Schroeder Library Media Center

We know that free voluntary reading leads to improvements in vocabulary development, writing fluency, writing complexity, and student knowledge of the world around them (Krashen). But did you know that sustained silent reading yields the same or better results on tests of reading comprehension than skill development exercises? Furthermore, studies have found that the power of free voluntary reading is so great, that it can even offset the socioeconomic disadvantages that impact learners (Krashen).

The key is providing students with access to reading materials of their own choosing. We've known this since Fader's studies of reform school boys in the 1960s. For your accountable independent reading, independent novel studies, and inquiry projects, the library can help put your students in touch with books at their reading level that interest them.

Did you know that co-teaching has been found to lead to greater risk-taking and greater reward in student performance (Moreillon)? It makes sense that we are more willing to try something new alongside a peer who is there for support. Please invite me in if you'd like to further explore educational technology, inquiry-based learning, research methods, or literacy together.

Co-teaching also leads to more personalized and differentiated instruction. Your students can engage in meaningful instruction with me while you have individual conferences. Or, I can conference with students allowing you to concurrently provide high quality instruction. Alternatively, we can try team teaching, stations, or parallel teaching approaches. We'll start the conversation with questions around how I can best help you and your students.

-Jen

3700: Total number of student library users

250: Average number of student library users per day

118: Number of books checked out

12: Number of classes using library resources

The library is again supporting recording requests for broadcast media. Each month Rox Dailey will forward a list of programming, along with a Google form that you can use to request a recording. BOCES is strongly encouraging us to choose the option to have videos uploaded to Safari Montage for ON DEMAND streaming, but will accommodate DVD requests for extenuating circumstances. Regardless of your chosen format, copyright requires that all videos be surrendered after one year.

This Google slide deck will give you a basic overview of how copyright impacts the instructional materials you use.

Website: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lCCVHtLAajL6rYTEORZDck2lVTOHDE_5DUh8cUwR5U8/edit?usp=sharing

October 15, 22, 29: Mindful Mondays continue

October 15- November 15: Hosting "Because of Women Like Her" Suffrage Exhibit

October 16: The Hate U Give Reader's Group- Meeting 1. All are welcome! Future meeting dates

and film screening TBA.

Tammi Murtha, and Rox Dailey, our fabulously talented Library Teaching Assistants, have been hard at work making sure that our sometimes evasive databases and eBooks can be easily accessed from school and home. You'll notice that the library website is already more easily navigated. Next month we anticipate reporting out on some services you may have been missing out on.

Krashen, Steven. “The Power of Reading.” YouTube, 5 April 2012. Lecture.

Moreillon, Judy. Maximizing School Librarian Leadership. ALA Editions, 2018.

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