There are a multitude of reasons to introduce hearing children to American Sign Language (ASL), currently the third-most-used language in the United States. Babies and young children who are taught b
Public librarians are beginning to find that visits to their websites are exceeding visits to the physical library and that library users include both virtual and physical locations, depending on the
This book helps readers explore how public librarians have reinvented the ways they bring people and information together to meet 21st-century challenges.
From parents to school and public librarians, day care personnel to community center staff, home teachers to babysitters. All of these individuals can use qualified direction in entertaining, educati
In this book, theory is blended with practical application to provide a concise, up-to-date explanation of how school librarians can work with students and teachers to assess for learning in 21st cen
Acknowledging that boys continue to lag behind girls in becoming lifelong readers, teachers and librarians are constantly looking for books that will interest and engage them. Fortunately, books on b
This valuable reference work and readers' advisory tool lists, describes, and organizes, according to reading interests, contemporary picture books and easy readers that satisfy the interests of chil
This groundbreaking guide shows library staff how to break through media and genre boundaries, make new connections within the library collection, and better serve patrons.
This manual guides librarians in creating simple, affordable, ready-to-use activities for children, 'tweens, teens, and families, with enough material for a full year of programs.
This practical and easy-to-use resource will help teachers and library media specialists effectively integrate multimedia projects into their curriculum.
Just as an automobile depends upon an engine to turn the wheels, a library needs an integrated library system (ILS) to move forward in its daily operations. Selecting an ILS is a major undertaking---
Science fiction opens new worlds, new possibilities, and new paradigms of thought to its readers and to society as a whole. It enables us to dream beyond our limitations and explore ways to make thos
High School and Junior college Students are Often tasked with Writing research papers---assignments that are intended not only to generate Knowledge of the paper's topic, but also to build critical th
This is the most comprehensive textbook on school library administration available, now updated to include the latest standards and address new technologies.
This is the most comprehensive textbook on school library administration available, now updated to include the latest standards and address new technologies.
State book awards have been given since 1940. Today, there are 190 children's book awards given by 49 states. What does it mean to an author to win one of these awards? Perhaps more importantly, how
Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Aliceri had a pet snake, played poker, and enjoyed sliding down the White House stairs on a sled. You can read the details in What to Do About Alice?. In Farmer George P
Readers theatre is well-known as an excellent teaching tool that can be used across the curriculum, even to enhance math skills. But what does a teacher do to avoid the danger of labeling when the cl
This book explores what the past 75 years of reading instruction has meant to children, teachers, and parents, and how children's librarians and school media specialists are a crucial part of the dev
This complete guide to youth readers' advisory covers genres, reading interests, and issues, as well as provides lists of sample titles and recommended reading.
Webber coordinates young adult services for the Bergen Country library in New Jersey. She has assembled a guide for other public and school librarians to current literature of specific interest to you
Pearl (formerly Washington Center for the Book) and Cords (library and information studies, U. of Wisconsin, Madison) present librarians and book store personnel with a guide to some 500 of the most p
Poetry is a natural favorite of children and a wonderful way to enhance learning. Poetry can invite discussion of social issues, including war and peace, race and ethnicity, and the environment. Ther
Utilizing primary sources from the Library of Congress website, this unique classroom resource presents ready-to-use lesson plans, analysis tools, and rubrics based on Abraham Lincoln and his time.
This comprehensive guide to one of the newest genres is the first of its kind--it maps and describes more than 500 chick lit titles for today's 'tween and teen readers.
This "how-to" manual is a thorough compilation of essays detailing the start-up, maintenance, management, and evaluation of mobile, public library outreach services, promising to become the "bible" o
Award-winning storyteller Dianne de Las Casas offers a primer on how to tell a spooky story, with 25 tales organized by age appropriateness and tips on how to effectively tell each tale.
Organized alphabetically by author name and series title, this detailed guide offers readers a one-stop reference and resource to approximately 700 supernatural and speculative mysteries, with most (
