Leverage Your Library Program to Help Raise Test Scores: A Guide for Library Media Specialists, Principals, Teachers, and Parents

Audrey P. Church

ISBN 10: 1586831208 / ISBN 13: 9781586831202

Published by Linworth Pub Co, 2003

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123 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leverage Your Library Program to Help Raise Test Scores: A Guide for Library Media Specialists, Principals, Teachers, and Parents
• Publisher: Linworth Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586831208
• ISBN 13: 9781586831202
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.8 kilograms

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Synopsis

The research is in: strong library media programs can help hike test scores. Now teachers, administrators, other educators, and parents can raise their awareness of the causal connections between the two. This book explains major studies' findings and the implications for instruction, examines elements of successful media programs, and defines a clear, practical call to action for educators and parents to advocate for school libraries within their own spheres of influence. If academic achievement is the bottom line, here are the elements you must include in your library media program. Includes complete bibliography.

• Discover how library media programs contribute to student achievement
• Appropriate for all grade levels―from K-12 to higher education
• Addresses all stakeholdes involved in facilitating student learning

About the Author

Audrey P. Church is professor of school librarianship and chair of the Department of Education and Counseling at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, USA. She earned her PhD in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. Church has served as president of the American Association of School Librarians. A former primary and high school librarian, she is the author of several books and book chapters and numerous journal articles. Her research interests include administrators' perceptions of school librarians, school library standards implementation, and the history of school libraries.