instructional materials centers

"Learning Centers for School Libraries contains detailed, step-by-step instructions and reproducible templates for over 20 learning centers"--Provided by publisher.

A guide to elementary school library media services that offers advice and strategies on topics such as technology, staffing, budgets, collaboration, building collections, and programming.

Provides step-by-step instructions for using guided oral reading in regular, remedial, and special education classrooms, explains the theory that supports the instructional strategy, and includes examples of literacy centers in which students can work independently or in groups while the teacher in working with other students.

Contains ten essays in which the authors examine various aspects of school library leadership.

"... this book covers all the major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction focused from the elementary school librarian perspective ..."--Amazon.

Contains eleven essays in which the authors examine various aspects of school library leadership.

Offers advice to school library media specialists on how to write grants to obtain technology and other materials and services for library media centers; and outlines the entire grant application process, from idea to submission, along with a CD of examples of funded grants, sample resumes, and fund-raising materials.

Identifies the people to involve and the issues that should be considered when planning new or remodeled facilities for school library media and technology centers.

Despite the availability of the Internet, the library is still an important place for research. Through clear text and full-color photographs, readers will learn how to conduct research in the library and the media center, as well as how to make the best use of their time.

Reports on the Colorado State Library study "How Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards," designed primarily to examine the role of the library media specialist throughout the school building, and the connection between library media services and student performance on standards-based tests.