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Main Authors: Piersma, Mary L., Allen, Diane D.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1989
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED315743
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author Piersma, Mary L.
Allen, Diane D.
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Allen, Diane D.
Piersma, Mary L.
Allen, Diane D.
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contents Librarians: The Key to a Comprehensive Reading Program. Piersma, Mary L. Allen, Diane D. Administrators Elementary Secondary Education Librarians Library Research Library Role Occupational Surveys Public Schools Reading Instruction Reading Programs Reading Research Reading Skills Recreational Reading School Libraries School Surveys State Surveys A study examined the role of elementary and secondary school librarians/media specialists in Alabama in promoting reading growth, assisting classroom teachers, and teaching reading skills. Surveys were sent to all public school librarians in Alabama, and to their administrators. Results, based on 250 randomly selected surveys from librarians and 36 surveys from administrators, indicated that: (1) teaching library-related skills and encouraging recreational reading ranked high in the priorities of both librarians and administrators; (2) librarians would like to be more involved in planning with teachers for the coordination of reading programs, the use of content area resources, and selection of basal reading materials--and administrators agreed; (3) administrators' and librarians' perceptions differed regarding the percentage of time spent in various activities. Overall, the survey indicated that librarians would like to be more involved in the planning and evaluation of the reading program and and would like to spend less time in the instruction of specific reading skills. (Eight tables of data are included.) (SR)
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spellingShingle Librarians: The Key to a Comprehensive Reading Program.
Piersma, Mary L.
Allen, Diane D.
Administrators
Elementary Secondary Education
Librarians
Library Research
Library Role
Occupational Surveys
Public Schools
Reading Instruction
Reading Programs
Reading Research
Reading Skills
Recreational Reading
School Libraries
School Surveys
State Surveys
Librarians: The Key to a Comprehensive Reading Program. Piersma, Mary L. Allen, Diane D. Administrators Elementary Secondary Education Librarians Library Research Library Role Occupational Surveys Public Schools Reading Instruction Reading Programs Reading Research Reading Skills Recreational Reading School Libraries School Surveys State Surveys A study examined the role of elementary and secondary school librarians/media specialists in Alabama in promoting reading growth, assisting classroom teachers, and teaching reading skills. Surveys were sent to all public school librarians in Alabama, and to their administrators. Results, based on 250 randomly selected surveys from librarians and 36 surveys from administrators, indicated that: (1) teaching library-related skills and encouraging recreational reading ranked high in the priorities of both librarians and administrators; (2) librarians would like to be more involved in planning with teachers for the coordination of reading programs, the use of content area resources, and selection of basal reading materials--and administrators agreed; (3) administrators' and librarians' perceptions differed regarding the percentage of time spent in various activities. Overall, the survey indicated that librarians would like to be more involved in the planning and evaluation of the reading program and and would like to spend less time in the instruction of specific reading skills. (Eight tables of data are included.) (SR)
title Librarians: The Key to a Comprehensive Reading Program.
topic Administrators
Elementary Secondary Education
Librarians
Library Research
Library Role
Occupational Surveys
Public Schools
Reading Instruction
Reading Programs
Reading Research
Reading Skills
Recreational Reading
School Libraries
School Surveys
State Surveys
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED315743