Category: Research

Article: Opportunity knocks: The Australian Curriculum and Guided Inquiry

Written by Leonne FitzGerald, Lecturer in Teacher Librarianship at Charles Sturt University, this article is about the opportunity provided by the Australian Curriculum to employ an information literacy model such as that provided by Guided Inquiry.

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FitzGerald, L. (2015) Opportunity knocks: The Australian Curriculum and Guided Inquiry Access. 29/2, p. 4-17 .

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Report: The 2018 Softlink Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific School Library Survey Report

Findings from Softlink's 2018 Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific School Library Survey into school library budgets, staffing, library services and trends.

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How do librarians in schools support struggling readers

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While librarians in schools often face significant budgetary cuts, they can play an important role in supporting learning in literacy and literature. However, little is known about the practices that they may employ to this end. Of particular interest is the role of librarians in schools in supporting struggling readers, as these students may be increasingly disadvantaged as they move through the years of schooling. Semi-structured interview data were collected from teacher librarians at 30 schools and analysed to identify practices exercised by teacher librarians that aligned with extant research around supporting struggling readers. Teacher librarians provided support by identifying struggling readers, providing them with age and skill-appropriate materials, undertaking skill scaffolding supporting choice, supporting students with special needs, providing one-to-one matching, promoting access to books, enhancing the social position of books and reading, reading aloud to students, facilitating silent reading, and preparing students for high-stakes literacy testing.

 

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Report: The 2017 Softlink Australian and New Zealand School Library Survey Report

Findings from Softlink's 2017 Australian and New Zealand School Library Survey into school library budgets, staffing, library services and trends.

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Report: What the Staff in Australia’s Schools surveys tells us about teachers working in school libraries

This report analyses the 2007, 2010 and 2013 Staff in Australia's Schools (SiAS) survey results to produce profiles of primary and secondary teachers who are working in a library role. It compares the findings about numbers of teachers working in a library role with the overall teacher cohort in terms of location, school sector and socio-economic status of schools. It also profiles teachers working in a library role in terms of their average age, gender, level of tertiary study and basis of work. It makes particular mention of early career teachers in libraries and teachers working out of field in libraries.

Weldon, P. R. (2016). "What the Staff in Australia’s Schools surveys tell us about teachers working in school libraries". Australian Council of Education Research.

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Report: School Libraries Work

Published by Scholastic, the School Libraries Work report is a compendium of research supporting the effectiveness of school libraries.

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Report: School Libraries: The Heart of 21st Century Learning

Published by ACT Government Education, the School Libraries: The Heart of 21st Century Learning report discusses the importance of school libraries and teacher librarians.

"Thriving school libraries led by qualified teacher librarians develop 21st century citizens who can locate, evaluate and use information effectively. International and domestic data abounds which confirms that a qualified teacher librarian improves student learning outcomes (including higher NAPLAN scores) regardless of students’ socioeconomic status. When teaching and learning is transformed by the digital revolution, teacher librarians enhance digital and information literacy, resource the curriculum and help students become critical, creative and collaborative thinkers."

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Article: School Libraries and Teacher-librarians – evidence of their contribution to student literacy and learning

International research provides compelling evidence that school libraries and teacher-librarians make a significant contribution to student literacy and learning outcomes. After summarising previous research, this article presents recent research focused on Gold Coast schools. These new Australian findings offer an evidenced based snapshot of school libraries and teacher-librarians, from the principal's perspective. They indicate that school NAPLAN scores for reading and writing were generally higher when student-to-library staff ratios were lower and when the school employed a teacher-librarian. In light of the National Plan for School Improvement, the findings are of potential interest to education authorities, policy makers, school leadership teams, teacher-librarians, teachers, parents and researchers. They offer evidence to inform policy development and strategic planning for school libraries and professional staffing.

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Website: Canadian School Libraries

Website: Canadian School Libraries

Canadian School Libraries (CSL) is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to professional research and development in the field of the school library learning commons in Canada.

The website provides a range of professional resources and updates on their national projects. Of particular note is their about excellent school libraries and why every student needs an excellent school library, featuring videos, case studies and research data.

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Website: Save School Librarians


Taking action to support school libraries and librarians across the US, the Save School Librarians site offers updates on their nation-wide and state-based campaigns.

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