Those Darned Holidays Interrupt My Personal Literacy Development
I spend a great deal of time in school libraries. This is part of my personal literacy development program. The computer department at Sonoma State University (SSU), located in Rohnert Park, California is one of three of my usual haunts. The Santa Rosa Junior Colleges (SRJC’s), which are located in the Cities of Santa Rosa ...
Masters Of Library Science Program
Being a librarian is a very rewarding career for those who love to read and share their knowledge of books. To work as a librarian, the American Library Association requires that every librarian working in a public or school library to have a degree in Masters of Library Science programs. This is a graduate level ...
The Library Science Graduate Program In Youth Librarianship
Often divided into specialties for a librarian to focus are Library science graduate programs, one of which is the youth librarian program. A youth librarian works with children usually in a school library or a public library. A key quality to being a good youth librarian is that you enjoy working with children, and many ...
Be The Ultimate Role Model for Literacy Development
The beginning of a child’s literacy development starts with print motivation. Even in the early stages of childhood, books and pictures present children to the pleasure of reading through print motivation. Parents introduce infants and toddlers to simple books. By the time children enter preschool and kindergarten, educators are teaching literacy including letter knowledge and ...
The Importance Of Teaching Literacy In The United States
According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy 22% of adult Americans cannot read at a functional level. This makes the process of teaching literacy to adults a priority for our society. Illiteracy contributes to crime, higher medical costs and higher welfare rolls. Two-thirds of fourth graders who do not learn to read well will ...
Online Websites For Young Readers
Young readers can’t get enough of their favorite books, authors or subjects. They are the dedicated fans that authors, illustrators and publishers target. There are educational websites and educational blogs that extend the joy of reading beyond the book. Author websites cater to the readers who avidly read any book written by that person. Often an ...
Law Library
Libraries are huge resource centers that can be accessed by everyone. There are thousands of libraries everywhere. Libraries are especially useful to students who are studying and need to gather information for their assignments and complete papers. But did you know that there are different kinds of libraries; especially when it comes to an academic ...
School Library
Do you remember when as a young child that you would visit the school library to do homework assignments and read books; even attend book clubs? Do you remember what fun it was and then the librarians added to the entire learning experience, even with videos? Libraries are an essential asset and used by everyone. Teachers ...
