Serving Special Needs Students in the School Library Media Center Contributor(s): Keefe, Margaret (Author), King, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313286973 ISBN-13: 9780313286971 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited OUR PRICE: $81.18 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1995 Annotation: School library media specialists are now considered part of the teaching staff and are charged with integrating their library and information skills curriculum with the more general classroom curriculum. At the same time more and more special needs students are part of every school and every classroom. Thus, the media specialist must work effectively with special needs students on a regular basis to develop their information skills, and must also serve as a resource to classroom teachers. This professional reference offers practical information to school library media specialists on how to serve special needs students and their classroom teachers effectively. The first part of the book highlights the teaching role of the media specialist and discusses how and what to teach special needs students. The second part views the media specialist as an information expert who must structure the library and its resources for students with special needs. The third section treats the media specialist's role as a professional who must collaborate with other teachers. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General - Education | Special Education - General |
Dewey: 027.663 |
LCCN: 94039085 |
Series: Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship |
Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.36" W x 9.47" (1.38 lbs) 280 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: School library media specialists are now considered part of the teaching staff and are charged with integrating their library and information skills curriculum with the more general classroom curriculum. At the same time more and more special needs students are part of every school and every classroom. Thus, the media specialist must work effectively with special needs students on a regular basis to develop their information skills, and must also serve as a resource to classroom teachers. This professional reference offers practical information to school library media specialists on how to serve special needs students and their classroom teachers effectively. The first part of the book highlights the teaching role of the media specialist and discusses how and what to teach special needs students. The second part views the media specialist as an information expert who must structure the library and its resources for students with special needs. The third section treats the media specialist's role as a professional who must collaborate with other teachers. |