The Library is the Heart of Literacy Instruction
Kindergarten Authored
Digital Book
Writers Workshop All About Unit
Kindergarteners researched dolphins as a class. Then mashed Clicker Docs and BookCreator, they wrote a ebook to share with others.
Through a collaboration an elementary classroom on a poetry unit, students explored poetry through the lens
of stop-motion animation.
Book trailers are a fun way for students to show their comprehension of a book and advocate for others to
read the book. This trailer was done as a part of a children's literatuer course during the MLIS course of
study.
Advocacy
Schools have had to make some difficult financial decisions in the last few years. Modern times require modern tools, however, a pencil costs pennies, while compters cost hundreds of dollars. Where does a school district of a fixed very low per pupil budget find the funds to purchase a device for every student. It seems many schools elliminated librarians. Since this trend has started in the United States literacy scores have been dropping.