5 Reasons Why

5 Reasons Why

(Secondary Libraries benefit our students)

Never underestimate a pretty little 'reading promotion'

Not all who 'collaborate' are lost

Reading promotion

programs create a

better reading community

Collaboration can be done between

classroom teachers and librarian for

curriculum, technology, and reading

AMS Activities

• Battle of the Books

Studies are split on effectiveness of incentives for reading

but done right programs can improve reading motivation

Personalized Learning

Invite Students in during homeroom / enrichment

Book Club

Maker Space Areas

AHS Activities

• Readable Board

Work with the tech coach

to help teachers integrate

technology

District Technology Team

MS Tech Integration Group

MS Reading Group

STEM Night

HS Building Leadership Team

HS RtI Group

HS Standards Based Grading Team

Some future ideas

Teachers as Readers

READ Posters

Read-a-Thon

Web 2.0 Book Discussions

AMS Activities

• I 'mustache' what you are reading
• https://goo.gl/j7yCzU
• Recommended Reading Activities
• Character Dress Up
• Book Fairs

AHS Activities

• Love 2 Read
• Book Fairs - Advisory contests
• Book Bash

Some Future Ideas

• Banned Books Week Awareness and Contests
• Scavenger Hunt for Info Literacy Month
• Trivia Contests
• Reading Shut In
• Bring a Book to Life Competition
• IHSBA Breakout

Projects this year

• Freshman Library Orientation
• Psychology Research / Posters
• Senior Seminar Reading
• Earth Science Research
• Easy Bib Set Up
• Odyssey Breakout
• British Lit Research
• Video Resumes
• Landscaping Succulent Planters
• Relationships Breakout
• AEA Online Resources Goose Chase
• Culture Grams
• CRAAP Breakout
• Copyright Breakout
• Copyright / Easy Bib Set Up
• Setting research - Historical Fiction
• Student Tech Integration Team

The truth about 'libraries' is that it is 'the place for reading achievement' right now

45 percent of students in grades three through ten increased their CSAP test scores over the course of a year, compared with just 29 percent of students who did not have a school librarian at their school. -Colorado study 2010

There was improvement in student achievement after the passing of a referendum that allowed a steady source of income for school library media programs. Before the referendum, the students’ scores placed them in the middle statewide; after the referendum, they were among the top performers. -Delaware 2005

Over 21 state studies confirm that school librarians

and school libraries support students in academic achievement, lifelong learning, 21st century skills, and reading. -Graduate class project Mansfield University 2011

Schools with librarians have 35 percent more

fourth graders who score proficient or above than schools

without librarians. Michigan study 2003

Student test scores were higher the more time librarians

worked cooperatively with classroom teachers, the more

they taught information literacy independently, and the

more they provided in-service training to teachers. -Pennsylvania study 2000

Teachers were three times more likely to rate their literacy

teaching as excellent when they collaborated with

librarians. -Idaho study 2009

The Iowa study Make the Connection in 2002 showed students had higher reading scores as the hours a library

was open and staffed with a certified librarian increased.

This study also showed with more certified librarian hours meant more time was available for incentive programs and helped with reading scores

Schools with library media centers and services display a 10.6 percent positive relationship to student achievement measured using the WAMI. -Missouri study 2004

Higher test scores were correlated with higher staffing levels, larger and more current collections, greater amounts of technology resources, longer hours of operation, and more time spent on instructionally-related student and teacher activities. -Wisconsin study 2005

More information on all the school library studies can be found at http://www.lrs.org/data-tools/school-libraries/impact-studies/

"When the right 'library program' appears, the key is to not let it pass."

The Future

Ready Librarians Framework acknowledges that librarians play a powerful role in:

• Curating digital resources and tools
• Empowering students as creators
• Building instruction partnerships
• Designing collaborative spaces

Stansbury, Meris. “Are Librarians the Key to a Future Ready School?” ESchool News, ESchool Media , 15 Dec. 2016, www.eschoolnews.com/2016/12/16/librarians-key-future-ready-school/. Accessed 16 Apr. 2017.s

http://futureready.org/about-the-effort/librarians/

http://essa.aasl.org/