School Library Storytime: Just the Basics - Softcover

Copeland, Brenda S.; Messner, Patricia A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1610692020 ISBN 13: 9781610692021

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2013

Synopsis

This book is an invaluable resource for school library aides who conduct storytime activities, providing everything from instruction on how to read to children to a week-by-week read aloud curriculum for the entire school year.

School Library Storytime: Just the Basics is the perfect resource for library aides, paraprofessionals, or other library staff who conduct storytime in a school library media center. It provides all of the essential information, materials, and step-by-step guidance needed to facilitate these all-important events for children in kindergarten through second grade, allowing library staff without previous training or experience to get started with confidence.

The fifth title in the highly regarded Just the Basics series, this book starts with an introduction, followed by explanations of how to read aloud and tips for managing and working with children in the primary grades. The authors suggest specific picture books that tie into school year-based themes and supply materials that can be used as listed or easily modified to meet the individual library's needs. Event-specific lessons are supplied for many weeks within the school year, making this title one that educators will rely on for storytime ideas from September through May.

About this title

About the Author

Brenda S. Copeland is an elementary librarian in Palmyra School District, Palmyra, PA, where she has worked since 1996.

Patricia A. Messner is elementary media specialist in the Lebanon City School District, Lebanon, OH, a position she has held since 1989.

Reviews

Written by two elementary school librarians with 40 years of expertise between them, this practical book is a much-needed resource for library aides, paraprofessionals, and volunteers with little or no experience conducting storytimes. The introduction answers the question, "How do I read to students and keep them hanging on to each page?" with rock-solid and reassuring advice. Activities for kindergarten through second grade storytimes are arranged by month and feature school-year themes. Each lesson is based around a recently published picture book and provides a summary of the story, easy-to-follow instructions for the lesson, and materials lists for related activities. Many of the chapters include reproducible pages that help extend the lesson in meaningful ways after the story is read. Additional books cited at the end of each unit can be used as alteratives for the featured book. The birthdays of well-known authors are also listed, which may be used to create fun library displays. This book is the fourth installment in this series, designed to meet the training needs of library staff in schools without certified librarians. This accessible, easy-to-use guide will help storytime become a lively and enjoyable part of those programs.—Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610692020
• ISBN 13: 9781610692021
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Copeland Brenda S., Messner Patricia A.
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208