http://www.education-blog.net Education Blog specializes in articles on high school special education, engineering universities, k 12 high schools, exam books, creative graduation ideas and much more. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:56:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/darned-holidays-interrupt-personal-literacy-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=darned-holidays-interrupt-personal-literacy-development http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/darned-holidays-interrupt-personal-literacy-development/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:14:34 +0000 Natalie http://www.education-blog.net/?p=27831 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/darned-holidays-interrupt-personal-literacy-development/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/masters-library-science-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masters-library-science-program http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/masters-library-science-program/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:59:55 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=27461 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/masters-library-science-program/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/library-science-graduate-program-youth-librarianship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=library-science-graduate-program-youth-librarianship http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/library-science-graduate-program-youth-librarianship/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:24:43 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=27311 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/library-science-graduate-program-youth-librarianship/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/ultimate-role-model-literacy-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ultimate-role-model-literacy-development http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/ultimate-role-model-literacy-development/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:32:10 +0000 Natalie http://www.education-blog.net/?p=26651 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/ultimate-role-model-literacy-development/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/importance-teaching-literacy-united-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=importance-teaching-literacy-united-states http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/importance-teaching-literacy-united-states/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:56:50 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=25261 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/importance-teaching-literacy-united-states/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/online-websites-young-readers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=online-websites-young-readers http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/online-websites-young-readers/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:26:34 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=24351 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/online-websites-young-readers/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/law-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=law-library http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/law-library/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:51:45 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=23751 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/law-library/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/school-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-library http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/school-library/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:41:31 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=23701 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net 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 [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/school-library/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/review-school-library-sonoma-state-university/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-school-library-sonoma-state-university http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/review-school-library-sonoma-state-university/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:46:23 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=23391 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net Sonoma State University (SSU), located in the friendly confines of Rohnert Park, California in the good old USA, has a terrific school library. Opened in 2000 with much fanfare, it has weathered well. Late local legend, cartoonist Charles M. Schulz and wife Jean are rightly honored and his Peanuts characters are [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/review-school-library-sonoma-state-university/feed/ 0 http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/school-library-obsolete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-library-obsolete http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/school-library-obsolete/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:08:55 +0000 They http://www.education-blog.net/?p=22721 Originally Written by Education-Blog.net The traditional image of a school library is a place of solitude, lined with dusty bookshelves and reading material. The Dewey Decimal system reigns supreme and students need to be trained or have librarian assistance to locate the information they need. They are ideal as places of study and research for [...]]]> http://www.education-blog.net/literacy/school-library-obsolete/feed/ 0