Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction
This book explores what the past 75 years of reading instruction has meant to children, teachers, and parents, and how children's librarians and school media specialists are a crucial part of the developing philosophy and strategy.

As a children's librarian, you are increasingly being called upon to support schools and parents in teaching children to read—from early literacy initiatives and read-alouds to parent workshops and collection development endeavors. Yet, if you're like most public librarians, you probably have no clue as to what reading strategies other educators use. Understanding reading instruction theory and practice can help you function better in these roles and communicate more effectively with other educators and parents.

Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction explains the theories and shows you how to effectively integrate reading instruction theory into your roles as reading advocate, family reading coach, partner with educators, and keeper of the books. Designed for public librarians, this book is also beneficial reading for LIS students in children's librarianship courses, and for teacher librarians needing more information on this topic.

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Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction
This book explores what the past 75 years of reading instruction has meant to children, teachers, and parents, and how children's librarians and school media specialists are a crucial part of the developing philosophy and strategy.

As a children's librarian, you are increasingly being called upon to support schools and parents in teaching children to read—from early literacy initiatives and read-alouds to parent workshops and collection development endeavors. Yet, if you're like most public librarians, you probably have no clue as to what reading strategies other educators use. Understanding reading instruction theory and practice can help you function better in these roles and communicate more effectively with other educators and parents.

Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction explains the theories and shows you how to effectively integrate reading instruction theory into your roles as reading advocate, family reading coach, partner with educators, and keeper of the books. Designed for public librarians, this book is also beneficial reading for LIS students in children's librarianship courses, and for teacher librarians needing more information on this topic.

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Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction

Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction

by Rita Soltan
Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction

Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction

by Rita Soltan

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Overview

This book explores what the past 75 years of reading instruction has meant to children, teachers, and parents, and how children's librarians and school media specialists are a crucial part of the developing philosophy and strategy.

As a children's librarian, you are increasingly being called upon to support schools and parents in teaching children to read—from early literacy initiatives and read-alouds to parent workshops and collection development endeavors. Yet, if you're like most public librarians, you probably have no clue as to what reading strategies other educators use. Understanding reading instruction theory and practice can help you function better in these roles and communicate more effectively with other educators and parents.

Solving the Reading Riddle: The Librarian's Guide to Reading Instruction explains the theories and shows you how to effectively integrate reading instruction theory into your roles as reading advocate, family reading coach, partner with educators, and keeper of the books. Designed for public librarians, this book is also beneficial reading for LIS students in children's librarianship courses, and for teacher librarians needing more information on this topic.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781591588443
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 04/15/2010
Pages: 126
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Rita Soltan is currently an independent library youth services consultant and reviews children's books for Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book Guide, and School Library Jourbanal.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Part 1 Everything Old Is New Again 1

Chapter 1 Reading History 3

Chapter 2 Innovative Approaches for the Struggling Reader 17

Chapter 3 What It All Means Today 31

Part 2 The Reading Riddle and the Role of the Children's Librarian-Dovetailing Roles with Reading Instruction 41

Chapter 4 The Reading Advocate 43

Chapter 5 Family Reading Coach 67

Chapter 6 Partner with Educators 79

Chapter 7 Keeper of the Tools 91

Chapter 8 Insights 107

Glossary of Reading Instruction Terms 113

Index 117

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