LIBRARIES SUPPORT

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LIBRARIES SUPPORT LEARNING
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Libraries Open Doors

• When most of us went to school, the
• librarian was seen as the keeper of the
• books who said Shhh all the time.

But now
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Librarians Are Teachers Librarians are Media
Specialists who support the curriculum by
co-planning and co-teaching units with classroom
teachers.
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The CRCS Elementary Libraries Help Prepare
Students for State Tests.
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• 4th Grade ELA Test
• 4th Grade Math Test
• 5th Grade Social Studies Test.

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ELA Test PreparationIn the Elementary Libraries
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Supporting the Writing Program
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ELA Test Prep
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?Reading Comprehension Practice ?Dictionary and
thesaurus units with Mrs. Hanes and Ms.
Churchills classes.
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4th Grade Math Test Preparation
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• Decimal Unit
• ?Combining whole numbers and decimals.
• ? Perfect tie in with Dewey Decimal Library
• organization.

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Mrs. Smiths 4th Grade
I worked on teaching decimals for a week and the
kids didnt get it. When I brought them to the
Library and they arranged the laminated numbers
and the books, they got it. And they remembered
it in June!
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Preparations for New York State Social Studies
Test
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Historical Reenactment by Library Staff
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Social Studies Test Prep in the Library

?An exercise with state maps charts ?Research
with historical photos ?Essay writing practice
with documents.
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The Middle School Library Helps Prepare Students
for the New York State Tests
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The Middle School Library Helps PrepareStudents
for the State Tests
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v ELA v Social Studies Test
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Preparing for the ELA in the Middle School
Library
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v Reading Comprehension Practice v Essay Writing
Exercise v Discussion of Literature
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Social Studies Test Prep in the Middle School
Library
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v Librarians and teachers use test content to
design research projects. v Students practice
reading historical documents to prepare for
DBQs. vStudents improve essay writing skills
across the curriculum.
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The High School Library Helps Students Review
for the New York State Regents Exams
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v Mrs. Browns10th grade Global History classes
used Library resources to create posters on
global issues. v The June Regents had an essay
question on global issues which was easily
answered by ALL students.
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Library Media Specialists teach research skills,
so students can find the information they need.
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Library Media Specialists select books to meet
the needs of students and teachers
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The Library is the best source of nonfiction
books in the school. The Librarian selects
current and exciting factual books. Ms.
Jefferson, 5th Grade Teacher
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Elementary Book Talks Promote Reading
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Developing reading skills
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• Middle School Book Talks
• Promote Reading

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Book circulation in the Middle School Library
DOUBLED last year!
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High School Students Read for Fun and to Improve
Reading Skills
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The High School Literary Club Meets Regularly to
Discuss Books
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Now, with the challenge of the required ELA and
Math tests in every grade from 3-8, our Libraries
face greater demands in providing teachers with
academic support.
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Studies from 14 States on the Importance of
School Libraries
show that
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?More Professional Staff ?More Library
Materials ?More Support Staff Better Test
Scores
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The size of an LMCs staff and collection is the
best school predictor of academic achievement.
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• The instructional role of the library media
  specialist shapes the collection and, in turn,
  academic achievement.

Keith Curry Lance, The Impact of School Library
Media Centers on Academic Achievement
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Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is
cheap compared to that of an ignorant
nation. -- Walter Cronkite
Created by Joanne Parnes Shawhan, 2005