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Main Author: Barber, Peggy
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ544790
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  • Computers, Technology, Books--Yes, But Literacy Must Come First. Barber, Peggy Books Childhood Needs Computers Educational Objectives Librarians Library Role Library Services Literacy Mission Statements National Programs Reading Instruction Technology The Communications Director of the American Library Association (ALA) offers five reasons librarians should claim literacy as their top professional mission: the "America Reads Challenge" to ensure that all 8-year-olds can read by the year 2000; the ALA's experience in literacy programs; the issue's universality; the success of past literacy programs; and the advantages of leading rather than following. (PEN)