Connecting Libraries with Classrooms: The Curricular Roles of the Media Specialist

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the topics that are currently relevant in K–12 curricula, including the school librarian's role in dealing with these issues, collaborating with teachers, and connecting to classrooms.

This latest version of Connecting Libraries with Classrooms: The Curricular Roles of the Media Specialist is intended to help school librarians to collaborate with teachers in subject areas, meet the needs of special groups of students, and be fully aware of important educational trends.

The first chapter covers collaboration and partnerships within the school setting, providing a background for the subsequent subject matter. The balance of the book addresses the role of the school librarian in the modern K–12 curriculum. This information is organized into the curricula of reading, music, and English as a second language; three groups of special students (students with autism, highly mobile students, and LGBT students); and critical trends in education―Web 2.0, distance education, and inclusion. This resource is an invaluable aid for practicing school librarians and serve as a core textbook for preservice school librarians.

• Includes a form that can be used by school librarians and teachers in collaborative projects

• Provides four suggested activities for school librarians or preservice librarians in all ten chapters, totaling forty ideas

• A bibliography provides recommended resources in three chapters: students with autism, highly mobile students, and LGBT students

• An appendix supplies an extensive list of suggested readings and websites for each chapter