No school library left behind : leadership, school improvement, and the media specialist

Collaborate with teachers, administrators, students, and parents to become the leading force in your school's improvement plan.

* Learn to create a library media program that is crucial to increasing information literacy, while meeting academic standards
*Prove the essential value library media specialists add to student achievement and to their schools

Here is a must-have tool for every school library media specialist who wants to prove the direct correlation between effective library media programs and student achievement. Library media specialists can learn to become leaders in the school by creating dynamic programs that students need, administrator's support, and teachers rely upon. Learn how to align the library media program with the school improvement process so that teachers, parents, and students will fight to maintain the valuable library program and the essential media specialist.

Author Notes

Carl A. Harvey II is an instructor of school librarianship at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. Previously, he was an elementary school librarian for 17 years in Indiana.

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School Library Journal Review

This succinct guide shows library media specialists how to create exemplary programs that are aligned with school objectives, including improvement plans, processes, and outcomes, and how to measure the value of these efforts, especially in terms of academic standards and the development of information literacy skills. These criteria are often used to determine programs that should be supported and enhanced. The volume includes practical strategies; many informational sidebars, some of which are bibliographies; and appendixes that supply various assessment tools. It is an outstanding addition because of the wealth of tables, graphics, case studies, and professional and Web resources, all of which are well integrated into the text.-Caroline Geck, Newark Public Schools, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

A practical little book that puts libraries right at the heart of improving instruction and student achievement. Its subtitle says it all that librarians need to be actively involved in planning and implementing schoolwide curriculum and assessment. Chapters deal with leadership, literacy, math, technology, data collection, professional development, and more. Throughout the book there are snapshots of theoretical and actual librarian-driven collaboration and leadership, illustrating how these affect every student and teacher in a school. Sample survey and log forms enable users to get real data to continue improvement and gain administrative support. Excellent professional resources and Web sites are provided throughout. The index is meager for example, no entries for Ross Todd or Keith Curry Lance, even though both are mentioned in the text. Still, it's worth adding this inspirational voice to most professional collections.--Gooden, Susan Copyright 2008 Booklist

Table of Figures	p. vi
About the Author	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction	p. ix
Chapter 1 School Improvement	p. 1
Definition	p. 1
Implementing School Improvement	p. 5
Professional Learning Communities	p. 5
Why Do Library Media Specialists Need to Be Involved?	p. 6
Focus on Assessment	p. 7
Accreditation	p. 8
Reflection	p. 10
Professional Resources	p. 10
Web Resources	p. 11
Chapter 2 The Leadership Role of the Library Media Specialist	p. 13
School Improvement Snapshot	p. 13
Be a Leader	p. 15
Leadership Roles in School	p. 16
Curriculum	p. 16
Collaboration Tips for Standard	p. 16
Resource Provider	p. 17
Technology Leadership	p. 17
Special Interest Groups	p. 19
School Improvement Plan	p. 19
Dissecting the Plan	p. 19
Following the Plan	p. 20
School Improvement Committee	p. 21
Data Collection and Analysis	p. 21
Technology Integration	p. 22
Professional Development	p. 22
Reflection	p. 23
Professional Resources	p. 23
Chapter 3 Literacy	p. 25
School Improvement Snapshot	p. 25
Definition	p. 27
Alphabetics	p. 27
Fluency	p. 27
Comprehension	p. 28
Free Voluntary Reading	p. 28
Writing	p. 29
Instruction	p. 29
Know the School's Reading Philosophy	p. 31
Gathering Information	p. 33
Love of Reading	p. 33
Adolescent Literacy	p. 34
Collaboration	p. 35
Writing	p. 35
Special Interest Groups	p. 35
Strategies	p. 36
Alphabetics: Phonemic Awareness and Phonics	p. 36
Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Bibliography	p. 37
Fluency	p. 37
Fluency Bibliography	p. 39
Comprehension: Vocabulary Instruction	p. 40
Comprehension: Vocabulary Instruction Bibliography	p. 41
Comprehension: Text Comprehension	p. 42
Comprehension: Text Comprehension Bibliography	p. 43
Free Voluntary Reading	p. 43
Adolescent Reading	p. 44
Writing	p. 45
Writing Bibliography	p. 46
Research Process	p. 47
Copyright and Plagiarism	p. 48
Collection Development	p. 48
Leveled Texts	p. 52
Reflection	p. 53
Professional Resources	p. 54
Web Resources	p. 53
Chapter 4 Mathematics	p. 57
School Improvement Snapshot	p. 57
Definition	p. 58
Number Sense	p. 58
Computation	p. 58
Algebra	p. 58
Geometry	p. 59
Measurement	p. 59
Data Analysis	p. 59
Problem Solving	p. 59
Trigonometry or Calculus	p. 59
Instruction	p. 59
Match Maker	p. 59
Special Interest Groups	p. 60
Strategies	p. 60
Number Sense	p. 60
Number Sense Bibliography	p. 61
Computation	p. 61
Computation Bibliography	p. 62
Algebra	p. 63
Algebra Bibliography	p. 63
Geometry	p. 64
Geometry Bibliography	p. 64
Measurement	p. 65
Measurement Bibliography	p. 66
Data Analysis	p. 67
Data Analysis Bibliography	p. 67
Problem Solving	p. 68
Problem Solving Bibliography	p. 68
Trigonometry or Calculus	p. 69
Trigonometry or Calculus Bibliography	p. 69
Collection Development	p. 69
Reflection	p. 70
Professional Resources	p. 70
Web Resources	p. 71
Chapter 5 Technology Integration	p. 73
School Improvement Snapshot	p. 73
Definition	p. 74
Instruction	p. 74
Strategies	p. 75
Managing School Improvement	p. 75
Ethics	p. 76
Collection Development	p. 76
Reflection	p. 76
Professional Resourced	p. 77
Web Resources	p. 77
Chapter 6 Data Collection	p. 79
School Improvement Snapshot	p. 79
Library Media Specialist Role in Helping Collect Data	p. 80
Reports	p. 81
Collecting Library Media Center Data	p. 81
Reflection	p. 84
Professional Resources	p. 84
Web Resources	p. 86
Chapter 7 Professional Development	p. 87
School Improvement Snapshot	p. 87
Definition	p. 88
Instruction	p. 89
Strategies	p. 91
Collection Development	p. 92
Reflection	p. 93
Professional Resources	p. 93
Web Resources	p. 93
Chapter 8 Beyond the School	p. 95
School Improvement Snapshot	p. 95
Parent Involvement	p. 96
Family Night	p. 96
Library Media Center Web page	p. 97
Parent Collection	p. 97
Funding	p. 97
Reading First	p. 97
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries	p. 98
Other Grants	p. 98
Reflection	p. 98
Professional Resources	p. 99
Web Resources	p. 99
Appendix A Staff Survey of Impact	p. 100
Appendix B Student Surveys	p. 103
Appendix C Collaboration Log	p. 105
Index	p. 106
Table of Figure
Figure 1.1 State Department of Education Web sites	p. 4
Figure 1.2 Accreditation Organizations	p. 9
Figure 1.3 Connecting LMP to School Improvement Goals	p. 10
Figure 3.1 Resources for Readers Theatre	p. 38
Figure 3.2 Collection Development Resources	p. 49
Figure 3.3 Leveled Library Guide	p. 50
Figure 6.1 Data Collection Guide	p. 85
Figure 7.1 Professional Blogs and Wikis	p. 91

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