ERIC Number: EJ767117
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Feb
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1529-8957
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Eight Ways Your Librarian Can Help Promote Literacy
Fenn, Jane
Principal Leadership, v5 n6 p49-51 Feb 2005
This article presents eight ways a school librarian can help promote literacy and life-long learning: (1) Offer books that teenagers want to read; (2) Promote reading for pleasure; (3) Recommend related reading to teachers in many subject areas; (4) Collaborate with teachers to incorporate literature and technology into the curriculum; (5) Offer online resources to foster literacy components in curriculum areas; (6) Write grants that involve teachers and students in literacy-related activities; (7) Develop special events and displays tied to reading; and (8) Model lifelong learning and reading for pleasure in every way possible.
Descriptors: Librarians, Lifelong Learning, Reading Motivation, School Libraries, Literacy Education, Student Motivation, Adolescent Literature, Recreational Reading, Teacher Collaboration, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Resources, Grants, Role Models, Principals, Administrator Role
National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators
Language: English
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