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- The school library/media center serves students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade as well as faculty and staff.
- Students are scheduled to visit the library once during the six day schedule rotation.
- During this time, students are instructed in the use of the library and are able to select materials to be borrowed.
- The collection of books and resources has been chosen to meet the needs and interests of the students and to support the curriculum of the school.
Need Information? Try the school’s databases.
DATABASES:
(You will need to know the school’s ID and password. Contact Mrs. Pohlidal if you do not have this information.)
Use EBSCOhost to search for information in magazines and journals.
Reference Resources
Students living in today’s world must process vast amounts of information. The school media center plays an important role in providing students with up-to-date- resources to meet the students’ information needs and by providing lessons in the effective use of these resources.
All information skills taught in the media center are integrated through the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, which provide a framework by clearly defining what all students should know and be able to do throughout their years of public education.
A goal of the school media center is to prepare students to be information literate. Information literacy is the ability to access, comprehend, use and evaluate information.
- Information skills taught in the media center are directly related to classroom assignments.
- Media center lessons are planned in collaboration by the classroom teacher, technology teacher, and the media specialist.
- Media center research activities involve a process of inquiry, problem-solving, collection, evaluation, and presentation.
- Classes visit the media center every six days, but additional time in the media center will be scheduled as needed.
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The “No Child Left Behind” education agenda is designed to improve student achievement as it is measured on standardized tests. Studies have shown that an effective library media program has a positive impact on student performance.
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To help students sharpen their research skills,
· Dictionaries and thesauri of various reading levels
· Encyclopedias, including encyclopedias specifically written for elementary age students
· Books of quotations
· World Almanac
· Biographical resources, including Biography Today
· Atlases
· Field Guides
· Reference books on a variety of topics: including fishing, baseball, motor racing, authors, rocks, animals, fruits and vegetables, history, antiques, world sports
· Reference books on local topics such as The Encyclopedia of New Jersey and The History of
Media Specialist:
Mrs. Kerie Pohlidal
908-473-4773
pohlidal@warrennet.org