarian collaborative writing lessons.

Collaborate with teachers, administrators, students, and parents to become the leading force in your school's improvement plan.

Learn to create a library media program that is crucial to increasing information literacy, while meeting academic standards

Prove the essential value library media specialists add to student achievement and to their schools

Here is a must-have tool for every school library media specialist who wants to prove the direct correlation between effective library media programs and student achievement. Library media specialists can learn to become leaders in...

To remain gainfully employed, today's school librarian has to be a leader in the school. To that end, "Adult Learners: Professional Development and the School Librarian" encourages librarians to become instrumental in providing professional development to teachers and staff. The book begins by explaining why librarians should participate in designing and presenting professional development, then goes on to provide tips, examples, and a complete model for doing this based on system used at the author's school.

Readers will discover how to determine what is practical and how to turn ideas...

How do you accomplish a technology transformation at a time when budgets are extremely limited? What is the proper location for web-based social networking in the school library? What are the best practices for working together with students, parents, and educators? The 21st-Century Elementary School Library Program: Managing for Results is an invaluable resource for answers to these and many more questions, as it brings together in one volume the advice and insights you need to bring your library into the new century.

This invaluable guide provides tips and techniques,...