Teaching the Use of Informational Text Is Information Literacy
School Library Monthly › Vol. 24 Nbr. 3, November 2007
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The results of findings by the National Reading Panel have not only caused school districts to re-examine their reading curricula but have placed library media specialists in a perfect position to be instructional leaders (2001). Whether the student needs to learn basic skills or how to unlock meaning from text, library media specialists are there with book recommendations and lesson plans that help students use the text to learn new information.
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Teaching the Use of Informational Text Is Information Literacy
The results of findings by the National Reading Panel have not only caused school districts to re-examine their reading curricula but have placed library media specialists in a perfect position to be instructional leaders (2001). There is a tremendous need for informational texts as read-alouds and as replacements for weak basal readers that do not have the vocabulary or content-area knowledge so vital to students. Library media specialists are trained and skill...
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